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Committee affirms hearing officer on carpet, unlawful rent findings and orders remand to correct factual dates
Summary
The Rental Housing Committee upheld a hearing officer’s findings that a tenant experienced moldy/dirty carpeting and that unlawful rent increases occurred under prior owner actions, but remanded the carpet timing and award calculations where staff found factual inconsistencies in the record.
The Mountain View Rental Housing Committee on Feb. 27 voted to accept the tentative appeal decision concerning petitions (numbers 2032483 and 2032484) brought by a tenant alleging habitability problems and unlawful rent increases tied to a prior owner. The committee affirmed the hearing officer’s findings in part and remanded some factual determinations for correction.
Staff told the committee the hearing officer found that the tenant met his burden of proof that the landlord failed to replace old, moldy carpeting and ordered a temporary and ongoing rent refund: $190 for June 11–30, 2024, and an ongoing $300 per month until replacement. The hearing officer also found the landlord had demanded and retained unlawful rent tied to prior unregistered…
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