Sec. 6-203

Citation: Sec. 6-203
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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The Housing Safety office shall promptly investigate such
complaint and take appropriate action. If, within fourteen (14)
days of filing such a complaint, the notice is not rescinded by
the Landlord, an appeal of said rent increase may be filed with
the Rent Board. Upon receipt of the appeal, the Rent Board shall
schedule a public hearing to be held no more than twenty-one (21)
days after the filing of the completed appeal application. At the
public hearing, the Board will consider de novo the rent charged
under the existing Rental Agreement, the amount of the proposed
new rent, and the factors which may or may not allow such an
increase in accordance with this Article. Upon consideration of
such evidence, the Board will render a decision as to whether the
increased rent is allowable. An increase determined by the Board
to be more than is allowed by this Article shall be considered a
violation and the Board may determine the appropriate penalty for
any such violation in a manner consistent with the provisions of
this Code. Multiple tenants collectively alleging the same or
similar violations against a single Landlord, including but not
limited to a Tenants Union or members of or participants in a
Tenants Union, may file their complaints or appeals collectively
as a single document, and the Rent Board shall hear all such
matters together as a single complaint or appeal; but
notwithstanding such consolidated hearing the Rent Board may
elect to issue separate decisions.

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