“It’s really important that the individuals that are causing harm in our city face account for that harm,” Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam said. Those landlords are PAXE Properties, which lists Aron Puertz of New Jersey as the principal, Moshe ...

Hartford’s mayor is turning up the heat on some of the city’s largest landlords with apartments in allegedly deplorable conditions, referring one to the State’s Attorney’s Office for potential prosecution after the landlord reportedly failed to repair units following an August fire.

Hartford’s mayor has announced a list of problem landlords in the city and has recommended one group for prosecution.