Item 17 - Review of Proposed Charter Amendments

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(d) Restoration of Rent Decrease. Where a Rent decrease has been ordered pursuant to this Division due to a decrease in Housing Services or failure to maintain habitability, the amount of Rent decreased (return of excess Rent) may be restored in accordance with procedures set out in the regulations when the former Housing Services or maintenance levels are reinstated. Section 8-3145 — Petition Process A Landlord or a Tenant may file Petitions with the Program Administrator, as provided in this Division. For purposes of this Petition process, the Landlord and each Tenant of a Rental Unit that is the subject of a Petition shall be a "party" to the Petition. The Program Administrator shall promulgate regulations regarding procedures for Petitions filed under this Article. Petitions shall be governed by such regulations and by the provisions of this Section. Petitions shall be available in the language that the Owner and Tenant used to negotiate the terms of the Tenancy (e.g., Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean), as well as English. (a) Filing Petition. Upon the filing of a Petition, the Program Administrator shall notify the petitioner of the acceptance or denial of the Petition based on the completeness of the submission. The Program Administrator shall not assess the merits of the Petition, and shall only refuse acceptance of a Petition that does not include required information or documentation or comply with the requirements of this Division. (b) Filing Fee. Fees for the filing of any Petition shall be established by City Council resolution in the City's Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. (c) Prior Petition. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Division, no Petition shall proceed if a decision has been made with regard to a prior Petition based on the same or substantially the same grounds within the previous one hundred and eighty (180) days. (d) No Landlord Petition or upward adjustment of Rent shall be authorized under this Division if the Landlord: 1) Has continued to fail to comply, after order of the Board, with any provisions of this Article and/or orders or regulations issued thereunder by the Board; or, 2) Has failed to bring the Rental Unit into compliance with the implied warranty of habitability. (e) Notice of Petition. As soon as possible after acceptance of a Petition, the Program Administrator shall provide written notice to the Landlord, if the Petition was filed by the Tenant, or the Tenant, if the Petition was filed by the Landlord, of the receipt of such a Petition. The written notice shall inform the parties of the Petition process, the 26