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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Article XV (Rent Control, Limitations on Evictions and Relocation Payments to Certain Displaced Tenants) to Prohibit the Use of Ration Utility Billing Systems for Utility Charges and Providing a Process for Landlords to Receive a One-Time Utility Adjustment for Rent. (Rent Program 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:
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This ordinance was not revised when it was introduced.
Full text of the ordinance:
CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO._____
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AMENDING ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE ARTICLE XV (RENT CONTROL, LIMITATIONS ON EVICTIONS AND RELOCATION PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN DISPLACED TENANTS) TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF RATIO UTILITY BILLING SYSTEMS FOR UTILITY CHARGES AND PROVIDING A PROCESS FOR LANDLORDS TO RECEIVE A ONE-TIME UTILITY ADJUSTMENT FOR RENT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6-58.15 is amended to read as follows:
"6-58.15 Definitions.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms defined in this Article shall have the following meanings:
Annual General Adjustment means seventy (70%) percent of the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for the twelve (12) month period ending April of each year and rounded to the nearest one-tenth of a percent; provided, however, in no event shall the Annual General Adjustment be more than five (5%) percent nor less than one (1) percent.
Base Rent means for all Rental Units, other than a Floating Home or a vessel/boat for which there is a maritime residential tenancy, that State Law does not exempt from rent control, the Rent in effect on September 1, 2019 or the Rent in effect on a later date (as established in subsection A of Sect...
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