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(jh) RENT means a fixed periodic compensation paid by a tenant at fixed intervals to a landlord for the possession and use of residential property, including any amount paid to the landlord for parking, storage, utilities, water, garbage, or any other fee or charge associated with the tenancy. (ki) RENT INCREASE means any upward adjustment of the rent from the base rent amount. (lj) RENT REVIEW BOARD means the board established under Article 4 of Chapter 1-3 of this Code. (mk) RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY means any housing unit offered for rent or lease in the City, provided that such housing unit is in a building parcel that contains three two or more tenant-occupied housing units, and mobile homes. Mobile homes are subject to this Chapter only if a tenant rents the mobile housing unit itself. (nl) TENANT means any person having the legal responsibility for the payment of rent for residential property in the City. “Tenant” shall include the agent or representative of the tenant, provided that such agent or representative shall have full authority to answer for the tenant and enter into binding agreements on the tenant’s behalf. ARTICLE 2. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF RENT REVIEW 4-32-200 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF RENT REVIEW REQUIRED. In addition to the notice of a rent increase required by Civil Code Section 827(b), and at the time when a landlord provides such notice of a rent increase, the landlord shall also provide notice of the availability of the rent review procedure established by this Chapter. Any rent increase accomplished in violation of this Chapter shall be void, and no landlord may take any action to enforce such an invalid rent increase. Any rent increase in violation of this Chapter shall operate as a complete defense to an unlawful detainer action based on failure to pay any illegal rent Increase. Any tenant required to pay an illegal rent increase may recover all illegal rent increase amounts actually paid by the tenant. If a landlord fails to properly notice a tenant pursuant to this Chapter, the landlord must re-notice the tenant in accordance with this section prior to demanding or accepting any increase in rent. 4-32-205 CONTENTS OF NOTICE. All notices of the availability of rent review shall be in writing, shall provide the name, address and phone number of the landlord and shall be personally delivered to the tenant or posted and mailed to the tenant at the address of the tenant’s rental unitresidential property by first class mail, postage pre-paid. Service by mail shall be presumed complete within five (5) days of mailing. This presumption may be rebutted by the tenant. 4-32-210 TEXT OF NOTICE.