8.22.070 - Rent adjustments for occupied covered units.
This Section applies to all rent adjustments for continuously occupied covered units.
(Rent increases following vacancies of covered units are governed by Section 8.22.080). Any rent increase for a continuously occupied covered unit must comply with this
Section.
A.
One Rent Increase Each 12 Months; Exceptions and Limitations.
1.
One (1) Rent Increase Each Twelve (12) Months.
a.
Except as provided in Paragraph b below, an Owner may increase the rent on a covered
unit occupied continuously by the same tenant only once in a twelve-month period.
If an Owner filed an Owner's Rent Increase petition, the earliest any increase allowed
in the Hearing Officer's decision may be effective is the date that a rent increase
notice consistent with this Chapter and state law is served on the Tenant after the
service date of the decision. Such rent increase cannot take effect earlier than the
tenant's anniversary date if the Owner has already increased that tenant's rent within
the preceding twelve-month period.
b.
Upon the occurrence of any of the following, an Owner may increase the Rent on a Covered
Unit occupied continuously by the same Tenant, even if rent has already been raised
during the preceding twelve (12) months:
i.
If the Owner restores housing services, rent may be restored to the original Rent
from the level to which rent had been decreased after a rent decrease awarded in a
hearing decision by the RAP for housing services; and/or
ii.
If, as a result of an appeal to the Rent Board or a writ to the Superior Court, the
final decision permits a Rent increase greater than that allowed in the Hearing Officer's
decision, the Owner may notice such increase as of the date of the final decision.
2.