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II. Legal Unit The Legal Unit services will be provided by a new division in the City Attorney's Office and generally responsible for enforcing the Ordinance, including the following functions: • Protect tenants from unreasonable rent increases and unjust evictions (Shared with Administrative Unit) • Implement, administer, monitor, support, and enforce all the provisions of the Ordinance. (Shared with Administrative and Hearings Unit) • Support the Rental Housing Board to administer their powers and duties including regular meetings at least once each calendar month; conduct hearings on petitions, applications and appeals; promulgate and implement policies and procedures for the administration and enforcement of the Ordinance; and other duties specified in the Ordinance. (Shared with Administrative and Hearings Unit) • Implement, administer, monitor, support, and enforce policies and procedures issued and approved by staff and the Rental Housing Board. (Shared with Administrative and Hearings Unit) • Provide the highest level of customer service to the rental housing community including landlords, tenants, real estate brokers, prospective tenants and prospective property owners. (Shared with Administrative and Hearings Unit) In addition, the unit will be responsible to investigate allegations and complaints; make referrals to code enforcement officers to conduct inspections, and follow-up and prosecute violations of the Ordinance. The Planning and Building Agency will provide two Code Enforcement Officers (2 FTEs) dedicated to this unit and will be responsible to conduct inspections on behalf of this unit. III. Hearings and Mediation Unit The Hearings and Mediation Unit will consist of two consultants and be responsible for overseeing petitions, voluntary mediation services, hearings and appeals including the following functions: • Implement, administer, monitor, support, and enforce all the provisions of the Ordinance. (Shared with Administrative and Legal Unit) • Support the Rental Housing Board to administer their powers and duties including conduct hearings on petitions, applications and appeals. (Shared with Administrative and Legal Unit) • Implement, administer, monitor, support, and enforce policies and procedures issued and approved by staff and the Rental Housing Board. (Shared with Administrative and Legal Unit) • Protect, enforce, support, educate and publicize: 1) a landlord's right to receive a fair return on their property through a Fair Return Petition; 2) a landlord's right to submit a Capital Improvement Petition; and 3) a tenant's right to submit a Tenant Petition. (Shared with Administrative Unit) City Council Page 69 ofg3073 5/16/2023