1 / 10

City Council Tenant Protection Ordinance

City Council Tenant Protection Ordinance. James Wong, Senior Project Manager September 28, 2015. Tenant Protection Ordinance. Legislative History: City Housing Affordability Task Force established in 2002 to make recommendations to City Council on housing issues

collinsl
Download Presentation

City Council Tenant Protection Ordinance

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. City Council Tenant Protection Ordinance James Wong, Senior Project Manager September 28, 2015

  2. Tenant Protection Ordinance Legislative History: • City Housing Affordability Task Force established in 2002 to make recommendations to City Council on housing issues • Representation from housing advocates, experts, real estate, developers, community stakeholders • Mission completed with release of 2003 Final Report • Recommendations to City Council in March 2004 included “Increased Tenant Protections” in four areas

  3. Tenant Protection Ordinance Legislative History: 1) Amend Housing Mediation Ordinance 2) Expand landlord/tenant education programs 3) Amend condominium conversion ordinance to codify guidelines required by State, and provide additional tenant protections 4) Adopt a Rental Housing Protections ordinance • City Council approved items 1 & 2, and referred items 3 & 4 to Community Development Committee

  4. Tenant Protection Ordinance Legislative History: • CDC public forum on 4/22/04 received comments from landlords, tenants, developers, housing advocates, community members • 4/29/04 CDC recommendations to City Council: 1) Amend condominium conversion ordinance 2) Establish a Rental Housing Protections Ordinance, including “payment of relocation allowance for tenant-in-good-standing evictions”

  5. Tenant Protection Ordinance Legislative History: • 3/24/04 City Council directed City Attorney to amend condo conversion ordinance and prepare Rental Housing Protections Ordinance • 9/20/04 City Council conducted First Reading of City Attorney’s “Tenant Protection Ordinance” Fact Sheet • TPO became effective on 11/1/04, amending the Pasadena Municipal Code at Title 9 (Public Peace, Morals and Welfare) and Title 16 (Subdivisions).

  6. Tenant Protection Ordinance TPO Requirements: • Landlords must pay relocation allowance to tenants in good standing w/ income not exceeding 140% AMI • Displacement of tenant must be result of demolition, government order to vacate, or permanent removal of unit from rental market • Relocation allowance is equal to twice the HUD Fair Market Rent • Moving expense assistance is also required

  7. Tenant Protection Ordinance Relocation Assistance – Other Cities:

  8. Tenant Protection Ordinance Relocation Assistance – Other Cities: • Pasadena: landlord is not required to pay relocation assistance if tenant lease is terminated with proper noticing under State law • Glendale: landlord relocation allowance is required as long as reason for termination of lease falls within the list of “acceptable” reasons under the ordinance and proper noticing is provided • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Maywood, Pasadena, Santa Monica and West Hollywood have ordinances requiring relocation allowance • BH, LA, SM and WH also have rent control policies

  9. Tenant Protection Ordinance TPO does not apply if: • Unit is a single-family residence or a condominium • Unit is uninhabitable due to a natural disaster • Eviction is a result of the tenant having caused such damage to the unit that it is not habitable • Tenancy is terminated in accordance with lawful notice pursuant to state law

  10. Tenant Protection Ordinance Policy implications if TPO were to be strengthened: • Potential to discourage investment in rental properties, increase operating costs, upward pressure on rents • Potential to delay or jeopardize residential developments with Inclusionary units • May require additional staff and funding resources to administer amended ordinance

More Related