Ordinance No. 2026-001 (Rent Stabilization)

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ORDINANCE NO. 2026-001 2 WHEREAS, in recognition of this balance, the proposed ordinance includes a Fair Return Petition Process permitting landlords to seek adjustments when necessary to obtain a fair and reasonable rate of return on their property, thereby ensuring continued reinvestment in the local housing stock and compliance with constitutional requirements for property ownership and due process; and WHEREAS, staff analysis presented to the City Council on October 13, 2025 identified approximately 7,693 rental units in San Leandro as eligible for a rent stabilization program; and WHEREAS, based on these findings, staff analysis, community input, and public policy goals, the City Council determines that adoption of a rent stabilization program is necessary to protect residents from excessive rent increases, prevent displacement, promote long-term housing stability, and further the public health, safety, and welfare of the City of San Leandro. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Recitals. The City Council of the City of San Leandro finds that all of the above Recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference. Section 2. Amendment of Municipal Code. Chapter 4-46, Residential Rent Stabilization, is hereby added to the San Leandro Municipal Code to read as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein. Section 3. CEQA. Approval of the Ordinance is exempt from environmental review under the general rule in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The ordinance establishes regulations on allowable rent increases for residential property, and does not authorize any development project or change any rules for development. Accordingly, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. Section 4. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable. Section 5. Publication and effective date.