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ORDINANCE of the City of San Leandro Adding Chapter 4.37 "Tenant Relocation Assistance" to the 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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WHEREAS, there is an increasing demand for rental housing in the City of San Leandro leading to rising rents; and
WHEREAS, the demand for rental housing in the City creates an incentive for some landlords to pressure existing tenants to move so that rents can be quickly increased; and
WHEREAS, the City does not currently regulate terminations of tenancy; and
WHEREAS, secure and stable shelter is a basic necessity of life; and
WHEREAS, the City Council Rules Committee considered potential tenant relocation assistance at five public meetings between April 13, 2016 and May 22, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution provides that a city may make and enforce within its limits all local police, sanitary and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to regulate the relations between residential landlords and tenants as it relates to termination of tenancy in order to increase certainty and fairness within the residential rental market; and
WHEREAS, secure and stable rental housing is important for maintaining and protecting the public health, safety and the general welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to prohibit residential landlords from terminating the tenancy of a residential tenant without providing sufficient notice and relocation assistance; and
WHEREAS, such protections are consistent with City policies; and
WHEREAS, the amendments to the Municipal Code propose to add Chapter 4.37 as shown in Exhibit A, which exhibit is attached and incorporated herein by reference.
Now, therefore, the City Coun...
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