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REDWOOD CITY 9212 <br /> <br />Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. 9 Regulatory Context <br />Provision <br />Tenant Protection Act (TPA) <br />(State law) <br />City’s Tenant <br />Protection Ordinance Proposed Ordinance <br />Mobile Homes Exempts mobile home spaces, not owned <br />by corporate entities, from all <br />requirements <br />Same as TPA • Subject to all requirements <br />Just Cause for <br />Eviction <br />Required after 12 months of occupancy <br />with some exceptions <br />Same as TPA • Required for most units without a waiting period; expands <br />protections <br />No-Fault <br />Evictions <br />Allowed - Owner move in (OMI), comply <br />with government order, withdraw from <br />market, substantial remodel, demolition <br />Same as TPA • Allowed (similar to TPA) including additional restrictions <br />for protected tenants (elderly, disabled, students, <br />educators) in certain circumstances <br />Minimum Lease <br />Terms <br />Not addressed Requires minimum 1-year lease <br />is offered <br />• Not addressed <br />Relocation <br />Assistance <br />1 month rent Up to 4 months Fair Market <br />Rents (FMR) for qualifying <br />tenants <br />• 4 months FMR or $12,000 minimum; + $6,000 for <br />protected tenants <br />Right to Return Limited (only if owner or relative fails to <br />occupy, remodel or demolition is not <br />commenced or completed) <br />Same as TPA plus required for <br />substantial remodel; same rent <br />+ TPA increases; landlord may <br />appeal required rent upon <br />return for fair return <br />• Broad; applied to OMI, substantial remodel, demolition, <br />withdrawal; same rent; does not expire <br />Anti-Harassment TPA does not cover but other State and <br />federal laws provide some protections <br />N/A - Defers to several State <br />and Federal anti-harassment <br />laws <br />• Provides anti-harassment protections for tenants <br />Program <br />Administration <br />Minimal; State enforcement Limited City role; receiving <br />copies of notices of <br />termination for no-fault just <br />causes, processing relocation <br />assistance applications and <br />fair rate of return appeals <br />• Requires full program administration: includes rent <br />registry, rent increase/decrease petitions, free legal <br />counselling, data tracking, fee-funded system. Costs <br />cannot be covered by General Fund <br />1 The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act is a 1995 California State law (Costa-Hawkins) that limits local rent control ordinances. It mandates "vacancy decontrol," allowing landlords to <br />raise rents to market rates when a unit becomes vacant, and exempts single-family homes, condominiums, and housing built after February 1, 1995, from local rent control. <br />Source: Redwood City. <br />8.A. - Page 137 of 168 <br />147