On the voluntary uncoerced vacation of an apartment the landlord may fix the rent at whatever amount is deemed appropriate — but no more than once in every five-year period for that unit.
The reset is real and the frequency is the constraint: a plan that marks several units to market across a short hold is modelling something the chapter forbids. It requires a certification of registration compliance, substantial code compliance, no harassment, a voluntary vacancy and that no allowance was taken in the prior five years, with the occupying tenants, lease periods and rents documented. A materially false certification forfeits the allowance for that unit for five years and rolls the rent back. The application costs $250 a unit.
- Vacancy decontrol
- Yes — rent resets on vacancy