2388-13 Owner Responsibility for Rental Properties.pdf

3 and for a period that shall be specified by the Hearing Officer. 14-19.8 Forfeiture or Increase of Bond a. If, during the period for which a landlord is required to give security pursuant to Subsection 14-19.7 of this Section, a substantiated complaint is recorded against the property in question, the Public Official may institute proceedings against the landlord for the forfeiture or partial forfeiture of the security, for an extension as provided in Subsection 14-19.7b of this Section, or for an increase in the amount of security required, or for any or all of those purposes. b. Any forfeiture or partial forfeiture of security shall be determined by the Hearing Officer solely in accordance with the amount deemed necessary to provide for the compensatory purposes set forth in Subsection 14-19.7a of this Section. Any decision of the Hearing Officer to increase the amount or extend the period of the required security shall be determined in light of the same factors set forth in Subsection 14-19.7a of this Section, and shall be taken only to the extent that the nature of the substantiated complaint or complaints out of which the proceedings arise indicate the appropriateness of such change in order to carry out the purposes of this Section effectually. The decision of the Hearing Officer in such circumstances shall be enforceable in the same manner as provided in Subsection 14-19.7a of this Section. c. A landlord may recover from a tenant any amounts of security actually forfeited as described in Subsection 14-19.7 of this Section. Susan McCartney , Council President Robert D. Parisi , Mayor Approved as to form on the basis of the facts provided: Karen J. Carnevale, Municipal Clerk Introduced : October 1 , 2013 Adopted: October 29, 2013