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File #: 25-596    Version: 1 Name: Residential Rent Stabilization Ordinance (2nd Reading)
Type: Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council
Meeting Date: 2/2/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Second Reading to Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-001 to Amend the San Leandro Municipal Code to Add Chapter 4-46 to Establish Residential Rent Stabilization
Attachments: 1. A - Ordinance No. 2026-001 (Rent Stabilization), 2. Ex A - Chapter 4-46
Related files: 25-528, 25-527
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Title

Second Reading to Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-001 to Amend the San Leandro Municipal Code to Add Chapter 4-46 to Establish Residential Rent Stabilization

Staffreport

COUNCIL PRIORITY                     

                     Housing and Homelessness

SUMMARY

The attached Ordinance was introduced on January 12, 2026, by a 5-1-1 vote, with Councilmember Azevedo absent, and Mayor Gonzalez voting no, and is presented as an action item for second reading. The Ordinance creates a Residential Rent Stabilization Program to provide stability to renters from excessive rent increases while maintaining a fair return to housing providers.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Staff recommend that the City Council hold the second reading as an action item and adopt Ordinance No. 2026-001 amending the Municipal Code as shown in Attachment A.

ATTACHMENTS

A: Ordinance No. 2026-001 of the City Council of the City of San Leandro Adding Chapter 4-46 to the San Leandro Municipal Code to Establish Residential Rent Stabilization

o                     Ex A1: Municipal Code Chapter 4-46 Residential Rent Stabilization

PREPARED BY:  Tom Liao, Director, Community Development Department