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