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Info To Go Table of Contents (PDF)
Note: this information is not intended to be construed as legal advice and is subject to change without notice. Please contact the Rent Board to confirm that the information contained herein is still correct.
011 - Rent Board Contact Information and Hours 012 - Overview of Rent Board Services - What We Do and Don't Do 013 - Rent Board Fee 014 - Purchase of the Ordinance and Rules and Regulations 015 - Translation Services 016 - Accessible Meeting Policy 017 - Overview of Covered and Exempt Units 018 - Partial Exemption for Certain Subsidized Rental Units 019 - Partial Exemption for Certain Single-Family Homes and Condominiums Under Costa-Hawkins
051 - This Year's Annual Allowable Increase Amount 052 - Imposing the Annual Allowable Increase 053 - Banked Rent Increases
101 - This Year's Security Deposit Interest Rate 102 - Security Deposits - General Information 103 - Interest on Security Deposits
151 - Subletting and Replacement of Roommates 152 - Charging for Additional Occupants Prohibitied 153 - Rent Increases Under Section 6.14 and Costa-Hawkins 154 - Limits on Rent Charged by Master Tenants 155 - Evictions Based on Breach of No Subletting Clause 156 - Evictions Based on Addition of Family Members to Unit 157 - Evictions of Roommates and Subtenants
201 - Overview of Just Cause Evictions 202 - General Eviction Notice Requirements 203 - Notice Requirements for Evictions Based on Owner or Relative Move-in 204 - Evictions Based on Owner or Relative Move-in 205 - Evictions Pursuant to the Ellis Act 206 - Temporary Evictions for Capital Improvements 207 - Evictions Based on Substantial Rehabilitation 208 - Evictions Based on Breach of Lease Involving Material Change in Original Lease Term 209 - Evictions Based on Breach of No-Subletting Clause and/or Breach of Occupancy Limits 210 - Evictions of Roommates and Subtenants 211 - Reports of Alleged Wrongful Eviction 212 - Unlawful Detainer Actions in Court
251 - General Lease Issues 252 - Landlord Access to a Unit 253 - Renting an Illegal Unit 254 - Charging for Additional Occupants Prohibited 255 - Charging Additional Rent for New Housing Services 256 - Parking and Storage Spaces as Housing Services 257 - Minimum Heat Requirements 258 - Noise Problems 259 - Uniform Residential Hotel Visitor Policy 260 - Handling Repair Problems 261 - Rent Withholding and the Repair and Deduct Remedy 262 - Resolving Problems With Your Landlord or Tenant 990 - Good Samaritan Tenancy Information
301 - Overview of Landlord Petitions and Passthroughs 302 - Capital Improvement Petitions - General Information 303 - Estimator Fees 304 - How to Allocate Capital Improvement Costs 305 - Interest on Capital Improvement Costs 306 - Uncompensated Labor Rates 307 - Special Rules for Properties with 1-5 Residential Units 308 - Special Rules for Properties with Six or More Residential Units 309 - Special Rules for Seismic Work and Other Improvements Required by Law 310 - Special Rules for Energy Conservation Work 311 - How to Notify Tenants of a Capital Improvement Increase 312 - Tenant Objections to a Capital Improvement Petition 322 - Operating and Maintenance Petitions 323 - Special Circumstances or Comparable Rent Increase Petitions 324 - Proposition I Past Rent History Petitions 325 - Utility Passthroughs 326 - Petitions for Substantial Rehabilitation Exemption 327 - Petitions for Extension of Time to Complete Capital Improvements 328 - Section 1.21 Tenant in Occupancy Petitions 329 - Petitions for Determination Pursuant to Section 6.14 and/or Costa-Hawkins 330 - General Obligation Bond Passthroughs 331 - Water Revenue Bond Passthroughs
351 - Overview of Tenant Petitions 352 - Substantial Decrease in Housing Services Petitions 353 - Failure to Repair and Maintain Petitions 354 - Unlawful Rent Increase Petitions and Lawful Rent Determinations 355 - Tenant Petitions for Improper Utility Passthrough and Deferral of a Utility Passthrough Based on Financial Hardship 356 - Tenant Challenge of Improper Water Revenue Bond Passthrough 357 - Tenant Challenge of Improper General Obligation Bond Measure Passthrough 358 - Petitions for Failure to Discontinue Capital Improvement Passthrough 359 - Section 6.15C(3) Subtenant Petitions based on Proportional Rent 360 - Unlawful Initial Rent Claims by a Subtenant 361 - Tenant Summary Petitions 362 - Reports of Alleged Wrongful Eviction
401 - The Hearing Process 402 - Mediation 403 - Minute Orders 404 - Expedited Hearing Orders 405 - The Appeal Process 406 - Financial Hardship Appeals
