Sec. 6-203

Citation: Sec. 6-203 2.
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 6
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/asset/c5af4c63-b877-4ea8-9d29-8420cbad7717 ↗

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2.    New Tenancy. A landlord may increase the rent on a
            Covered Unit by five percent (5%) of the base rent in
            addition to any other allowable increases when a new
            tenant occupies a unit, but only if the previous
            Tenancy was terminated voluntarily by the previous
            Tenant, without coercion or unreasonable influence from
            the Landlord. This increase may be applied at most once
            per twelve (12) months, regardless of the number of new
            tenancies. The Housing Safety Office shall investigate
            any report that the Tenancy was not terminated
            voluntarily by the Tenant, or that the Tenant was
            coerced or unreasonably influenced by the Landlord to
            terminate the Tenancy. Any tenancy in which the
            property owner served the tenant with a notice to quit
            or summons and complaint for forcible entry and
            detainer shall not be deemed to be a situation in which
            the previous tenant voluntarily terminated the tenancy.
      3.    Banked Rent. If the Landlord has banked additional rent
            increases, in accordance with Section 6-235 below, this
            banked amount, in whole or in part, may be added to the
            increases permitted by subsections (i) and (ii) above.

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