Title
First Reading of an Ordinance of the City of San Leandro City Council Amending San Leandro Municipal Code to Add Chapter 4-45 Rental Registry and Direction from City Council on Other Housing Protections
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COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Housing and Homelessness
SUMMARY
Lack of affordable rental housing, lack of new rental housing construction, and displacement of tenants leading to homelessness or at risk homelessness are key factors that high cost regions like the San Francsico Bay Area, and cities and counties within them such as San Leandro, continue to face. Enhancing housing protections for tenants such as 1) rent control, just cause, tenant anti-harassment, and rental registry; 2) assessing the existing Mobile Home Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance (MHRSO) have been City Council priority policy matters since 2023. On January 22, 2025, the Rules Committee recommended forwarding the proposed Amendment to the Municipal Code adding Chapter 4-45 Rental Registry along with the proposed budget to City Council.
RECOMMENDATIONS
For Rental Registry:
A) City Council introduce an Ordinance amending the San Leandro Municipal Code to Add Chapter 4-45 Rental Registry.
B) City Council direction for staff to submit recommended program fees and annual $650,000 budget in the FY2025-2027 Biennial Budget
For Housing Protections:
A) Staff to return to March 26 Rules Committee but seeks direction on which policies to prioritize and focus efforts on:
* Rent Control (7 to 12 months)*
* Just Cause (4 to 9 months)*
* Tenant Anti Harassment (4 to 9 months)*
* Mobile Home Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance (separate and distinct process from above, 7 to 12 months)*
o Staff does not have capacity to work on MHRSO and non mobile home park housing protections (Rent Control, Just Cause and/or Tenant Anti-Harassment) simultaneously
The estimated time ranges for staff to submit first reading of an ordinance(s) for each housing protection policy item above factor in level o...
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