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Measure N Rent Stabilization City of East Palo Alto Majority Approval Required
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Shall the Rent Stabilization and Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance - which would repeal the City's existing rent stabilization ordinance with respect to residential tenancies other than mobile home park space tenancies and adopt and new procedures to establish permissible rent levels, protect residential tenants from unreasonable rent increases and from arbitrary discriminatory evictions, and assure landlord's right to a fair return on their property - be adopted?
Annual General Adjustment. The base rent ceiling for each rental unit eligible for an annual adjustment would be increased by 65% of the increase in the prior year's CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area. The allowable increase is limited to once yearly and is an increase over the current rent. The rent ceiling could not be reduced by the annual adjustment. Rent Ceiling: The base rent is set at the tenant's move-in rent. Banking of Rent Increases: Banking of annual general adjustments is authorized but is limited to 10% in any one year. Landlords are required to provide annual notification of any banking rights in order to preserve these rights. State Vacancy Decontrol: The requirements of the Costa-Hawkins Act are incorporated. Exemptions: The exemption of units owned by owners with four or less units is replaced by an exemption that is limited to units in owner-occupied duplexes and triplexes. An exemption for roommates has been added. Fair Return Adjustments: The fair return adjustment procedure for landlords is updated. An interest allowance for amortized capital improvement expenditures is authorized. Just Cause for Eviction: Landlords are required to give tenants notice of an alleged violation of a lease and a reasonable opportunity to cure the violation before s erving a three-day notice to quit. Limit evictions for repairs to those required to meet codes and applicable laws and costing more than 8 times the monthly rent and requires at least 30 days to complete and limits certain owner move-in evictions. Registration and Certification: The Rent Board is required to provide a certificate of permissible rent upon written request by a landlord or tenant. Landlord is required to: register yearly, provide the City information on existing ternancies and notice of any new tenancy, and provide tenants notice of their rights under the ordinance.
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| Let's keep our community affordable for seniors, working families, our children, and our future.
Since 1984, East Palo Alto has had rent stabilization, adopted to protect residents against unjust rental practices by those who cared most about profit, not community. Voters overwhelmingly approved the current Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance (RSO) in 1988. However, since 1988, state laws have changed. The RSO must now change, too, if it is to remain most effective. For over 20 years, the RSO has protected tenants by restricting unfair rent increases, and protected landlords by guaranteeing a fair return on investment. It has helped local businesses by preserving scarce affordable housing for our workers and protected the fabric of our community by encouraging long-term residency. Measure N continues our City's tradition of fairness. It modernizes the RSO while discouraging irresponsible property speculation, protecting tenants from displacement, and guaranteeing property owners' the right to a fair return. Measure N will:
Vote YES on Measure N - help keep our City strong. /s/ Ruben Abrica, Mayor /s/ Robert "Bob" Hoover /s/ Lawrence C. Goode, Father /s/ William Webster
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