A. Any provision of an apartment rental agreement or lease, or any other agreement between a landlord and a tenant, which waives any provision of this chapter for the benefit of a tenant, including, without limitation, any provision relating to the amount of rent to be paid for an apartment unit, shall be deemed to be against public policy and shall be void, unless expressly authorized by state law.
B. This amended section is applicable to any apartment rental agreement, lease, amendment or extension, that is subject to the provisions of this chapter and that is executed on or after December 29, 2000. This section, as it existed on December 29, 2000, shall continue to govern any apartment rental agreement, lease, amendment or extension, that is subject to the provisions of this chapter, and that was executed prior to December 29, 2000. (1962 Code § 11-1.03; amd. Ord. 01-O-2371, eff. 3-30-2001)