Sec. 6-263. Jurisdiction and authority.
In addition to the jurisdiction conferred on it by other
ordinances of the City and in accordance therewith, the Rent
Board shall have the following jurisdiction and authority:
(a) To hear, review, and approve or deny Landlord
applications for rent increases greater than the Allowable
Increase Percentage, as provided for in Section 6-234 above;
(b) To hear, review, and approve or deny Landlord
applications for increases in Base Rent due to the major
renovation or reconfiguration of existing Covered Units, as
provided for in Section 6-234 above;
(c) To hear, review, and grant or deny complaints or appeals
from Tenants, individually or collectively, regarding Rent
charges or Rent increases not in compliance with the Rent
Stabilization Ordinance, or other matters falling within the
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scope of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, or allegations
violations of Maine statute regarding the habitability of
residential units; such appeals shall be heard and decided de
novo;
(d) To hear, review, and approve or deny any requests from
Landlords for an extension of time in which to reinstate Tenants
temporarily displaced due to the Landlord’s performance of
necessary capital improvements to the Covered Unit and/or the
building in which said unit is housed;