Hearing Officers and Settlement Conference Facilitators provide neutral and impartial services during the petition process. The CSFRA and MHRSO provide an optional meeting for the parties to explore settlement with the help of Facilitators at the start of the petition process. Hearing Officers may act as Facilitators; however, if a Hearing Officer acts as a Facilitator for a petition and the petition does not fully settle, a new Hearing Officer is assigned to the petition to complete the hearing process. If the parties decline the Voluntary Settlement Meeting option, petitions for individual rent adjustments will initially be heard and decided by Hearing Officers, with a right to subsequently appeal to the RHC.

To learn more about the petition process, click here.

Requests for Qualifications for Hearing Officers and Facilitators 

Project Sentinel, at the direction of the Rental Housing Committee for the City of Mountain View, (“RHC”), requests proposals for qualified Hearing Officers and Facilitators required by the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act amendment to the City of Mountain View Charter at Section 1702 et seq. (the “CSFRA”), and the Regulations adopted by the RHC to implement the Act as well as the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance (MHRSO) and the Regulations adopted by the RHC to implement the Ordinance. Project Sentinel has been designated by the RHC to deploy Hearing Officers and Facilitators as established by the CSFRA and MHRSO and works closely with the City of Mountain View’s Rent Stabilization Division.

Proposals will be screened on a continuous basis with an initial cut-off date of Friday, November 22, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. (applicants are encouraged to apply early). Proposals received after this date will be considered depending on need.

Contact mvrent@mountainview.gov with questions.

Download the RFQ and application here.

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