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Staff Report for an Ordinance Adding a Tenant Relocation Assistance Program to the City of San Leandro Municipal Code to Require the Payment of Tenant Relocation Assistance for Landlord-Caused Terminations of Tenancy and to Require Additional Notice Prior to Termination of Tenancy
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
On September 5, 2017, the City Council voted 5-2 to introduce the proposed Ordinance to establish a Tenant Relocation Assistance Program with one minor edit:
1) revise Section 4-37-310(b) to require the last half payment by the landlord to tenant(s) for landlord-caused evictions and evictions resulting from rent increases greater than 12% be made within 5 days from the tenant vacating the residential property.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance adding Chapter 4-37 "Tenant Relocation Assistance" to the San Leandro Municipal Code.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Below are notable features of the proposed Ordinance based on the City Council Rules Committee's comments, and public input.
I. Eligibility
A. Tenants are entitled to relocation assistance if the termination of tenancy is due to "landlord-caused termination." The Ordinance defines a "landlord-caused termination" as any landlord-caused action, including a rent increase that is 12% or greater than the base rent during a twelve-month period, which causes a tenant to elect to not remain in his/her unit. Exceptions to "landlord-caused termination include the following:
1) Tenant failure to pay rent
2) Tenant breach of lease or rental contract
3) Tenant illegal activities
4) Failure to allow landlord access after legal notice
5) Residential property uninhabitable without landlord fault (e.g., tenant's negligence or willful misconduct, earthquake, fire, flood)
6) Lawful termination of employment where such employment by the landlord was a condition of the lease (e.g., apartment property manager)
7) Temporary repairs where the landlord provides the ...
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