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File Number: 16-016 <br />Previous Actions <br />·The City Council adopted the Rent Review Program Ordinance in 2001and administrative <br />regulations in 2002. <br />·Amendments to the Ordinance were approved by the City Council in 2003, 2005 and April <br />6, 2015, the latter to change the landlord representative requirement to allow for two <br />non-resident landlords. <br />·Staff presented an overview of the Rent Review Program to the City Council on April 20, <br />2015 including discussion of the recent rising rents and Board hearings. City Council <br />directed staff to gather public and Board input and provide modifications to the Ordinance <br />for future City Council review. <br />·On December 7, 2015, the City Council conducted a first reading and introduction of an <br />Ordinance Amending title 4, Chapter 32 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to <br />the Rent Review Ordinance. <br />·On December 21, 2015, the City Council elected to table further discussion on the <br />proposed amendments to the Rent Review Program rather than conduct the second <br />reading and adopt an Ordinance Amending Title 4, Chapter 32 of the San Leandro <br />Municipal Code Relating to the Rent Review Ordinance. <br />Board/Commission Review and Actions <br />At the August 25th, September 22nd, October 27th, and November 17th, 2015 Rent Review <br />Board meetings, staff presented the proposed Rent Review Ordinance amendments to the <br />Rent Review Board for its comments and recommendations. The Rent Review Board’s <br />November 17th recommendations to the City Council were: <br />1)implementation of the RUBS <br />2)revisions to the “Required Notice” <br />3)addition of duplexes as rental properties eligible for rent review <br />4)incorporation of an annual CPI adjustment to the $100 rent increase threshold <br />5)inclusion of renter’s insurance as a rent increase <br />6)1-year prohibition for a landlord to raise rent should he/she fail to appear at a Rent <br />Review Hearing <br />At its December 7th meeting, the City Council approved Items 1-3, modified Item 4 and did <br />not include Items 5-6. <br />Summary of Public Outreach Efforts <br />Copies of the most current proposed amendments to the Rent Review Ordinance have been <br />available for review at the Community Development Department at City Hall and on the City’s <br />Rent Review Program website (http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/cd/housing/rentreview/default.asp) <br />since August 5th, 2015. <br />Page 6 City of San Leandro Printed on 1/26/2016