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EXHIBIT 2 Petitions filed under this Article. Petitions shall be governed by such regulations and the provisions of this Section. (a) Filing Petition. Upon the filing of a Petition, the Program Administrator shall notify the petitioner of the acceptance or denial of the Petition based on the completeness of the submission. The Program Administrator shall not assess the merits of the Petition, and shall only refuse acceptance of a Petition that does not include required information or documentation or comply with the requirements of this Divisinn_ (b) Filing Fee. Fees for the filing of any Petition shall be established by Ci Council resolution in the City's Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. c) Prior Petition. Notwithstandina anv other provision of this Division. no Petition shall proceed if a decision has been made with regard to a prior Petition based on the same or substantially the same grounds within the previous one hundred and eighty (180) days. d) No Landlord Petition or u under this Division if the Landlord: rd adiustment of Rent shall be authorized 1) Has continued to fail to comply, after order of the Board, with a provisions of this Article and/or orders or regulations issued thereunder by the Board: or. 2) Has failed to bring the Rental Unit into compliance with the implied warranty of habitability. e) Notice of Petition. As soon as possible after acceptance of a Petition, the Program Administrator shall provide written notice to the Landlord, if the Petition was filed by the Tenant, or the Tenant, if the Petition was filed by the Landlord, of the receipt of such a Petition. The written notice shall inform the parties of the Petition process, the right to respond, and include a copy of the completed Petition and supportive documents. Any response submitted by the responding party will be made available to the petitioning party. (f) Hearing Officer. An impartial hearing officer appointed by the Program Administrator shall conduct a hearing to act upon the Petition. The Hearing Officer has the following powers: 1) To make a determination on a Petition; and 2) Any other powers delegated to the Hearing Officer by the Board. Board Action in Lieu of Reference to Hearina Officer. The Board. on its own motion, in the Board's sole discretion, may hold a hearing on a Petition without the Petition first beina heard by a Hearina Officer. Order I- 25 — 34 10/4/2022 PagAWo