account. These funds shall be released to the landlord, minus fees associated with the administration of the escrow account. However, if the landlord does not effect the repairs prior to the accumulation of the repair amount, the tenant may make the repairs with the funds held in the escrow account. Once the repairs have been made and all administrative costs have been collected, the rent escrow account will be closed. Additional payments may be made from the escrow account following the procedures set forth in Section 162.07 B. E. Exceptions. (Added by Ord. No. 173,810, Eff. 4/16/01.) 1. No rent reduction or action to include the property into REAP will be imposed or initiated for a temporary reduction or elimination of the services, listed under the Habitability Violation definition above, if the landlord can demonstrate that the reduction or elimination was necessary for the repair, replacement or upgrade of the elevator, security gate or air conditioning unit and the repair, upgrade or replacement was completed within a reasonable period of time taking into account all relevant factors. 2. No rent reduction or action to include the property into REAP will be imposed or initiated if the service reduction or elimination was not within the reasonable control of the landlord to remedy within 20 days of the landlord’s receipt of written notice from a tenant of the problem. No rent reduction or REAP action shall be ordered until such time as the service reduction that was the subject of the complaint was within the reasonable control of the landlord to make repairs, or, with respect to underground parking gates only, within 60 days of the landlord’s receipt from the tenant of written notice of the problem.