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<br />EXHIBIT A <br /> Chapter 4.37 TENANT RELOCATION ASSISTANCE <br /> <br />Article 1. Purpose 4-37-100 Purpose. <br /> In enacting these regulations the City Council recognizes the need to protect long-term <br />tenants and tenant households in need from the adverse health, safety and economic impacts of <br />displacement. It is the purpose and intent of the City Council to mitigate such impact on these <br />residents consistent with this Chapter. <br />Article 2. Definitions <br />4-37-200 Definitions. <br /> For the purpose of this Chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain <br />words and phrases used in this Chapter are defined as follows: (a) BASE RENT means the rent for residential property required to be paid by the <br />tenant to the landlord in the month immediately preceding the effective date of the rent increase. <br /> (b) CITY means the City of San Leandro. <br /> (c) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR means the Director of the <br />Community Development Department of the City of San Leandro, or his or her designated representative. <br /> (d) CITY COUNCIL means the City Council of the City of San Leandro. <br /> (e) LANDLORD means any person, partnership, corporation, or other business <br />entity offering for rent or lease any residential property in the City. “Landlord” shall include the <br />agent or representative of the landlord, provided that such agent or representative shall have full authority to answer for the landlord and enter into binding agreements on the landlord’s behalf. <br /> (f) LANDLORD-CAUSED TERMINATION means a landlord taking action to <br />terminate the tenancy of a tenant occupying residential property. A landlord-caused termination <br />also includes the circumstance where a landlord provides a proposed rent increase, or proposed <br />rent increases, that raise the rent to an amount more than fifteen percent (15%) greater than the base rent during a twelve (12) month period and the tenant elects to not remain in the residential <br />property. This excludes circumstances where the proposed rent increase is rescinded by the <br />landlord and excludes residential properties where landlords may establish the initial and all <br />subsequent rental rates for a residential property pursuant to California Civil Code Section <br />1954.52. A landlord-caused termination shall not include the following circumstances: (1) Failure to pay rent. Tenant failed to pay rent within three days of receiving <br />written notice from the landlord demanding payment in accordance with California Code of Civil <br />Procedure Section 1161. <br /> (2) Breach of rental contract. Tenant violated a material term of the rental agreement <br />with the landlord for occupancy of residential property. (3) Tenant illegal activities. Tenant has used the residential property for an illegal <br />purpose, including but not limited to, the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance as <br />contemplated by California Civil Code Section 3486, or the unlawful use, manufacture, or <br />possession of weapons and ammunition as contemplated by California Civil Code Section 3485. <br />276