Title
Second Reading to Adopt an Ordinance of the City of San Leandro City Council Amending the San Leandro Municipal Code to Add Chapter 4-45 Rental Registry
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
• Housing and Homelessness
SUMMARY
The attached Ordinance was introduced on March 17, 2025, by a 7-0 vote and is presented for a second reading. The Ordinance creates a Rental Registry Program that establishes a program for the collection of data regarding the rental market in San Leandro. Rental Registry data categories (shall include, but not be limited to)
i. Site address and Assessor Parcel Number (APN)
ii. Date purchased by current owner
iii. Year built
iv. Type of rental housing (single family, duplex, triplex,etc)
v. Total number of rental units
vi. Total number of rental units exempt from this Ordinance
vii. Owner type (individual, corporation)
viii. the name(s), business address(es), and business telephone number(s) of each person or legal entity possessing an ownership interest in the rental unit and the nature of such interest;
ix. the name(s), business address(es), and business telephone number(s) of the person responsible for managing the rental unit;
x. the rent for the rental unit effective on January 1 of the current year;
xi. the rent for the rental unit effective on January 1 of the previous year; and
xii. a listing of all other charges, including utilities not included in rent, paid by tenant, and the approximate amount of each such charge if such amount was established by the landlord;
xiii. and all other information required by the program administrator.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council hold the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2025-002 amending the Municipal Code as shown in Attachment A.
ATTACHMENTS
A: Draft Ordinance of the City of San Leandro City Council Amending San Leandro Municipal Code to Add Chapter 4-45 Rental Registry
§ Ex A1: Municipal Code Chapter 4-45 Rental Registry
PREPARED BY: Tom Liao, Director, Community Development Department