Expanding access to Fair Rent Commission Announcement

Aldermen Neil Connors (D) and Jerrel Hargreaves (R) announced they have developed new policies to expand access to the Fair Rent Commission. In a July 28 Facebook announcement Alderman Connors issued a statement:
“I’m proud to share that Ald. Jerrell Hargraves and I worked together—across the aisle—to expand access to the Fair Rent Commission (FRC) process for tenants in our city.”

✅ Before: If you were facing *any* kind of eviction—even for something minor like a lease technicality—you couldn’t challenge an excessive rent increase.

✅ Now: As long as you’re current on rent, you *can* bring your case to the FRC—even if your landlord has started a no-fault eviction.

This means more tenants can fight unfair rent hikes **without giving up their rights** just because of a parking issue or lease clause dispute.

This bipartisan fix keeps things fair for renters while respecting landlords’ rights—and helps ensure no one gets priced out of New Britain unfairly.”

The following poster has been issued by the City of New Britain’s Fair Rent Commission: