§ 8.52.055. Automatic adjustments to rents and notification of tenants.

A.

New and Increased Fees or Assessments.

1.

If on or after June 30, 1981 a new or increased fee or assessment is placed upon a rental property by the county, a city, or a special district, the landlord may, without seeking approval of the rent adjustment commission, increase the rent on each rental unit within said property to recoup such new fee or assessment or the increase in the amount of such fee or assessment.

2.

When increasing rents pursuant to this section, the landlord shall increase the rent on all rental units affected on a pro rata basis of rent charged, and shall not increase rents more than is necessary in order to recoup the amount of any new fee or assessment or of the increase in the amount of such fee or assessment.

B.

Notification of Tenants. Each landlord who demands or accepts a rent increase pursuant to subsection A of this section effective on or after June 30, 1981, shall inform the tenant in writing of the factual justification for the rent increase.

(Ord. 12346 § 6, 1981: Ord. 12148 § 1 (part), 1980: Ord. 11950 § 4.2, 1979.