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If a discrepancy exists between the amount of the registration fee paid and the amount due under this chapter which results in the underpayment or overpayment of the fee in an amount of $5.00 or less, then the Department may accept and record such underpayment or overpayment without other notification to the landlord. (Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.)
A. Filing Date. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,251, Eff. 11/20/89.) An application for rent adjustment, request for hearing, appeal or re-rental certificate shall be considered as filed on the date it has been completed in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations, and received together with any required filing fee by the Department. If at any time during the processing of an application it is determined that an application has been improperly prepared, or requires additional information not submitted in accordance with the rules and regulations, the time limits specified within this chapter shall be suspended and not continue to run until the application has been rectified or the omitted information furnished upon written notification to the applicant.
B. Place of Filing. Whenever the provisions of this chapter provide that applications or requests for hearing or appeals be filed in the office of the Department, such applications or requests for hearing or appeals may be filed in any of the branch offices of the Department.
C. An application fee required under this section may be waived by the Department for any individual who files a declaration stating that the individual annually earns no more than 50% of the median income for the Los Angeles area. The declaration shall state the above information is true and correct. The median is to be determined by the standards utilized by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles acting pursuant to HUD relations. (Amended by Ord. No. 160,791, Eff. 2/10/86.)
D. If a hearing officer determines, based on clear and convincing evidence, that an applicant has willfully or knowingly with the intent to deceive, made or caused to be made a false statement or representation, or knowingly failed to disclose a material fact, in connection with any application under consideration by the hearing officer, then the hearing officer may deny the application. Any determination by the hearing officer based on this subsection shall be appealable to the Rent Adjustment Commission. (Added by Ord. No. 160,791, Eff. 2/10/86.)
E. For purposes of this chapter, if an application, request for appeal or request for hearing is mailed to the Department, it is deemed to be received as established by the date of the postmark affixed on an envelope properly addressed to the Department. (Added by Ord. No. 160,791, Eff. 2/10/86.)
(Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.)
Any landlord who fails to pay the fee for registration or registration renewal in accordance with the provisions of Section 151.05 of this Chapter shall be deemed delinquent. The landlord shall pay a penalty equal to one hundred and fifty percent of the fee per subject rental unit for any delinquency incurred after the effective date of this amendment.
For any delinquency incurred prior to the effective date of this amendment, the landlord shall pay a penalty of $6.00 for a delinquency incurred prior to January 1, 1989, and a penalty of $14.00 for a delinquency incurred subsequent to January 1, 1989, and prior to the effective date of this amendment. Any landlord who pays a fee after the Department has notified the landlord of the landlord’s delinquency in failing to comply with the registration requirements of this Chapter prior to the effective date of this amendment shall pay a penalty of $15.00 for a delinquency incurred prior to January 1, 1989, and a penalty of $28.00 for a delinquency incurred subsequent to January 1, 1989, and prior to the effective date of this amendment per subject rental unit in addition to the amount of the fee.
The Department shall notify a landlord of failure to post a notice in accordance with the provisions of Subsection I. of Section 151.05 of this Chapter. If a landlord fails to post the notice within seven days of Department notification, the landlord shall pay a fine of $250 for each day after the seventh day that the landlord fails to post the notice.
If the Department determines that good cause exists for a landlord’s failure to timely pay the registration fee in accordance with the provisions of Section 151.05 of this Chapter, or failure to post a notice in accordance with the provisions of Subsection I. of Section 151.05 of this Chapter, the Department may waive the penalties or fines required by this Section. The Department may promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section.
(Added by Ord. No. 161,704, Eff. 11/28/86.)
Upon request by any member of the public, the Department may provide non-confidential statistical information compiled from various data sources maintained by the Department.
The Department may recover the cost of providing such services by charging $100.00 per hour for the first hour or portion thereof and $50.00 for each subsequent hour or portion thereof.
Any monies collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited by the General Manager or the General Manager’s designee into the Rent Stabilization Trust Fund.
A landlord and tenant may enter into a contract for the provision of any housing service which was not a part of the original terms of the tenancy. A valid additional services contract must be written, and must describe each additional service, specify the period of time for which the additional service will be provided, and the monthly charge for the service. Termination of the tenancy shall also terminate the additional services contract. Any monies paid pursuant to an additional services contract shall not be considered rent for any purpose under this chapter. Neither the refusal of a tenant to enter into an additional services contract, nor the breach of such contract shall be a ground for termination of the tenancy. (Added by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.)
During the period beginning on January 1, 1988 and ending June 30, 1988, the City Council, based on a report from the Community Development Department, shall undertake a detailed review of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance. The review shall include public hearings on the operation of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance and the impact of the ordinance on the existing rental housing stock, the rental housing market and production of new rental housing units in the City. (Amended by Ord. No. 160,791, Eff. 2/10/86.)
Additionally, the City Council shall review the dollar amount requirements of Section 151.09 A.9. on or before October 1, 1992 and at least once every three (3) years thereafter. (Added by Ord. No. 165,251, Eff. 11/20/89.)
(Added by Ord. No. 169,363, Eff. 3/1/94.)
A. Notwithstanding any provision of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance any provision of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply to any mobile home, which is subject to the provisions of the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance, rendered untenantable, as a result of the January 17, 1994 earthquake and its aftermath:
The ground for eviction set forth in Section 151.09 A.1. (non-payment of rent) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code shall not apply if a mobile home within a mobile home park was made untenantable on or after January 17, 1994, because of damage to utility-related facilities on a mobile home pad or a shut off of any utility to the mobile home pad as a result of the earthquake and its aftermath, where park management has the obligation to effect the necessary repairs to the utility system or facilities. A tenant is not required to pay the rent otherwise allowed pursuant to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance for those days that the utility was or is not provided. Once the utility facilities or services to the pad have been repaired, replaced or restored, the tenant shall be required to pay the rent allowed pursuant to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance for the period after that repair, replacement or restoration.
B. The provisions of this section shall remain in effect for a period of 90 days from the effective date of the ordinance adding the section and shall apply to any proceeding which has not resulted in a final judgment on or before the effective date of that ordinance. This section shall apply to mobile homes, as provided in Section 151.02 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, regardless of whether rent is paid for the mobile home and the land upon which the mobile home is located or rent is paid for the land alone. The Rent Adjustment Commission shall have the authority to promulgate any regulations or guidelines it deems necessary to implement this amendment to the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
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