CHAPTER 9-800. LANDLORD AND TENANT--RENT CONTROL
§9-805. Procedure. [630]
(1) Upon any complaint made to the Commission or upon its own
initiative, the Commission shall have the power to fix the date, time, and place
when it shall conduct a hearing. Written notice of the date, time, and place of
the hearing shall be sent, at least 10 days prior to the hearing, to the owner
or agent of the premises regarding which it is charged that an unfair rental
practice has been committed. The notice shall set forth a brief statement of the
facts upon which the complaint is based.
(2) At the hearing the
complainant, owner and his agent and their witnesses shall have an opportunity
to appear and be represented by counsel.
(3) Upon a finding that an
unfair rental practice has been committed, the Commission shall issue an order
appropriate under the circumstances.
(4) If the owner or agent shall
fail to appear, the Commission may issue a subpoena as provided in Section 8-409
of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter.