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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 Incorporate Policy Changes and Clarifying Updates. (City Attorney 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=7961990&GUID=0B8A35F8-07FE-43CE-8D64-5CBCDB555DF8&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 ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE ARTICLE XV (RENT CONTROL, LIMITATIONS ON EVICTIONS AND RELOCATION PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN DISPLACED TENANTS) TO INCORPORATE POLICY CHANGES AND CLARIFYING UPDATES
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Alameda first adopted a rent control ordinance in 2016; and
WHEREAS, City Council amended and restated such ordinance in September 2019 and designated it the Rent Control, Limitations on Evictions, and Relocation Payments to Certain Displaced Tenants Ordinance ("Rent Control Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, thereafter from time to time, in order to meet changing rent related issues that affect the community, the City Council has amended the Rent Control Ordinance, such as amending the Rent Control Ordinance to provide protection to tenants at floating home marinas and to provide protection from substantial rent increases at large apartment complexes due to capital improvements; and
WHEREAS, now that the Rent Control Ordinance has been in effect for more than six years, City staff has compiled a number of proposed amendments to the Rent Control Ordinance to align the Ordinance with the current day to day practice of the Rent Program, to clarify ambiguous or vague provisions, and to eliminate internal consistencies; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance is ex...
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