LCO No. 502 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 338 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 502 Referred to Committee on HOUSING Introduced by: SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING A FAIR RENT COMMISSION DISMISS CERTAIN CASES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 7-148c of the general statutes be amended to require a 1 fair rent commission to dismiss a case when the rent increase for a 2 dwelling unit is less than or equal to the fair market rental value for 3 comparable dwelling units in the same area of the municipality where 4 the property is located, regardless of the amount of the rent increase. 5 Statement of Purpose: To require a fair rent commission to dismiss any case when the rent increase for a dwelling unit is within the fair market rental value for comparable dwelling units in the neighborhood where the property is located.