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Annual Rent Review Program Evaluation (July 2012– June 2013) <br /> <br />From July 2012 to June 2013, there were forty (40) tenant and sixteen (16) landlord inquiries for <br />a total of fifty-six (56) inquiries addressed by staff. Thirteen (13) of the forty (40) tenants reside <br />as neighbors in the same apartment complex. See attached Landlord and Tenant Inquiries logs. <br /> <br />There were three (3) cases heard by the Rent Review Board this year. See attached “Monthly <br />Status Report of Rent Review Activities”. One (1) case was mutually resolved at the hearing. <br />Two (2) cases were heard but subsequently dismissed before being resolved at their respective <br />scheduled continuance hearing. One (1) case was mutually resolved prior to the scheduled <br />hearing taking place. Below is a summary of the cases reviewed by the Board since 2006. <br /> <br /> <br />Rent Review Board (RRB) Case Summary <br /> <br />Period (June – May) Cases <br />2006-2007 1 <br />2007-2008 6 <br />2008-2009 4 <br />2009-2010 0 <br />2010-2011 0 <br />2011-2012 0 <br />2012-2013 3 <br /> <br /> <br />Due to the increase in activity involving the City’s Rent Review Program and limited City staff <br />and resources, the City will be outsourcing the administration of the Rent Review Program to <br />ECHO Housing beginning in July 1, 2013 for fiscal year 2013-2014. ECHO Housing is a full <br />service housing counseling organization providing services to very low- and moderate-income <br />clients. The City has partnered with ECHO Housing in providing fair housing and tenant- <br />landlord counseling services to San Leandro residents since the early 1990’s. Already providing <br />tenant-landlord counseling to San Leandrans, ECHO Housing can seamlessly administer the <br />City’s Rent Review Program. <br /> <br />While there has been an increase in the number of tenant and landlord inquiries, the average <br />annual rents in the City remain to be the lowest among cities in Alameda County. Below are the <br />average rents for the first quarter of 2013. <br />