Sec. 12¾-11. - Filing of claim of retaliatory action.
(a)
Upon receipt of a claim of retaliatory action, the commission staff shall investigate
to determine whether the claim meets the criteria for retaliation. If after the investigation
the claim is found to meet the retaliation criteria, the commission shall conduct
a hearing on the merits.
(b)
If after such a hearing the fair rent commission finds that the landlord has engaged
in retaliatory action in violation of the provisions of
section 12¾-10(a), the commission, pursuant to its powers under Connecticut General Statutes
Section 7-148(b) through(£) and this ordinance of the City of New Haven, shall order
the landlord to cease and desist from such actions. This cease and desist order may
include the following provisions:
(1)
That the landlord maintain no action against the tenant to recover possession of the
dwelling unit;
(2)
That the landlord shall not increase the rent;
(3)
That the landlord shall restore the services to which the tenant was entitled;
(4)
That the landlord shall cease and desist from all verbal, physical, and sexual harassment
of the tenant.
(c)
The filing of a complaint with the commission or any other city department does not
relieve the tenant from paying the last agreed upon rent, absent proof of a prior
decision from a governing authority permitting the tenant to withhold rent.
(Ord. of 12-13-84; Ord. No. 2024-0033, 12-2-24)