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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2001 - 08 (2507) AN ORDINANCE ADDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 32 TO THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE REVIEW OF RENT INCREASES BY THE RENT REVIEW BOARD WHEREAS, housing prices in the City of San Leandro and throughout the Bay Area have risen rapidly in recent years; and WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned that rising rents have dislocated residents of the City of San Leandro and threaten additional dislocation in the future; and WHEREAS, other cities in the Bay Area have established community boards to review proposed rent increases and encourage landlords and tenants to come to mutually satisfactory accommodations; and WHEREAS, such community boards have demonstrated that rent review programs can help to reduce dislocation and distress for tenants without restricting landlords' ability to set and raise rents as they deem appropriate; and WHEREAS, the City Council is eager to provide a forum for the hearing of rent disputes between landlords and tenants; and WHEREAS, City staff have consulted extensively with representatives of tenant groups as well as representatives of the Rental Housing Owners Association of Southern Alameda County, ECHO Housing, and the Davis Street Community Center, which consultations have given rise to proposals included in this ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Council has by Ordinance Number 09 - 2001 established a Rent Review Board the powers and duties of which are to be prescribed in Title 4, Chapter 32 of the San Leandro Municipal Code;