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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Eliminating the Sunset Clause (December 31, 2019) from Ordinance No. 3148 (City of Alameda Rent Review, Rent Stabilization, and Limitations on Evictions Ordinance). (Rent Stabilization 265)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO.__________
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AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ELIMINATING THE SUNSET CLAUSE (DECEMBER 31, 2019) FROM ORDINANCE NO. 3148 (CITY OF ALAMEDA RENT REVIEW, RENT STABILIZATION, AND LIMITATIONS ON EVICTIONS ORDINANCE)
WHEREAS, in response to community concern that rents in Alameda were rising at a rate greater than household incomes and that some landlords were terminating tenancies for no cause in order to raise rents, after numerous public hearings, the Alameda City Council on March 1, 2016, adopted an Ordinance (Ordinance No. 3148), which became effective March 31, 2016, that sets forth (a) procedures for the review of rent increases applicable to all rental units, (b) procedures for the stabilization of rent increases above 5% for certain rental units, (c) limitations on the grounds for which landlords may terminate tenancies for tenants in all rental units and (d) a requirement that landlords pay relocation fees when terminating a tenancy for certain reasons, such as a "no cause" tenancy termination; and
WHEREAS, the City Council placed on the November 8, 2016 ballot a measure (designated as Measure L1) asking Alameda voters to confirm Ordinance No. 3148 but which measure, if passed by a majority vote, also provided the City Council would retain the authority to amend, suspend or repeal Ordinance No. 3148 without a further vote of the people; and
WHEREAS, Alameda voters passed Measure L1 with 55.5% of the voters in favor of the measure; and
WHEREAS, based on public testimony, the information and reports in its agenda packets, and other information and testimony presented by or to the City Council on April 2, 2...
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