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File Number: 23-048 <br />continued: in 2020, 75 unlawful detainers (UDs) were filed (24% of pre-pandemic <br />averages), and in 2021, 31 UDs were filed (10% of pre-pandemic averages). Note <br />that 2022 data was not available. The 2020 and 2021 data suggest the positive <br />effect of the eviction moratorium on lowering UDs in 2020 and 2021. <br />Existing City Housing Services for Tenants <br />The City has the following existing housing services and programs to assist renters, and in some <br />instances landlords, that have been in place for years prior to the pandemic: <br />·Tenant-landlord counseling and legal aid services <br />o Annual City funding to nonprofits Centro Legal de la Raza & ECHO <br />Housing to administer this program <br />o In 2021, the City Council approved $40,000 from federal American <br />Rescue Plan Act funds to enhance tenant counseling and legal services. <br />The City recently amended Centro Legal’s FY22-23 contract to increase <br />from $45,000 to $85,000 with ARPA funds to meet increased lower income <br />San Leandro tenant rental housing needs including rent instability. <br />·Fair Housing services <br />o Annual City funding to ECHO Housing to handle housing discrimination <br />complaints and annual test protected fair housing categories in local <br />apartment complexes. <br />·Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance - eligible renters may receive up to <br />$7,000 in relocation assistance due to landlord caused terminations. <br />·Mobilehome Rental Stabilization Ordinance - rent control for mobilehomes and RVs <br />in mobile home parks that caps rent at the lower of 4% or the annual Consumer <br />Price Index (CPI) <br />·Rent Review Board Program - public board consisting of 5 members (2 landlords, <br />2 tenants and 1 homeowner) that mediates disputes over rent increases greater <br />than 7% to find mutually agreeable outcomes for tenants and landlords. <br />Impacts on Landlords <br />Data on the negative impacts to landlords caused by the City’s eviction moratorium, who are <br />facing financial hardship due to nonpayment of rent related to COVID-19 is not readily and <br />publicly accessible. However, general impacts to landlords who have not been able to receive <br />rents from their tenants during eviction moratoriums may include financial hardship due to inability <br />to pay their mortgages and utility bills and the inability to make necessary improvements to their <br />buildings. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 2/10/2023