(d) Before increasing the rent of a Covered Unit, a Landlord
must send a signed document to the Tenant(s) no fewer than ninety
(90) days before the effective date of the rent increase. This
document must include the date on which the Tenancy began, the
date on which the rent will be increased, the amount of the
increase, any remaining Banked Rent that has not been included in
the Rent increase, and the appropriate justifications for such a
rent increase as defined in Section 6-234(b) above. Failure to
provide such documentation shall be considered a violation of
this Article, and any notice not containing all such
documentation shall be void.
(e) Tenants, individually or collectively, who receive
notice of a rent increase that they believe does not conform with
this Section may file a complaint with the Housing Safety office.
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days of filing such a complaint, the notice is not rescinded by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
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