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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Article XV (Rent Control, Limitations on Evictions and Relocation Payments to Certain Displaced Tenants Ordinance [Rent Ordinance]) to Implement Senate Bill 567 (State Rent Control Laws) by Adopting a Written Finding That the Just Cause Provisions of the Rent Ordinance Are More Protective Than Civil Code Section 1946.2, Clarifying the City's Authority to Enforce State Rent Control Laws, and Rephrasing the Definition of Rental Units Creating Consistency with State Law. (Rent Stabilization 20723849)
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The staff report for this ordinance was included when the ordinance was introduced and is available at the following link:
https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6567725&GUID=16C3E0E7-8C67-4B49-8990-1BBBB2DEE837&Options=&Search=&FullText=1
This ordinance was not revised when it was introduced.
Full text of the ordinance:
CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. _________
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AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNCIPAL CODE BY AMENDNG ARTICLE XV RENT CONTROL, LIMITATIONS ON EVICTIONS, AND RELOCATION PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN DISPLACED TENANTS ORDINACE [RENT CONTGROL ORDINANCE] TO REPHRASE THE DEFINITION OF RENTAL UNITS, CLARIFY ENFORCEMENT OF STATE RENT CONTROL LAQS WITHIN THE CITY, AND TO MAKE A WRITTEN FINDING THAT THE JUST CAUSE PROVISIONS OF THE RENT CONTROL ORDINANCE ARE MORE PROTECTIVE OF TENANTS' RIGHTS THAN THE JUST CAUSE PROVISIONS UNDER STATE LAW
WHEREAS, the City has adopted an Ordinance entitled the City of Alameda Rent Control, Limitations on Evictions, and Relocation Payments to Certain Displaced Tenants Ordinance ("the Rent Control Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, the Rent Control Ordinance has just cause provisions limiting the grounds on which a tenancy may be terminated; and
WHEREAS, recent amendments to State law (SB 567, amending Civil Code, sections 1946.2) provides that the provisions of CC 1946.2 (the just cause provisions)...
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