Agda Pkt 2026.05.11 Joint SA PFA

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Page 6 of 9 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org would need to attend a hearing. The process still allows the appeal officer to request additional and clarifying information from the landlord as well as take into consideration any extenuating circumstances. Public Comment on Administrative Regulations & Fair Rate of Return Appeal Guidelines The draft administrative regulations, FRR appeal guidelines, and FRR appeal form were originally released for a two-week public comment period, but due to feedback from key stakeholders, the comment period was extended to four weeks (March 27 to April 24, 2026). Throughout the comment period, staff sent four emails to various City email listservs notifying residents, landlords, and key stakeholders. During this public comment period, the City received eight (8) comments. Some comments had actionable requests related to the administrative regulations and FRR appeal guidelines. To address these comments, the City edited the administrative regulations and FRR appeal guidelines by clarifying timelines throughout, extending timelines for certain items, and adding an annual reporting section to the administrative regulations. A summary of the feedback received that had actionable requests to the administrative regulations and FRR appeal guidelines is included as Attachment F. Several of the comments received asked for changes to the TPO itself and did not provide direct feedback on the administrative regulations or FRR appeal guidelines. Since changes to the TPO are not being considered at this time, those comments were not included in this summary attachment. Full copies of the public comments submitted during the public comment period are included as Attachment G. Relocation Assistance Administrative Fee The TPO requires landlords terminating a tenancy for a no-fault just cause2 to pay displaced tenants relocation assistance. Landlords are required to pay all tenants covered under the TPO one month’s rent as a direct payment or a waiver of their final months’ rent. Low-income3 or special circumstances4 tenants may qualify for greater relocation assistance payments equal to three (3) to four (4) months of Fair Market Rents5. When tenants receive a notice of termination for no-fault just cause from their landlord, they may submit a relocation assistance application to the City. The City’s TPO authorizes staff to collect an administrative fee from landlords to cover the City’s costs to process the relocation assistance application. It is the general policy of the City to charge for the full costs of services provided by the City when they benefit individual users rather than members of the community as a whole. This fee shall be billed to the landlord once the tenant's relocation assistance application has been approved or denied by the City. 2 No-fault just causes include owner-move in, withdrawing the unit from the rental market, unit must be vacated to comply with a court or government order, substantial remodel of the unit, or demolition of the unit. 3 Low-Income: Households whose annual income does not exceed eighty (80) percent of the area median income (AMI)) 4 Special-Circumstances: low-income households where at least one member is 62 years or older, at least one member qualifies as disabled, there is at least one child under 18 years old who is legally dependent, and/or a household that has occupied their rental unit as their primary residence for 5 or more consecutive years. 5 Fair Market Rents are standard rents published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development annually, calculated as the 40th percentile of gross rents for regular, standard-quality units in a local housing market 8.A. - Page 6 of 85 264