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14 <br /> <br />Officer’s decision pertaining to the merits of the application. The appellate <br />procedures set forth in this Article shall govern an appeal of a Rent Review <br />Officer’s decision pertaining to the awarding of Legal Expenses, but an appeal of a <br />Legal Expenses award shall be consolidated with any appeal taken of the Rent <br />Review Officer’s final decision pertaining to the merits of the application. <br /> <br />b. When issued by the Hearing Officer, said supplemental decision shall become final <br />seven days after the proposed decision, unless either party requests an evidentiary <br />hearing within said seven days in which case a final decision shall be made within <br />seven days after the evidentiary hearing is concluded. The Hearing Officer’s <br />decision shall become final upon mailing, with proofs of service, to all parties of the <br />(i) final decision on the merits of the application, or (ii) final decision on the Legal <br />Expenses award, whichever occurs last. <br /> <br />c. In their discretion, the Rent Review Officer or the Hearing Officer, as appropriate, <br />may reduce or offset from any Legal Expense award made in favor of the applicant <br />by the amount of legal expenses the applicant may be required to pay. <br /> <br />2. Any award of Legal Expenses shall be itemized by the Park Owner separately <br />from any Rent Increase or Services Reduction award. Legal Expenses awarded to <br />Park Owners shall be shown as a limited time pass-through charged to the <br />Affected Mobilehome Owners. A Legal Expense award to a Park Owner plus <br />Allowable Interest on Amortized Expenses shall be recovered in equal monthly <br />payments over a five-year period, unless the Rent Review Officer or Hearing <br />Officer determines that a different period is more appropriate, and shall be <br />eliminated after payment is completed at the end of the amortization period. <br />Legal Expenses awarded to Mobilehome Owners shall be made as either a Rent <br />credit or direct payment to the Mobilehome Owners. <br /> <br />3. In determining whether a party has obtained a more favorable award or decision <br />than that proffered in a written settlement offer not accepted by that party, the <br />Rent Review Officer or Hearing Officer shall rely upon and be guided by legal <br />precedent and authorities construing the same term as it is used in California Code <br />of Civil Procedure Section 998. <br /> <br />G. The time limits prescribed in this Section may be extended by the Rent Review Officer or <br />the Hearing Officer, as appropriate, upon a showing of good cause. <br /> <br />[4-39-225] Procedures for Review of Rent. <br /> <br />A. The following matters are subject to review by the Rent Review Officer upon application: <br /> <br />1. Fair Return Rent Increase. <br /> <br />2. Preapproval of a temporary Rent Increase for specified Capital Improvements and <br />Capital Replacements. <br /> <br />3. Rent reduction for Service Reduction. <br /> <br />B. Limit on Frequency of Applications. Only one application pursuant to this Article may be <br />filed for a Mobilehome Park within any 12-month period, except in the event of <br />extraordinary circumstances that could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time the <br />prior application was filed.