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Ordinance No. 1608 <br />Page Four <br /> <br /> C. Notice to Residents. Within five days after receipt of <br /> a complete Base Year Rent Adjustment petition, the City <br /> Manager shall give written notice of the petition, by United <br /> States mail, to the residents of the mobilehome spaces <br /> specified in the petition. If all of the tenants affected by <br /> the petition notify the City Manager in writing within ten <br /> days after such notice that the requested Base Year Rent <br /> Adjustment increase is accepted by them, all proceedings on <br /> the petition shall cease and the Park Owner may implement such <br /> increase as of the date such increase would otherwise have <br /> been effective without the intervention of this Chapter. <br /> <br /> D. Hearing Officer. A Hearing Officer appointed by the City <br /> shall consider and decide petitions for Base Year Rent <br /> Adjustment petitions. The Hearing Officer shall be appointed <br /> by the City within ten days after the City Manager has <br /> accepted the petition as complete. The Hearing Officer shall <br /> meet one of the following criteria: <br /> <br /> 1. Completion of a Juris doctor or equivalent degree <br /> from a school of law and completion of a formal course of <br /> training in arbitration which, in the sole judgment of <br /> the City, provides that person with the knowledge and <br /> skills to conduct a mobilehome space rent hearing in a <br /> profession and successful manner; or <br /> <br /> 2. Possession of the knowledge and skills to conduct a <br /> mobilehome Base Year Rent Adjustment hearing and <br /> completion of at least three mobilehome rent increase <br /> hearing proceedings that involved issues the City <br /> considers similar to those raised by the pending <br /> petition. <br /> <br /> E. Hearings. All hearings shall be open to the public. <br /> Hearings shall be held as necessary to hear and decide <br /> petitions within the allotted time and such hearings may be <br /> continued as necessary to insure that the Hearing Officer has <br /> all information he or she deems necessary to make a <br /> determination. <br /> <br /> Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Park Owner shall <br /> bear the burden of production and proof of any factors <br /> affecting the need for the proposed Base Year Rent adjustment. <br /> The Park Owner shall provide documentation sufficient to <br /> provide the Hearing Officer with such information as the <br /> Hearing Officer deems necessary to render an informed decision <br /> on the petition. <br /> <br /> <br />