California Code of Regulations › Title 25 - Housing and Community Development › Division 1 - Housing and Community Development › Chapter 7 - Department of Housing and Community Development Programs › Subchapter 7 - Office of Migrant Services › Article 5 - Rent Raises › Section 7653 - Special Rent Increases

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The Department shall approve a
					 contractor-initiated rent increase of up to $1 per day per unit at a migrant
					 housing center if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The Contractor provides to the resident
					 council for review and written comment a demonstration of a significant and
					 critical need for the rent increase. Items which may create such a need include
					 health and safety repairs, rehabilitation, maintenance of units, and increase
					 in operating costs, other than personnel or administration. The resident
					 council shall provide comments within 30 days of receipt of
					 demonstration.
(2) After the
					 resident-council provides written comments and at least 30 days prior to a
					 hearing on the proposed rent increase, the contractor provides the residents
					 and the resident council with a written notice, approved by the Department,
					 which sets forth the proposed amount and specific purposes of the increase, and
					 the time and date of the hearing at which the residents may comment on the
					 amount and purposes of the increase. The Department shall approve or disapprove
					 the proposed notice in writing within 30 days of a request for a review from
					 the contractor. The hearing shall be held at the center for which the rent
					 increase is proposed, and the written comments of the resident council shall be
					 made available for review by the residents.
(3) Following the hearing, the contractor
					 provides the Department with the following items:
(A) A written summary of all written and oral
					 comments by residents and by resident council and a resolution from the
					 resident council regarding the rent increase and its purpose;
(B) A detailed justification for the cost and
					 nature of actions which address the items comprising the need for the rent
					 increase;
(C) Any other relevant
					 information the contractor may wish to provide.
(4) The Department provides written approval
					 or disapproval of all or part of the rent increase within 30 days of the
					 receipt of the items required in subsection (a)(3). The Department's approval
					 shall be based on a determination that the need and the costs of activities,
					 which address the items comprising the need, are reasonable and
					 valid.
(5) Upon receipt of
					 Department approval of the increase, the contractor provides at least 30 days
					 written notice to each resident and the resident council of the increase. This
					 provision does not apply if the contractor implements the increase in rent at
					 the beginning of the next season following receipt of Department approval;
					 however, the contractor shall provide written notice of the following to each
					 resident at the time of the execution of the lease:
(1) the amount of rent increase from the
					 previous season; and
(2) the
					 standard used to calculate the increase.