Is each decreased housing service listed clearly and separately?
• Is the monthly value of the housing service, expressed in dollars, provided for each separate claim? The Rent Board staff cannot do this for you. • Is supporting documentation for each decreased housing service attached to the petition? Proof could be a Notice of Violation from the Department of Building Inspection, copies of letters to the landlord, photographs, etc. • For each separate claim, are dates provided which indicate when the housing service was decreased or not provided and when the service was restored, if it was restored? • Note: No rent reductions will be granted for more than one year before the date the petition was filed unless the tenant can prove that the landlord had long-term notice of the decreased housing service or it is shown that extraordinary circumstances exist. Notice may be actual or constructive. For Petitions based on the Landlord’s Failure to Repair and Maintain: • Is the petition being filed within 60 days of the tenant receiving a rent increase not
