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Burbank Municipal Code
§ 2-1-417: Landlord-Tenant
Commission
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Burbank Municipal Code §2-1-417: Landlord-Tenant Commission A. Establishment and Composition of the Commission: There is hereby created a Landlord- Tenant Commission consisting of five (5) members.
B. Secretary of the Commission: The Housing and Grants Administrator shall serve as Secretary to the Commission. The Secretary of the Commission shall not be a member of the Commission nor vote on any matters coming before it, but such Secretary may be present during the Commission’s deliberations and may participate in all debates and discussions.
C. Powers and Duties of the Commission: The Landlord- Tenant Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
1. To recommend to the Council rules, regulations, and guidelines for rent increases;
2. To mediate rent adjustment disputes between landlords and tenants;
3. To receive complaints pertaining to rent adjustments which exceed the guidelines established by the Council;
4. To serve as a medium through which landlords and tenants may exchange information, coordinate programs, and engage in joint endeavors concerning landlord-tenant relations;
5. To become familiar with landlord-tenant developments in other communities;
6. Provide tenant referrals to appropriate public and private agencies;
7. To perform such advisory functions as are delegated to it by the provisions of this code or other action of the Council.
D. Meetings; Quorum: The Landlord-Tenant Commission shall hold a regular meeting at least once a month in the City Hall at a time to be designated by the Commission. Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson or three (3) members of the Commission. When the time for any regular meeting of the Commission falls on a holiday, such meeting may be held at the discretion of the Commission or Chairperson thereof at the same hour of the next succeeding day not a holiday or a regular meeting day of the Council or any other board or commission established pursuant to this division. All regular meetings of the Commission shall be held in the Council chamber of the City Hall, 275 East Olive Avenue, Burbank, California, unless otherwise provided in the rules and regulations of the Commission. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. [Added by Ord. No. 3008; formerly numbered Section 2-56.4; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]