CHAPTER 12:
INDIVIDUAL ADJUSTMENTS OF RENT CEILINGS

CONTENTS

Subchapter A. Petitions

1201    Petitions
1202    Previous Recent Hearing
1203    Petition Filing Fee
1204    Waiver of Petition Filing or Appeal Fee
1205    Filing the Petition
1206    Acceptance of Landlord Petitions
1207    Proper Filing
1208    Supplemental Information
1209    Parties
1210    Notices to Opposing Parties and Board
1211    Response to Petition
1212    Consolidation
1213    Confidentiality
1214    Advisory Decisions for Exempt Units
1215 - 1220     (RESERVED)

Subchapter B. Hearing Procedure
1221    Hearing Examiner
1222    Board Action
1223    Notice of Hearing
1224    Continuances
1225    Disqualification of Hearing Officer or Board Member
1226    Subpoenas
1227    Building Inspection
1228    Evidence
1229    Stipulations
1230    (RESERVED)
1231    Ex Parte Communication
1232    Agreement Prior to Hearing
1233    Open Hearings
1234    Rights of Parties
1235    Tape Recordings
1236    Hearing Record
1237    Availability of Record
1238    Quantum of Proof
1239    Limitation of Rent Adjustment
1240    Notice of Decision
1241    Finality of Decision
1242    Appeal
1243    Time for Decision
1244    (RESERVED)
1245    Notice for Rent Increases
1246    Effective Date for Rent Decrease
1247    Allocation of Petition Fees
1248    Professional Fees
1249    Waiver of Filing Fees for Rental Rehabilitation Program Fast
        Track IRA Petitions
1250    Compliance Hearings
1251    Regulations requiring Deposit of Disputed Rents into Escrow 
1252    Establishment of Escrow Accounts Pending Appeal
1253    Provision for Disposition of Funds Held in Escrow - 
        Appeals Decisions
1254    Establishment of Escrow Accounts in Rent Withholding Matters
1255    Standards to be Applied to Escrow Determinations
1256    Disbursement of Funds Held in Escrow
1257    Enforcement of Escrow Orders
1258    Effect of Escrow Accounts on Eviction Actions
1259    Board Initiated Hearings
1260    (RESERVED)

Subchapter C. Standards for Individual Rent Ceiling Adjustments
1261    Purpose of Subchapter
1262    Base Year Net Operating Income (NOI)
1263    Definition of Net Operating Income
1264    Maintenance and Operating Income
1265    Maintenance and Operating Expense
1266    Self Labor
1267    Capital Improvements
1268    Recent Rent Changes
1269    Changes in Space or Services; Substantial  Deterioration
1270    Changes in Number of Tenants
1271    Overcharges and Other Violations
1272    Refinancing
1273    New Purchases
1274    Limit on Individual Increases
1274.1  Limited extension of time to file Claim of Eligibility for 
        incremental phase-in of Regulation 1113 (Searle) Rent Adjustment 
        (temporary emergency regulation)
1275    (RESERVED)
1276    Debt Service Costs
1277    Conditions for Obtaining Individual Rent  Adjustments
1278    Petition to Obtain Previously Lost Annual General  Adjustments
        pursuant to CA Civil Code Section  1947.7
1278.5  Petition to Obtain Annual General Adjustments (AGA's) Lost Due 
        to a Good Faith Failure to Register
1279    Short Form increase for Property Tax increase on Sale
1280    Individual Rent Adjustments for Historically Low Rents
1281    To allow for temporary rent adjustment for petitions that take
        over 120 days
1282 - 1299     (RESERVED)

APPENDIX A: Amortization Schedule dated March 18, 1996

APPENDIX B: Consumer Price Indexes, All Urban Consumers, San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose , All Items Less Shelter 1982-84=100 dated December 6, 1995

APPENDIX C: HUD Lower Income Limits dated December 11, 1991

APPENDIX D: Indexing of 1274(B) Increase Limits for Calendar Year 1996


This page was last updated 4/5/96


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