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File Number: 25-092 <br />·Tenant Anti-Harassment <br />o CA fair housing laws prohibit discrimination or harassment <br />based on protected characteristics and require reasonable <br />accommodations and modifications for persons with <br />disabilities. A housing provider may not retaliate against <br />someone who exercised their rights under fair housing laws <br />o Civil Code Section 1940.5 prohibits threatening and <br />harassing conduct that interferes with quiet enjoyment of unit <br />o Civil Code Section 1942.5 prohibits retaliation for landlord <br />exercising rights <br />·Rental Registry <br />o No existing State-wide rental registry regulations <br />B.Current City Housing Protections <br />·Limitations on Rent Increases: 1) Rent Review Board <br />Ordinance sets criteria of 7% or 2+ rent increases in a 12-month <br />period as eligibility for Rent Review Board hearing to mediate a <br />mutually agreeable outcome and there is not rent control <br />·Anti-Harassment - Rent Review and Tenant Relocation <br />Ordinances include anti-retaliation requirements for tenants exercising <br />rights <br />·Rental registry: City business license required to rent units in the City. <br />·Other related ongoing City housing protection services include <br />tenant-landlord counseling/fair housing services (ECHO Housing), legal <br />aid (Centro Legal de la Raza), and Tenant Relocation Assistance (City <br />Housing Division). <br />·Mobile Home Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance (MHRSO) <br />o Adopted and took effective in 2019 <br />o Purpose: protect renters from “arbitrary, capricious or <br />unreasonable rent adjustments and enable park owners to earn a <br />fair and reasonable return on their investment <br />o Sets annual rent increase cap at lower of 4% or annual <br />percentage change in the Consumer Price Index <br />o Limits rent increases to once in a 12 month period <br />o annual rent roll or registry requirement for all mobile home park <br />owners <br />o Limits evictions pursuant to California Mobile Home <br />Residency Law <br />Previous Actions <br />•February 2023: City Council included housing protections under Housing/Homeless <br />Page 6 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/4/2025