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EXHIBIT 2 (k) Commencing October 1, 2023, the City may commence enforcement against any Landlord who fails to register a Rental Unit, or provide current and accurate data regarding a Rental Unit, according to this Division. Furthermore, no Landlord shall advertise for rent, demand or accept rent for a Rental Unit, or evict any Tenant from a Rental Unit, if the Rental Unit Registration is not complete and accurate. In addition, no petition, application, claim or request, and no rent increases shall take effect for any Rental Unit unless the Landlord has accurately completed and submitted the Rental Unit Registration. Section 8-3161 — Rental Registry Fee Effective July 1, 2023, or as modified by resolution of the City Council, an annual Rental Registry Fee shall be imposed on each Rental Unit in the City. All Landlords with Rental Units that are subject to this Article shall pay the Rental Registry Fee as established by the City Council. The Rental Registry Fee is to fund the City's cost to implement, administer, monitor, support, and enforce the provisions of this Article. (a) Amount of Fee. A Landlord shall pay to the City a Rental Registry Fee for each of the Landlord's Rental Units in the City. The amount of the Fee shall be determined by resolution of the City Council adopted from time to time and set forth in the City's Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. The Fee shall not exceed the amount found by the City Council to be necessary to administer the provisions of this Article, and the City Council's findings in this regard shall be final. (b) Deadline for Landlord Payment of Rental Registry Fee. Annual Rental Registry Fees shall be due and owing on July 1 each year, or within thirty (30) calendar days of any subsequent changes to the Rental Unit. (c) Late Payment. Any Landlord responsible for paying the Rental Registry Fee who fails to pay the Fee by October 1, or within sixty (60) calendar days of any mid year due date, will be delinquent and shall, in addition to the Fee, pay additional late charges, penalties of assessments as determined by resolution of the City Council. The amount of Rental Registry Fee and any penalty imposed by the provisions of this Article shall be deemed a debt to the City. (d) Pass Through to Tenants. After timely payment of the Rental Registry Fee, the Landlord may pass through up to fifty percent (50%) of the Fee to Tenants of the applicable Rental Unit, to be paid by the Tenant in twelve (12) equal monthly installments. The Fee pass -through shall not be considered part of the Rent in calculating any Rent increase. If a Landlord fails to timely pay the Fee and becomes delinquent, neither the Fee nor any penalties can be passed through to the Tenant. In the event a Tenant paid registration fee pass -through costs in excess of that permitted by this Division, the Landlord shall reimburse the Tenant for the registration fee pass through cost overpayment. 1) No Pass -Through for Subsidized Tenants. No portion of the registration fee may be passed through to tenants who reside in housing restricted by deed, regulatory restriction contained in an agreement with a government agency, or other recorded document as affordable housing for persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, or subject to an agreement that provides housing Page 37 of 46