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Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Article XV of Chapter VI to Eliminate "No Cause" (Notice to Vacate) as a Grounds for Eviction from Ordinance No. 3148 (City of Alameda Rent Review, Rent Stabilization, and Limitations on Evictions Ordinance). (Rent Stabilization 265)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On March 1, 2016, the City Council adopted the Rent Review, Rent Stabilization, and Limitations on Evictions Ordinance (Ordinance 3148), which was effective on March 31, 2016. Section 6-58.140 A. (Notice to Vacate) of Article XV (Rent Stabilization and Limitations on Evictions Ordinance) provides that a landlord may evict a tenant and terminate a tenancy for "no cause." If so evicted, a tenant would be owed relocation expenses. On April 2, 2019, City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance that would delete the "no cause" ground for eviction from Ordinance 3148, and as such, a landlord would no longer be allowed to evict for "no cause." That ordinance is provided for City Council consideration.
BACKGROUND
On March 1, 2016, the City Council adopted Ordinance 3148. Ordinance 3148 contains various provisions, including setting forth all permissible grounds for eviction.
It appears that the "no cause" ground for eviction in a rent-controlled jurisdiction is unique to Alameda. Other rent-controlled jurisdictions have "just cause for eviction" ordinances, containing all permissible grounds for eviction, each of which requires a landlord to articulate a basis for eviction consistent with the specified grounds contained within such an ordinance. The "no cause" for eviction provision is codified at Section 6-58.140 A. (Notice to Vacate) of Article XV (Rent Stabilization and Limitations on Evictions Ordinance) and provides that a landlord may evict a tenant for "no cause." The tenant under this circumstance is owed relocation expenses and the unit's rent level is restricted in t...
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