Englewood Chapter 325 limits rent increases on covered units through rent control on substandard housing and a rent leveling ordinance. A local Rent Leveling Board reviews increases, hardship petitions, and tenant complaints under city law.
Chapter 325, Article I (adopted March 12, 1969) imposes rent control on substandard rental units in Englewood, while Article VII (adopted November 15, 1983) establishes citywide rent leveling. The ordinances limit annual rent increases on covered multi-family dwellings, generally tied to a CPI-based formula, and require landlords to register units and notify tenants of allowable increases. The Rent Leveling Board hears tenant complaints, hardship applications by landlords, and capital improvement surcharges. Article III also prohibits illegal charges (security deposits exceeding statutory limits, illegal fees) for rentals. Article IX, adopted May 16, 2023, separately regulates short-term rentals.
Excess rent collected must be refunded to tenants, and landlords face municipal court fines and possible denial of certificates of occupancy for noncompliance with rent leveling decisions.
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