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Staff Report for Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2016-002 Amending Title 4, Chapter 32 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to the Rent Review Ordinance
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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 at its February 1, 2016 regular meeting, accepting all of staff's recommendations with the following change: 1) the eligibility threshold for a rent review hearing is an increase in rent of greater than 7%. 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"). On December 21, 2015, the City Council approved a motion to table further discussion on the proposed Rent Review Program amendments rather than conduct a second reading of the Ordinance presented on December 7, 2015.
On February 1, 2016, staff presented amendments to the Ordinance, which were similar to the amendments that staff presented on December 7, 2015. As noted above, the City Council voted to approve the staff recommendations, but made the following amendment: Decrease the staff recommended percentage rent review threshold from 8% to 7%.
Key amendments and edits to the Ordinance, as presented by staff and including the above amendment by City Council on February 1, include the following:
* Establish two rent review thresholds: 1) greater than 7% rent increase and 2) more than o...
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