The board, which is appointed by the Mayor, has two landlord representatives, two tenant representatives and five public members, including its chairman.
He was asked to have a face-to-face meeting with a landlord representative.
He was one of the four landlord representatives during the 1902 Land Conference.
Indeed, in a sign of how divided the board was in the 5-to-4 vote, its two landlord representatives took opposite positions.
In 1902 he was one of the landlord representatives during the 1902 Land Conference.
The board's two landlord representatives and two tenant representatives all voted against the rent increases.
Neither tenant nor landlord representatives are happy with the latest proposals for revisions.
The board's two landlord representatives would offer motions highly favorable to landlords.
Some buildings that had been profitable for years have begun to run deficits, landlord representatives and building owners say.
Tenants' groups supported these changes, while landlord representatives were generally opposed.