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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2017-03-20 | 3 | Approved Minutes March 20, 2017 $145.00 (5.0%) rent increase from $2,900.00 to $3,045.00, effective March 1, 2017. The Committee also recommended that rent be due on the 8th of each month and that the tenant have the option to pay by direct deposit. Motion and second (Griffiths and Friedman). Unanimous approval. 7-B. Case 692.1 - 101 Crolls Garden Ct. Tenant: Steve Devaney Landlord: Kumari Judge and Steve Hofer (property manager) Proposed Rent Increase: $82.00 (4.9%), effective March 7, 2017 Ms. Judge expressed concern that the tenant had damaged property while searching for termites. She explained that other tenants pay $2,600 for comparable units and the rent for this unit has not been raised for over a year. She stated that she considers an increase of 5% is reasonable and noted that she relies on the property's income for her retirement. Mr. Hofer explained that he has only begun working for the property in the last year and a half. He is currently working on taking care of the maintenance issues raised by the tenant. He stated that all health and safety issues have been addressed. He explained that the property's security gate was updated recently. He agreed to inspect the unit and address maintenance concerns raised by the tenant. The tenant, Mr. Devaney, explained that he did not damage property to investigate termite and dry rot issues. He explained that there are several outstanding maintenance and safety concerns on the property. He stated that the landlord had committed to address these maintenance issues at a 2015 Committee meeting and many of the issues remain unresolved. He expressed concern for other tenants on the property who are also receiving rent increases without improvement to the property. Mr. Devaney also stated that this increase is a financial burden for his family. Vice-Chair Landess clarified that the Committee cannot inspect a unit to address maintenance issues. If there the tenant would like to request an inspection, a request must be sent to Code Enforcement, Building Department. Member Friedman suggested that Mr. Hofer and Mr. Devaney make a schedule to address maintenance issues. Mr. Hofer stated that it would take six to eight months to address all concerns raised by the tenant. However, the issues related to dry rot could be addressed in about two weekends. The tenant stated that if the maintenance issues are addressed on the agreed schedule, he would accept the rent increase. Both parties agreed they would work out a schedule for the repairs. Page 3 of 5 | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2017-03-20.pdf |