Title
FY 2023-2024 Annual Review of the Rent Review Ordinance and Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance Programs
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
• Housing and Homelessness
SUMMARY
The City of San Leandro's (City) Rent Review Ordinance (RRO) and Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance (TRO) require the preparation and submittal of an Annual Review to the Rent Review Board (RRB) and City Council.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Annual Review is a report that assesses the effectiveness of the RRO and TRO programs and recommends changes as appropriate. Staff recommends that the RRB review the Annual Review and approve submittal to City Council.
BACKGROUND
In April 2001, the City adopted the RRO, San Leandro Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 4-32, to provide a public forum for both property owners/managers and tenants to mutually resolve proposed rent increases. The RRO was amended in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2015, and 2016.
The program is utilized by the community as a rent dispute forum for tenants and property owners/managers and is applicable to rental housing units on parcels that contain at least two tenant-occupied housing units that receive a rent increase greater than 7% within a 12-month period. The City has experienced a decrease in rent review cases since AB 1482 was adopted in 2019. That law prohibits landlords from raising the rent for most rental units by more than 5% plus the Consumer Price Index (CPI), up to a maximum of 10%.
In September 2017, the City adopted the TRO, San Leandro Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 4-37, to mitigate the adverse health, safety, and economic impacts of displacement from a “landlord-caused termination” of tenancy or by a rent increase of greater than 12% within a 12-month period. Under such circumstances, the tenant is entitled to a relocation payment from the landlord of up to $7,000.
ATTACHMENT
Attachment A: FY 2023-2024 RRO & TRO Annual Review
PREPARED BY: Grace Streltzov, Senior Housing Specialist, Community Development Department
REVIEWED BY: Kerri Heusler, Housing Manager, Community Development Department