ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION -No. SUBJECT: Tenant Rights of Association EFFECTIVE DATE: March 10, 2009
Landlord-Tenant Relations Chapter 6.16 Registration of Tenant Associations Administrative Regulations A. Purpose: Tenants shall have the right to self-organization; to form, join, meet or assist one another. This regulation provides the process for registering a tenant association in the City of Takoma Park. (§6.16.030 of the Takoma Park Code)
B. Registration of a Tenant Association Tenant associations fonned in accordance with City Code, Sections 6.16.030 and 6.32.110 are required to register with the City of Takoma Park's Department of Housing and Community Development by submitting a 'Tenant Association Registration" form (Attachment 1). ','\«.,
C. Eligibility Criteria . I To be considered a tenant association recognized by the City of Takoma Park as "Registered" the tenant group must represent at least one-third (1/3) of the occupied rental units in the rental facility, on the date the Registration is filed with the City. .2 A member of a registered tenant association must be a lease holder or a tenant accepted by the landlord as a responsible person for the rental unit. Responsible person status may be shown by the landlord's acceptance of previous rent payments. Processing ofRegistration Form D. Upon receiving the Tenant Association Registration form, the City will determine that the application includes names for at least 1/3 of the occupied rental units in the facility .
. I Within five business days of receipt of the Tenant Association Registration form, the City will send a letter to the tenant association president and the landlord, acknowledging the receipt of the registration material of the tenant association. (Attachment 2) .2 A copy of the Tenant Association Registration form will be sent to the landlord with the letter.
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