(A) An owner of any residential real property subject to this article shall, on or before the date of commencement of a tenancy, give the tenant a written notice in a form prescribed by the city which must include the following information:
(1) The existence and scope of this Chapter 27, Article II of the City Code; and
(2) The tenant’s right to respond to any fair return petition filed with the city by the owner pursuant to section 27-23.
(B) As part of any notice to increase rent, an owner must include:
(1) Notice of the existence of this Chapter 27, Article II of the City Code; and
(2) The tenant’s right to respond to any fair return petition filed with the city by the owner pursuant to section 27-23, unless such rent increase is pursuant to an approved fair return petition.
(3) No rent increase shall take effect until the requirements of this article have been met.
(C) When the owner and tenant have entered into a written lease, the owner must give notices to the tenant in the language used in the lease. When the owner and tenant have not entered into a written lease, the owner must give notices to the tenant in the language that the owner and tenant used to negotiate the terms of the tenancy.
(Ord. No. 3013)