(1) Landlords of qualifying units may petition for individual rent adjustments
pursuant to this section on a form prescribed by the Board. The petition must be
accompanied by supporting documentation establishing the rental unit’s eligibility for a
rent increase. The petition shall be served on tenants pursuant to Regulation
1205(B)(1).
(2) The petition may be accompanied by a form prescribed by the Board and
signed by all tenants in the rental unit that indicates all tenants have agreed to the
contract rent increase, are informed that such an increase will not affect the tenant
household’s portion of the rent and waived their right to a hearing. If the petition is not
accompanied by such a form, the Board shall notify each tenant as set forth in Section
(C)(3) of this regulation.
(3) The Board shall notify each tenant of a unit subject to a petition under this
section following receipt of the petition. The notice shall state that the tenant has a right
to object to the petition, and that if the tenant does not object within the time allowed, or
the tenant's objection does not specify one or more grounds listed in section (D), the
rent for the tenant's unit may be increased by the applicable amount under subsection
(B) of this regulation, based on the information in the landlord's petition and the Board's
files without further hearing.
(4) No rent increase pursuant to this regulation shall be effective until approved
by the appropriate government agency and properly noticed under state law.