CT HB07209

Prohibits landlords from using algorithmic devices (revenue management software) that utilize nonpublic competitor data on rents or occupancy levels to set rental rates or determine whether to leave units vacant, effective October 1, 2025

Defines "nonpublic competitor data" as non-publicly available information including actual rent amounts, occupancy rates, and lease dates, whether anonymized or attributable to specific competitors

Exempts aggregated rental data reports that don't recommend future rates and products used to establish rent limits for affordable housing programs

Expands Attorney General authority to petition superior court for relief in housing discrimination cases involving pattern or practice violations under sections 46a-64, 46a-64c, 46a-81d, or 46a-81e

Allows courts to award reasonable attorney's fees to affordable housing applicants when a commission's denial or restrictive approval is found to have been made in bad faith or to cause undue delay