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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
2
090278
Name:
Residential Rent Ordinance: Tenant financial
hardship relief from Section 37.3 rent increases,
when total rent would exceed 33% of tenant's gross
income; multilingual outreach
Status:
Type:
Ordinance
Killed
File created:
In control:
3/3/2009
Mayor
On agenda:
Final action:
7/10/2009
Enactment date:
Enactment #:
Title:
Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 "Residential Rent Stabilization
and Arbitration Ordinance," by amending Section 37.3 to add Subsection (f) "Tenant Financial
Hardship Applications" to provide tenant relief from Section 37.3 rent increases, with relief determined
by whether (1) a tenant is unemployed or has had wages reduced by 20% or more, or only has
income from government benefits such as Social Security and has not received a cost of living
increase in the past 12 months, and (2) the rent including the increase comprises or will comprise
33% or more of tenant's gross income (including consideration of tenant assets); rent increase stayed
pending determination of application; if application is granted, the rent increase will not be in effect for
a period of time based on the tenant's circumstances, with a review scheduled at the end of that
period; a delayed rent increase later allowed will be effective as of the date the tenant's income or
assets changed to permit the increase; hardship applications to be available in multiple languages;
multilingual notice of hardship application procedures to be mailed with each Administrative Law
Judge or Rent Board decision; Rent Board to implement a process for outreach to landlords and
tenants whose primary language is not English regarding availability and use of the hardship
application procedure, and report to the Board of Supervisors describing the implementation process
and any known results; Section 37.3(f) to sunset and no longer be in effect when the City
unemployment rate drops to 5% or less according to the annual average published by the California
Employment Development Department "Monthly Labor Force Data for Counties, Annual Average."
Sponsors:
Chris Daly, John Avalos, Ross Mirkarimi, David Campos
Attachments:
1. Leg_Ver1, 2. Leg_Ver2, 3. Leg_Ver3, 4. Budget_Analyst_052809, 5. Econ_Impact_051809
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
President
3/3/2009
1
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
3/11/2009
1
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
4/29/2009
1
REFERRED
Land Use and Economic
Development Committee
5/18/2009
1
Pass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Government Audit and Oversight
Committee
5/28/2009
1
RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED
Government Audit and Oversight
Committee
5/28/2009
2
Pass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Board of Supervisors
6/23/2009
2
Pass
PASSED ON FIRST READING AS
AMENDED
Board of Supervisors
6/23/2009
3
Pass
FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors
6/30/2009
2
Pass
VETOED
Mayor
7/10/2009
2