WTNH | By: Kent Pierce
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Fair rent commissioners from all over the state gathered in New Haven Thursday morning for one of their first statewide network meetings with the Partnership for Strong Communities. They want to spread the word about how Fair Rent Commissions can help renters.
“The idea is that they function as the conscience of the community regarding rental charges and increases,” Sarah White of the Connecticut Fair Housing Center said.
The folks gathered at the Canal Dock Boathouse represented commissions in 35 cities and towns. Most were formed after a 2022 law mandated them in cities and towns with more than 25,000 residents.
“That, combined with powerful community organizing in towns both large and small, has helped double the number of fair rent commissions in just the past two years,” Chelsea Ross, the Executive Director of the Partnership for Strong Communities, explained.