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Rental Housing Committee affirms hearing officer's rent-reduction awards in Colony Apartments appeal
Summary
On June 12 the Mountain View Rental Housing Committee upheld a hearing officer's decision awarding downward rent adjustments to former tenants of Colony Apartments for mold, plumbing, electrical and water-heater problems, voting 3-1 to accept the tentative appeal decision.
The Mountain View Rental Housing Committee on June 12 affirmed a hearing officer's decision awarding downward rent adjustments to former tenants of 1984 Colony Apartments, rejecting the landlord's appeal and accepting the tentative appeal decision by vote of 3 to 1.
Staff recommended the committee avoid a new de novo hearing and decide based on the hearing officer's record; the committee accepted that recommendation and affirmed the hearing officer's findings and awards.
The hearing officer had found multiple habitability failures and reductions in housing services: mold and moisture in bedrooms tied to weatherproofing and windows; defective bathroom caulking and recurring sewer backups that impeded bathtub and toilet drainage; insufficient and potentially hazardous electrical circuitry; and excessive noise from a water heater. The hearing officer combined related conditions where appropriate and calculated room-based rent reductions for defined periods.
In the hearing officer's…
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