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Committee upholds rent reduction for tenant after persistent slow-draining sink
Summary
The RHC affirmed a hearing officer's decision that a landlord's failure to seek a permanent fix for a recurrent slow-draining sink amounted to a reduction in housing services; the committee left in place a 4.125% rent reduction and refund ordered to start March 11, 2024.
The Mountain View Rental Housing Committee on Jan. 23 unanimously affirmed a hearing officer's decision finding that a landlord's repeated failure to secure a permanent repair for an intermittently slow-draining bathroom sink constituted a reduction in maintenance and housing services.
The hearing officer ordered a 4.125% rent reduction, equal to $93.84 per month, effective March 11, 2024; a refund of $496.44 for the period March 11 through Aug. 20, 2024; and nullified a rent increase that the hearing officer found was imposed on Aug. 19, 2024 while the landlord was not in substantial…
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