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Staff Report for Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2015-015 Amending Title 4, Chapter 32 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to the Rent Review Ordinance
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff and the City Attorney's Office recommend that the City Council review and determine whether to waive a full reading, conduct a second reading and adopt an Ordinance Amending title 4, Chapter 32 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to the Rent Review Ordinance. The City Council conducted a first reading and introduction of the amendments to the Rent Review Ordinance on December 7, 2015 with the following changes: 1) the eligibility threshold for a rent review hearing is an increase in rent of greater than 8%, or greater than $75, or more than two rent increases within a twelve month period; 2) the definition of residential property is expanded to include all housing units for rent within the City; 3) a tenant shall have thirty days to request a rent review hearing from the date of notice of a rent increase; and 4) landlords are required to provide tenants notice of availability of rent review in the three predominant languages spoken within the City. The Ordinance as amended passed with four votes in favor, two abstentions, and one vote against. If adopted, the Ordinance would become effective in thirty days.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY
On December 7, 2015, following staff presentation, public comment and deliberation, the City Council conducted a first reading and introduction of an Ordinance Amending title 4, Chapter 32 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to the Rent Review Ordinance (the "Ordinance").
The Ordinance, as presented by staff and including comments and suggestions from the Rent Review Board as part of the Rent Review Board's annual review, included the following amendments:
* Assess Ratio Utility Billing System (RUBS) charges, upon initial conversion, as a rent increase and therefore considered as a fac...
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