22.220.070 - Low-income rental units—Repair responsibility.
A.
Owners of low-income rental units shall repair such units when such units can feasibly
be made habitable. A unit can feasibly be made habitable if, after consideration of
variances, deferrals and extensions of time for compliance as provided in Section
22.220.080 of this chapter, the cost of the repairs necessary to make the unit habitable does
not exceed the amount which the owner may be required to contribute as provided in
subsections B, C, and D of this section, together with the amount to be contributed
by the City.
B.
Except as provided in subsection D below, the owner's contribution to the cost of
repairs necessary to make a low-income rental unit habitable shall not exceed Three
Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per low-income rental unit for any three (3) year period,
and the total repair cost of any low-income rental unit under this subsection shall
not exceed Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) per low-income rental unit for any three
(3) year period.
C.
In determining the cost of repairing a low-income rental unit, the following rules
shall apply:
1.
The costs of repair shall include only repairs necessary to meet the minimum requirements
of the Housing and Building Maintenance Code, SMC Chapter 22.206, except those requirements varianced or deferred pursuant to Section 22.220.080 of this chapter.
2.