East Haven, Conn., Code of Ordinances ch. 2, art. VII § 2-101

(a) The commission shall render its decision at the same meeting at which the hearing on the complaint is completed or within thirty (30) days following such date, unless impracticable. Until a decision on the complaint is made by the commission, the tenant's liability shall be for the amount of the last rent prior to the increase complained of or, if there is no such increase, the last agreed-upon rent.
(b) If the commission determines, after a hearing, that the rental charge or proposed increase in the rental charge for any housing accommodation is so excessive, based on the standards and criteria set forth in section 2-99 (a) above, as to be harsh and unconscionable, it may order that the rent be limited to such an amount as it determines to be fair and equitable, effective the month in which the tenant filed the complaint. A commission's orders may include, but are not limited to, a reduction in a rental charge or proposed rent increase; a delay in an increased rental charge until specified conditions, such as compliance with municipal code enforcement orders, have been satisfied; or a phase-in of an increase in a rental charge, not to exceed a fair and equitable rent, in stages over a period of time.
(c) If the commission determines, after a hearing, that the housing accommodation in question fails to comply with any ordinance of the Town of East Haven or state statute or regulation relating to health and safety, it may order the suspension of further payment of rent by the tenant until such time as the landlord makes the necessary changes, repairs, or installations so as to bring such housing accommodation into compliance with such ordinance, statute, or regulation. The rent during said period shall be paid to the commission to be held in escrow by said commission. Upon the landlord's full compliance with such ordinance, statute, or regulation for which payments were made into escrow, the commission shall determine after a hearing, the distribution of the escrowed funds as it deems appropriate.
(d) No landlord shall engage in retaliatory actions, including refusing to renew a lease or other rental agreement of any tenant; decreasing the services to which the tenant has previously been entitled; verbally, physically, or sexually harassing a tenant because a tenant has filed a complaint with the commission; or engaging in any other action determined by the commission to constitute landlord retaliation. If the commission determines, after a hearing, that a landlord has retaliated in any manner against a tenant because the tenant has complained to the commission, the commission may order the landlord to cease and desist from such conduct and to remediate such conduct as has already occurred.