5273
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Landlord—Tenant Affairs an affidavit containing certain
information regarding post and anticipated operating
expenses, rent and fee schedules, vacancy rates, lease
periods, and any other factor affecting the need for the
proposed rent increase; to provide that notice of the
extraordinary rent increase be given to tenants; to
provide that tenants or representatives of interested
associations or organizations may comment on a requested
extraordinary rent increase; provide that after the
filing of a request for an extraordinary rent increase
the landlord shall meet or attempt to meet with tenants
or tenant groups affected by or subject to the rent
increase; to provide for hearing procedures for the
Executive Director and Commission which provide for
representation by counsel, presentation of testimony and
evidence, and summons of witnesses and records; to
provide that pending the completion of all extraordinary
rent increase proceedings any tenant affected by or
subject to the increase shall pay it; to provide that the
Executive Director shall attempt to conciliate any
question or dispute as to any rent increase; to provide
that the Executive Director may appoint a designee to
hold hearings and pass upon extraordinary rent increase
requests; to provide for rent adjustments in excess of
the basic rent increase for groups and miscellaneous
tenancies and lease agreements; to provide for rent
adjustments where there are direct payment of utility
costs by tenants, such adjustments to be either three
percent or 3.5 percent of the base rent depending on the
utilities directly paid or to be as determined by the
Executive Director or Commission on Landlord—Tenant
Affairs; to provide for a basic rent increase for
one—family dwellings, semidetached houses and town houses
of 2.5 percent of the base rent; to provide that an
extraordinary rent increase shall not apply to a holdover
tenant in a rental facility unless notice of the increase
was given to the tenant as well as an opportunity to
participate in the proceedings relating to the request;
to provide rent adjustment standards which take into
account operating expenses, changes in service, capital
improvements, delays in implementing rent increases, any
other pertinent factor, and tax assessments; to provide
for effective periods of time for basic rent increases
and extraordinary rent increases and subsequent rent
increases; to provide for rent increases for vacant
dwelling units; to provide for the reduction of rents; to
provide for the forgiveness of rent and discounts of
rent; to provide for the increase or non—increase of
non—monthly payments for certain types of services and
fees; to provide for the determination of the date of
habitability of a dwelling unit; to provide for the
rounding of rent payments; to provide for rent adjustment
notification procedures which must be followed in order
to increase rent and which information must be given to