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File Number: 22-609 The RRO requires that the Rent Review Board (Board) prepare a report for the City Council that assesses the effectiveness of the Rent Review Program. Since May 2001, the Rent Review Program has been managed by the Community Development Department’s Housing Division. The Board meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday, when there are cases to be heard, and consists of five members appointed by the Mayor. The composition of the Rent Review Board includes two tenants, two landlords, and one homeowner representative. In recent years the Rent Review Program has been inactive due to changes in State law under AB 1482 that went into effect January 1, 2020, eviction moratoriums (by the State, Alameda County, and the City of San Leandro) and the COVID-19 pandemic. The last meeting of the Rent Review Board took place on October 22, 2019. Additionally, the TRO requires that the Community Development Director prepare an annual report assessing the effectiveness of the ordinance. Staff have combined both these reports into one document for more streamlined review. Both the RRO and TRO require that property owners/managers provide a notice of the existence of both programs to their tenants. These program notices include contact information for Housing Division staff and, by default, alert the City’s tenants to the existence of the City as a resource. Staff regularly fields calls and emails requesting information and referrals on all types of housing-related issues not limited to rent increases or terminations of tenancy that City tenants face. Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve these informational reports. Current Agency Policies ·Rent Review Ordinance, Title 4, Chapter 4-32, Section 4.32.500 Annual Review ·Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance, Title 4, Chapter 4-37, Section 4-37-500 Annual Review Previous Actions ·The Rent Review Ordinance was adopted in April 2001. The Municipal Code was amended in March 2002, October 2003, July 2005, March 2015, and March 2016. ·The Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance was adopted in September 2017. Implementation began in October 2017. ·Resolution No. 2018-115 approved the Rent Review Program Evaluations for FY 2016-2017 and FY 2017-2018. Applicable General Plan Policies The Housing Element contains several policies applicable to the RRO and TRO Annual Reports for consideration with this staff report: ·Goal 54: Administration of Housing Programs-ensure that local housing programs are administered in a way that maximizes benefits to San Leandro residents o Policy 54.01 Housing Services Division-maintain a division within the City that is responsible for housing and coordination with other agencies on housing issues. ·Goal 56: Affordable Housing Conservation-encourage the preservation of existing affordable housing stock o Policy 56.07-A Rent Review Board-maintain a Rent Review Board to mediate Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/30/2022