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Owners requesting a rent adjustment in Total Contact Rent must issue a 60-days notice of the proposed change in rent to the tenant and submit a copy of the notice to the Housing Authority. Based on HUD requirements of rent reasonableness, the Housing Authority will review the proposed request and determine if an adjustment can be approved. If the proposed rent increase does not meet rent reasonableness standards, the Housing Authority may deny the request for increase and/or propose a reduction in the rent. Approved rents must be reasonable in comparison to rents of other comparable unassisted units in the market.
In order to be considered, your rent adjustment request must:
- Be addressed to the tenant (i.e., Dear Maria Gonzalez).
- State a dollar amount that you are requesting (i.e., I would like to raise the rent to $1400 dollars per month.).
- Give 60 days notice.
- Be signed by the owner/agent.
- Indicate that a copy of the request is being sent to the Housing Authority.