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Meeting Details Feedback Received Focus Group with representatives from the California Apartment Association (CAA) and the San Mateo County Association of Realtors (SAMCAR) July 18, 2025, 11AM In-person @ City Hall Attendees: • Fernando Peña, Director of Government Affairs, San Mateo County Association of Realtors (SAMCAR) • Rhovy Lyn Antonio, Senior Vice President, Local Public Affairs, California Apartment Association (CAA) • Jeff Bosshard, President of Woodmont Real Estate Services and CAA member • Michael Pierce, President of Prodesse Property Group, Board Member of St. Francis Center, and CAA member • Katie Goetz, Alma Montalvo, and Kate Hiester, Housing and Human Concerns Committee Tenant Protection Ad-Hoc Subcommittee • Victor Gaitan and Alin Lancaster, City Staff Rental Rate Options • Concerns with the Tenant Protection Act increase option, in which a tenant would return with the rent prior to the substantial remodel plus any increase(s) allowed by the TPA, had the tenant continuously occupied the unit. More specifically, it does not provide a “reasonable” rent increase, as it does not consider the investment in the substantial remodel. However, there was also opposition to the option to increase rent through a capital improvement petition process, as it’s overly complex • Questioned if the Tenant Protection Act increase option might conflict with vacancy decontrol regulations • Representatives felt the only acceptable options would be 1) letting the landlord determine the rent increase, or 2) no right to return provisions Rental Terms Options • Agreement that landlords should be able to add new lease terms, as leases usually must change every year to comply with new laws Notification Options • Recommended a maximum 30-day timeline for tenants to reoccupy the unit after notifying the landlord of their intent to return. • Recommended the shortest possible notification timelines for all options to limit the time a unit is vacant • Noted that tenants need to demonstrate some sort of commitment to returning to a unit (e.g., by signing a lease, paying a deposit) • Concerns about who is responsible for tracking notifications Other comments • Concerns about more regulations making operating rental housing more difficult and complex • Noted owners would not pursue substantial remodels just for the purpose of terminating a tenancy since the process is costly and time consuming • Recommended the City include a voluntary temporary relocation option. Landlords would have the option to either proceed with a termination for a substantial remodel or temporarily relocate a tenant to another unit during the substantial remodel. • Asked if the City would pay the relocation costs if the City were to mandate the landlord undertake a substantial remodel (e.g., a mandated seismic retrofit program) Relocation Assistance Process Options • Noted it would be easier to work directly with City staff • Concerns about additional costs being passed on to landlords if the City hired a third-party relocation consultant 9.A. - Page 62 of 84 167