A. Request for Removal. The landlord or any interested party may apply to the board for an order removing a building from REAP on the ground that the deficiencies noted in the citation or order have been corrected and that continued placement in REAP is not necessary to ensure continued compliance by the landlord with respect to required maintenance of the building. A request to terminate the payment of rents into a rent escrow account may be made at any time. A request to remove a building from regulation pursuant to this chapter may only be made after the expiration of twelve (12) months from the date the deficiencies noted in the citation or order were corrected.
B. Report and Hearing. The secretary shall prepare a report to the board containing a recommendation on the request by the landlord. A hearing on the application shall be scheduled no later than sixty (60) days after the request is received, with notice thereof given to those parties who would be eligible to receive a notice of eligibility under Section 8.100.1090(B) of this chapter. At the hearing, the board shall determine whether the deficiencies have been corrected and whether termination of the escrow account or removal from REAP is appropriate. The board shall be bound by the determination of the citing department as to the existence or correction of deficiencies. The decision of the board shall be forwarded to the city council by the secretary within five working days of the date of the decision for their consideration.
C. Notice of Removal. Within ten (10) working days after the decision of the board, notice of the board's decision shall be given to all persons who were sent a notice of acceptance pursuant to Section 8.100.1120 of this chapter. (Prior code § 49.14.1409)