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Info To Go Table of Contents (PDF)
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011 - Rent Board Contact Information and Hours012 - Overview of Rent Board Services - What We Do and Don't Do013 - Rent Board Fee014 - Purchase of the Ordinance and Rules and Regulations015 - Translation Services016 - Accessible Meeting Policy017 - Overview of Covered and Exempt Units018 - Partial Exemption for Certain Subsidized Rental Units019 - Partial Exemption for Certain Single-Family Homes and Condominiums Under Costa-Hawkins
051 - This Year's Annual Allowable Increase Amount052 - Imposing the Annual Allowable Increase053 - Banked Rent Increases
101 - This Year's Security Deposit Interest Rate102 - Security Deposits - General Information103 - Interest on Security Deposits
151 - Subletting and Replacement of Roommates152 - Charging for Additional Occupants Prohibitied153 - Rent Increases Under Section 6.14 and Costa-Hawkins154 - Limits on Rent Charged by Master Tenants155 - Evictions Based on Breach of No Subletting Clause156 - Evictions Based on Addition of Family Members to Unit157 - Evictions of Roommates and Subtenants
201 - Overview of Just Cause Evictions202 - General Eviction Notice Requirements203 - Notice Requirements for Evictions Based on Owner or Relative Move-in204 - Evictions Based on Owner or Relative Move-in205 - Evictions Pursuant to the Ellis Act206 - Temporary Evictions for Capital Improvements207 - Evictions Based on Substantial Rehabilitation208 - Evictions Based on Breach of Lease Involving Material Change in Original Lease Term209 - Evictions Based on Breach of No-Subletting Clause and/or Breach of Occupancy Limits210 - Evictions of Roommates and Subtenants211 - Reports of Alleged Wrongful Eviction212 - Unlawful Detainer Actions in Court
251 - General Lease Issues252 - Landlord Access to a Unit253 - Renting an Illegal Unit254 - Charging for Additional Occupants Prohibited255 - Charging Additional Rent for New Housing Services256 - Parking and Storage Spaces as Housing Services257 - Minimum Heat Requirements258 - Noise Problems259 - Uniform Residential Hotel Visitor Policy260 - Handling Repair Problems261 - Rent Withholding and the Repair and Deduct Remedy262 - Resolving Problems With Your Landlord or Tenant
301 - Overview of Landlord Petitions and Passthroughs302 - Capital Improvement Petitions - General Information303 - Estimator Fees304 - How to Allocate Capital Improvement Costs305 - Interest on Capital Improvement Costs306 - Uncompensated Labor Rates307 - Special Rules for Properties with 1-5 Residential Units308 - Special Rules for Properties with Six or More Residential Units309 - Special Rules for Seismic Work and Other Improvements Required by Law310 - Special Rules for Energy Conservation Work311 - How to Notify Tenants of a Capital Improvement Increase312 - Tenant Objections to a Capital Improvement Petition322 - Operating and Maintenance Petitions323 - Special Circumstances or Comparable Rent Increase Petitions324 - Proposition I Past Rent History Petitions325 - Utility Passthroughs326 - Petitions for Substantial Rehabilitation Exemption327 - Petitions for Extension of Time to Complete Capital Improvements328 - Section 1.21 Tenant in Occupancy Petitions329 - Petitions for Determination Pursuant to Section 6.14 and/or Costa-Hawkins330 - General Obligation Bond Passthroughs331 - Water Revenue Bond Passthroughs
351 - Overview of Tenant Petitions352 - Substantial Decrease in Housing Services Petitions353 - Failure to Repair and Maintain Petitions354 - Unlawful Rent Increase Petitions and Lawful Rent Determinations355 - Tenant Petitions for Improper Utility Passthroughand Deferral of a Utility Passthrough Based on Financial Hardship356 - Tenant Challenge of Improper Water Revenue Bond Passthrough357 - Tenant Challenge of Improper General Obligation Bond Measure Passthrough358 - Petitions for Failure to Discontinue Capital Improvement Passthrough359 - Section 6.15C(3) Subtenant Petitions based on Proportional Rent360 - Unlawful Initial Rent Claims by a Subtenant361 - Tenant Summary Petitions362 - Reports of Alleged Wrongful Eviction
401 - The Hearing Process402 - Mediation403 - Minute Orders404 - Expedited Hearing Orders405 - The Appeal Process406 - Financial Hardship Appeals
