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Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.54 <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 by <br />corporate entities, from all requirements <br />Same as TPA •Subject to all requirements <br />Just Cause for <br />Eviction <br />Required after 12 months of occupancy with <br />some exceptions <br />Same as TPA •Required for most units without a waiting period; <br />expands protections <br />No-Fault Evictions Allowed - Owner move in (OMI), comply with <br />government order, withdraw from market, <br />substantial remodel, demolition <br />Same as TPA •Allowed (similar to TPA) including additional <br />restrictions for protected tenants (elderly, disabled, <br />students, educators) in certain circumstances <br />Minimum Lease <br />Terms <br />Not addressed Requires minimum 1-year <br />lease is offered <br />•Not addressed <br />Relocation <br />Assistance <br />1 month rent Up to 4 months Fair <br />Market Rents (FMR) for <br />qualifying 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 <br />required for substantial <br />remodel; same rent + TPA <br />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 <br />State and Federal anti- <br />harassment 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 <br />just causes, processing <br />relocation assistance <br />applications and fair rate <br />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 raise rents to market rates when a unit becomes vacant, and <br />exempts single-family homes, condominiums, and housing built after February 1, 1995, from local rent control. <br />Source: Redwood City. <br />SUMMARY OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED REQUIREMENTS <br />CONT.