Definition

Under Section 12-1.07 of the Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protection Ordinance (RRSO), a tenant may file a petition to the Housing Division/Rent Review Office for initiating review of a rent increase, including (1) the Landlord's failure to provide notice of the Rent Increase, Banked Increase, or increase in Government-Utility Service cost in accordance with Section 12-1.05(d) and Section 12-1.15; (2) to request review of a Rent Increase in excess of the five percent 5% Rent Increase Threshold; (3) to contest the Banking calculations or a Banked Increase coupled with a Rent Increase in excess of ten percent (10%); (4) to request review of an increase in costs of Governmental-Utility Services which exceeds one percent (1%) of the Tenant's existing Rent; (5) to request a reduction in Rent based on decreased Housing Services; (6) to contest a Capital Improvement cost as an unauthorized or excessive pass through; and (7) to request review of a Rent Increase when the Covered Rental Unit has uncured health, safety, fire, or building violations.

Furthermore, landlord's may file a petition to the Housing Division/Rent Review Office for one or more of the following grounds: (1) To request a Rent Increase in excess of the Rent Increase Threshold or in excess of a ten percent (10%) Rent Increase, inclusive of Banking and/or Capital Improvement costs in order to obtain a Fair Return. (2) To request a pass through of Capital Improvement costs.

Petitions can result in the following outcomes:

• Resolved during Arbitration
• Resolved during Mediation
• Withdrawn Petitions (e.g., the petitioner decides to no longer pursue the mediation or arbitration process)
• Rejected Petitions (e.g., the petition has no merit under the RRSO, incomplete petitions)
• Case Dismissed (e.g., petition fails to appear or becomes unresponsive)

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