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All conventional RAP loan agreements shall provide that all contracts and subcontracts let for residential rehabilitation financed under this Chapter are to be let without regard to the race, sex, marital status, color, religion, national origin or ancestry of the contractor or subcontractor. Further, all conventional RAP loan agreements shall provide that any contractor or subcontractor engaged in residential rehabilitation financed under this Chapter must agree to provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, marital status, color, religion, national origin or ancestry.
(Added by Ord. 23-74, App. 1/9/74)
A licensed general building contractor having in his or her contract more than two unrelated building trades or crafts may do or superintend the whole or any part of residential rehabilitation without regard to the provisions of Section E I of the Plumbing Code or Section 41 of the Electrical Code.
(Added by Ord. 23-74, App. 1/9/74)
The provisions of Section 32.70 and the provisions of Section 32.71 is they relate to enforcement of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, marital status, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, are enforceable by the Human Rights Commission. The enforcement powers, responsibilities and procedures of the Human Rights Commission set forth in Chapter 12A of the San Francisco Administrative Code and of the San Francisco Labor and Employment Code shall be applicable to carry out the Commission’s responsibilities under this Chapter. In addition, pursuant to rules to be adopted by the Chief Administrative Officer, violation of the loan agreement provisions required by Sections 32.69, 32.70, and 32.71 may result in any outstanding financing obtained pursuant to the loan agreement becoming immediately due and payable.
(Added by Ord. 23-74, App. 1/9/74)
(a) The property owner shall agree that during the time any conventional RAP loan is outstanding, rent for any dwelling unit in the rehabilitated residence shall not exceed the base rent plus actual increased costs to the owner in the form of monthly loan payments, property taxes, insurance, maintenance, and annual adjustments tied to the Bay Area Cost of Living Index.
(b) The Chief Administrative Officer shall calculate the annual cost of living adjustment on the basis of the Bay Area cost of living index as of January 1st each year, and shall announce to both property owners and tenants the adjustment no later than 30 days following publication of such figures by the United States Department of Commerce.
(c) Base rent date is the 180th day preceding the date of designation of the area for residential rehabilitation by the Board of Supervisors or the date 10 days preceding the first public meeting conducted in a residential rehabilitation area by the Director of Planning, whichever is earlier in time.
(d) Base rent for a dwelling unit is the rent charged for this dwelling unit on the base rent date; except that if no rent was being charged on the base rent date, or if the property owner believes that the rent charged on the base rent date was unreasonably low due to special conditions, the property owner may petition the Chief Administrative Officer to establish a base rent or to revise the base. The Chief Administrative Officer shall give notice and an opportunity to comment in writing to tenants to be affected by the Chief Administrative Officer's decision. In establishing or revising the base rent, the Chief Administrative Officer shall take into consideration the rent charged on the base rent date for comparable units within the same building; the rent charged on the base rent date for comparable units in the immediate neighborhood; and any special or unusual circumstances affecting the rent charged on the base rent date for the subject unit.
(e) Any property owner who petitions the Chief Administrative Officer to establish or revise the base rent and any tenant occupying a unit for which such a petition is brought by the property owner may appeal the base rent to the Area Rent Committee. Unless the Area Rent Committee decides otherwise by a vote of three, the decision of the Chief Administrative Officer shall stand.
(f) The provisions of this Section shall apply in all residential rehabilitation areas designated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors pursuant to Section 32.43 prior to July 1, 1977.
(Amended by Ord. 269-82, App. 6/10/82)
(a) The property owner shall agree that during the time any conventional RAP loan is outstanding, rent for a tenant occupying a dwelling unit in the rehabilitated residence shall not exceed that rent which is allowable under Chapter 37 of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
(b) At the time the RAP loan is recorded, the Chief Administrative Officer shall notify the owner and each tenant of the allowable rent increase based upon the amortized loan. If a tenant believes that the allowable rent increase is inaccurate, the tenant may file a complaint with the Chief Administrative Officer within 30 days of notification. The procedures for handling the complaint follow:
(1) The Chief Administrative Officer shall investigate the tenant's complaint and shall render a decision not more than 30 days after receiving the complaint;
(2) If the Chief Administrative Officer determines that the complaint is valid, the property owner shall reduce the rent in accordance with this determination and rebate the excess amount collected within 15 days of notice of the decision.
(c) The Chief Administrative Officer shall notify the owner, each tenant and the Rent Board of the allowable rent increases as established in Subsection (a) above. An owner shall only impose subsequent rent increases in accordance with the provisions set forth in Chapter 37 of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
(Amended by Ord. 112-83, App. 3/11/83)
When a tenant believes that the rent for his or her dwelling unit has been increased above the amounts allowed under Section 32.73, or increased in excess of the limitations set forth in the Rent Ordinance (Chapter 37 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), the tenant may petition the Rent Board for a rental arbitration hearing.
(Amended by Ord. 269-82, App. 6/10/82)
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