File #: LB 20-035   
Section: Legislative Business Status: Agenda Ready
Meeting Body: City Council
Agenda Date: 7/14/2020 Final action:
Subject: Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections: (1) Introduce an Ordinance Amending Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Hayward Municipal Code Relating to Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections; (2) Introduce an Ordinance Adding Chapter 12 Article 2 of the Hayward Municipal Code Related to Tenant Relocation Assistance; (3) Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Amendment to Resolution 20-060 City of Hayward Fiscal Year 2021 Master Fee Schedule to Establish an Amount of Relocation Assistance; and (4) Provide a Progress Report on Implementation of Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protection Ordinance (Report from Deputy City Manager Ott)
Attachments: 1. Attachment I Staff Report, 2. Attachment II Amendment to RRSO, 3. Attachment III Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance, 4. Attachment IV Amendment to Master Fee Schedule, 5. Attachment V RRSO Revisions Summary, 6. Attachment VI Tenant Protection Act Analysis, 7. Attachment VII Tenant Relocation Assistance Summary, 8. Attachment VIII RRSO Marketing and Resources Summary
Related files: CONS 20-397, CONS 20-398, RPT 21-097

DATE:      July 14, 2020

 

TO:           Mayor and City Council

 

FROM:     Deputy City Manager

 

SUBJECT

 

Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections: (1) Introduce an Ordinance Amending Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Hayward Municipal Code Relating to Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections; (2) Introduce an Ordinance Adding Chapter 12 Article 2 of the Hayward Municipal Code Related to Tenant Relocation Assistance; (3) Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Amendment to Resolution 20-060 City of Hayward Fiscal Year 2021 Master Fee Schedule to Establish an Amount of Relocation Assistance; and (4) Provide a Progress Report on Implementation of Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protection Ordinance       

 

RECOMMENDATION

Recommendation

 

That the Council:

1.                     Introduces an Ordinance (Attachment II) amending Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Hayward Municipal Code Relating to Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections;

2.                     Introduces an Ordinance (Attachment III) adding Chapter 12, Article 2 to the Hayward Municipal Code Relating to Tenant Relocation Assistance, and

3.                     Adopts a Resolution (Attachment IV) authorizing an amendment to Resolution 20-060, the resolution for the City of Hayward Fiscal Year 2021 Master Fee Schedule associated with the administration of the Ordinance governing Permanent and Temporary Relocation Assistance.

 

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SUMMARY

 

This item provides an update on the first six months of implementation of the City’s Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protection Ordinance (RRSO) and presents recommendations for amending the ordinance in order to clarify language, align with State Law, and address key policy issues identified by the Homeless Housing Task Force (HHTF) and City Council. On March 5, 2020, the HHTF received an update from staff on the implementation of the RRSO and the impact of the State’s Tenant Protection Act (TPA), which became effective on January 1, 2020, as well as discussed several recommendations for related revisions to the RRSO. The recommendations in this report reflect those reviewed and supported by the HHTF. Table 1 summarizes recommended Council actions related to rent stabilization and tenant relocation assistance.

 

 

 

 

 

Table 1. Recommended Action and RRSO Revisions

No.

Recommended Council Action

Corresponding Recommended Revision

1.

Introduce an Ordinance amending the RRSO (Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Hayward Municipal Code)

Clarify language in the RRSO based on implementation experience. See Attachment V for all recommendations.

 

 

Align RRSO with State Law by including reference to the TPA.

 

 

Eliminate the exemption for Affordable Housing Conversion Projects from Just Cause for Eviction per recommendation by HHTF in response to Council’s direction to evaluate.

2.

Introduce an Ordinance adding Article 2 to Chapter 12 of the Hayward Municipal Code to create the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance

Align RRSO with State Law by providing the same permanent relocation assistance established in the TPA.

 

 

Add Temporary Relocation Assistance for tenants temporarily displaced from their units for significant repairs related to code compliance, major remodel, or substantially damaging events, such as a fire or flood to address specific policy issues identified by Council and for evaluation by the HHTF.

3.

Adopt a Resolution authorizing an amendment to the City’s Master Fee Schedule to include relocation assistance payments made by landlords to tenants

 Establish the amount of relocation assistance to be provided by the landlord to comply with the Temporary Relocation Assistance Ordinance. 

 

 

 

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment I                      Staff Report

Attachment II                      Amendment to RRSO

Attachment III                      Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance

Attachment IV                      Amendment to Master Fee Schedule

Attachment V                      RRSO Revisions Summary

Attachment VI                      Tenant Protection Act Analysis

Attachment VII                      RRSO Marketing, Assistance, and Resources Summary

Attachment VIII                      Tenant Relocation Assistance Summary