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SEC. 151.07. AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMISSION TO GRANT INDIVIDUAL RENT ADJUSTMENTS.

... or after the effective date of this amendment, the landlord has completed Seismic Retrofit Work and any Related Work in conformance with a Tenant Habitability Plan accepted or waived by the Department and has not increased the rent to reflect the cost of such improvement. For the purposes of this provision, any portion of the Seismic Retrofit Work and Related Work paid for with public funds is not eligible for this monthly rent increase until the landlord is immediately obligated to repay the public funds. If the ...

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SEC. 16.60. DEMOLITION OF HOUSING UNITS.

to former tenants at a property who were displaced by violations of Section 16.60, and to the City. (e) The remedies in this paragraph are not exclusive nor do they preclude any tenant or the City from seeking any other legal or equitable remedies, penalties and punitive damages, as provided by law. (f) Any agreement, whether written or oral, waiving any of the provisions contained in this Section 16.60 shall be void as contrary to public policy. 8. Relationship to Other Zoning Provisions and Laws. The provisions o ...

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SEC. 16.60. DEMOLITION OF HOUSING UNITS.

to former tenants at a property who were displaced by violations of Section 16.60, and to the City. (e) The remedies in this paragraph are not exclusive nor do they preclude any tenant or the City from seeking any other legal or equitable remedies, penalties and punitive damages, as provided by law. (f) Any agreement, whether written or oral, waiving any of the provisions contained in this Section 16.60 shall be void as contrary to public policy. 8. Relationship to Other Zoning Provisions and Laws. The provisions o ...

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SEC. 151.07. AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMISSION TO GRANT INDIVIDUAL RENT ADJUSTMENTS.

... r delivered. c. The Department shall, within 60 days of the receipt of a completed application, make a determination on the application for rent adjustment. The determination shall be either to approve, modify, or disapprove the requested rent adjustment. Copies of the findings and determination of the Department shall be mailed by the Department to the applicant and all affected tenants. Said findings and determination shall provide that any rent increases approved on or after January 1, 1981 for capital improveme ...

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SEC. 165.05. NOTICES.

SEC. 165.05. NOTICES. A. A landlord of residential real property subject to this Article shall provide notice of the protections of this Article as follows: (1) For any tenancy commenced or renewed on or after the effective date of this Article as a written notice to the tenant. (2) The landlord shall post a notification in a form prescribed by the Department in an accessible common area of the property. B. In any action to recover possession of residential real property, the landlord shall serve on the tenant a wr ...

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SEC. 165.09. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMIC DISPLACEMENT.

... ) A. A landlord of residential real property subject to this article shall provide the relocation assistance specified in this section to a tenant who elects to relinquish their tenancy following a proposed rental increase that exceeds the lesser of (1) the Consumer Price Index – All Urban Consumers, plus five percent, or (2) ten percent. For purposes of this subsection, the proposed rental increase, whether imposed as a single increase or payable periodically over a 12-month period, shall be calculated based on th ...

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SEC. 45.33. TENANT HARASSMENT.

, with physical harm. 5. Attempting to coerce the tenant to vacate with offer(s) of payments. 6. Representing to a tenant that the tenant is required to vacate a rental unit or enticing a tenant to vacate a rental unit through a misrepresentation or the concealment or omission of a material fact. 7. Threatening or taking action to terminate any tenancy including service of any notice to quit or other eviction notice or bringing action to recover possession of a rental unit based on facts which the landlord has no r ...

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SEC. 161.1201. [EFFECT OF RETALIATION.]

... FECT OF RETALIATION.] (Added by Ord. No. 173,011, Eff. 1/30/00.) If the dominant intent of a landlord in seeking to recover possession of a rental unit is retaliation for the tenant’s or the Department’s exercise of rights or duties under this article, and if the tenant is not in default as to the payment of rent, then the landlord may not recover possession of a rental unit in any action or proceeding or cause the tenant to quit voluntarily.

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SEC. 153.05. REFERRAL OF PROPERTY.

... inistration 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 reduct ...

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SEC. 153.05. REFERRAL OF PROPERTY.

... ded by Ord. No. 171,074, Eff. 6/23/96.) A. General Manager Determination. (Amended by Ord. No. 173,810, Eff. 4/16/01.) The burden is on the tenant to prove that a habitability violation exists, except that where an Order has been issued to correct the violation, the burden is on the landlord to show that the violation never existed, is the fault of the tenant, or has been corrected. If after consideration of the facts presented at the hearing, the General Manager determines that a habitability violation exists, the ...