(1) For purposes of this Regulation, existing tenant refers to all persons
who are defined as “tenants” pursuant to Rent Ordinance section 4(I), i.e. any renter,
tenant, subtenant, lessee, or sublessee of a rental unit, or successor to a renter’s
interest, or any group of tenants, subtenants, lessees, or sublessees of any rental unit,
or any other person entitled to the use or occupancy of such rental unit.
(2) No tenant occupying a controlled rental unit, who has the right to
occupancy of a controlled rental unit, shall have his or her rent increased pursuant to
this Regulation or Civil Code §1954.50, et seq. Pursuant to section 13(A)(2) of the Rent
Ordinance, no tenant shall be required to vacate a controlled rental unit as a result of a
covenant or condition in a rental agreement requiring the tenant to surrender
possession.
(K) Registration after January 1, 1996
Pursuant to sections 6(F)(17), 6(P) and 8 of the Rent Ordinance, any landlord who
rents a unit to a new tenant after January 1, 1996, shall re-register the unit with the
Board within fifteen (15) days of the re-rental of the unit. This provision does not apply
to a sublet where there is no rent increase or to a short-term seasonal rental, as defined
in Regulation 1014, if the rent for the short-term seasonal rental is less than the rent for
the immediately preceding tenancy.
(1) The re-registration shall be filed upon a form, entitled “Vacancy
Registration Form” provided by the Board. The Board shall approve such form by
Resolution and the contents of the form may be changed from time to time.
(2) The landlord shall provide all information required by the form.