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8.A. - Page 3 of 24 the tenants are given notice of the exemption as required by the statute that the just cause protections do not apply to the tenant • Duplexes where the owner occupied one of the units as the owner's principal residents at the commencement of the tenancy and continues to occupy the property In addition to the unit types listed above, the following units are exempt from the lust cause protections only: • Transient and tourist hotel occupancies • Housing in nonprofit hospitals, religious facilities, extended care facility, license care facility for the elderly or an adult residential facility • Housing where the tenant shares bathroom or kitchen facilities with the owner and the housing is the owner's principal residence • Owner -occupied homes where the owner rents no more than 2 units or bedrooms, including accessory dwelling units • Rental units covered by a local just cause ordinance if the ordinance was adopted on or before September 1, 2019, or rental units covered by a local ordinance adopted after September 1, 2019 that is more protective than the provisions of AB 1482. AB 1482 Enforcement Regarding enforcement of the provisions of AB 1482 the law is unclear and does not specify how enforcement is to occur. It is assumed that tenants will need to enforce the law by way of a private cause of action (enforce by civil action). City staff are not equipped at this time to lead enforcement of these provisions, however, the City partners with Community Legal Services and the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County and both organizations have confirmed they can provide legal resources and referral services for tenants, regardless of income. AB 1482 Legal Challenge On October 15, 2019, an anti -rent control group filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against California Governor Gavin Newsom and the City of Long Beach. The lawsuit, filed by attorney Paul Beard of Alston & Bird, argues that AB 1482 violates the Takings Clause in the California Constitution, as well as the Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Other legal challenges to AB 1482 are rumored as well. Recently Adopted Rent Control, Rent Stabilization or Tenant Assistance Programs Over the past several months, several local jurisdictions in California have enacted rent control, rent stabilization or tenant assistance programs. It is staff's understanding that these actions followed substantial public discussion. These jurisdictions include Culver City, Inglewood, Long Beach, Milpitas, Vallejo and unincorporated Los Angeles County. At the time of the writing of this report, no California City had adopted an urgency ordinance adopting all provisions included in AB 1482. Some agencies, such as Daly City, are considering urgency ordinances to implement just cause eviction provisions. City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 123