(3) Failure of the landlord to properly re-register a unit pursuant to this
regulation shall result in the property being deemed not to be in compliance with
section 8 of the Rent Ordinance
(L) Amenities
Until January 1, 1999, the base amenities shall remain the same for any unit as
those provided on May 31, 1980, or the first rental date thereafter, or as otherwise
determined by final Board decision.
(M) Increase and Decrease Petitions
Nothing in this Regulation prohibits tenants or landlords from filing rent decrease
or increase petitions pursuant the Board’s regulations.
(N) Fraud or Intentional Misrepresentation
Any increase in the maximum allowable rent authorized pursuant to this
regulation that is obtained by fraud or misrepresentation by the landlord or his or her
agent, servant, or employee shall be void.
(O) Subletting
(1) An owner may increase the rent by any amount allowed by Civil Code
section 1954.50 et seq., and subsection (B) of this Regulation, to a sublessee or
assignee where the original occupant or occupants who took possession pursuant to
the rental agreement with the owner, no longer permanently reside there. The term
“original occupant” as used herein is defined in Regulation 409. Within fifteen (15) days
of any rent increase pursuant to this Subsection (O)(1), a Vacancy Registration form
described in Subsection (K) shall be filed with the Board.
(2) Where one or more of the occupants of the premises pursuant to the
agreement with the owner provided for above, remains an occupant in lawful
possession of the dwelling or unit, this subdivision shall not apply to partial changes in
occupancy of a dwelling or unit made with the consent of the owner. Nothing contained