Title:
Title
Ordinance Adding Chapter 5.156 to the Sacramento City Code Relating to Tenant Protection and Relief Act [To be published in its entirety per City Charter Section 32(d)]
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01101
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
1) Adopt an Ordinance adding Chapter 5.156 to the Sacramento City Code relating to Tenant Protection and Relief Act; 2) because of the urgency to address rent gouging and provide tenant protections, publish the ordinance in its entirety per City Charter section 32(d) in lieu of pass for publication; and 3) direct the City Manager to return to Council within 30 days to set the program fee, re-set budget authority, and required expenditures for implementation consistent with this report.
Contact: Michael Jasso, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-1380, Office of the City Manager.
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Presenter: Michael Jasso, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-1380, Office of the City Manager
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Summary
3-Ordinance
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On April 23, 2019, the City Council continued an item regarding a proposed Residential Rent Mediation Ordinance to allow time for outreach to stakeholders As a result, Council Members Guerra, Hansen, and Jennings are recommending that the City Council adopt a Tenant Protection and Relief Program to prevent rent gouging by limiting annual rent increases, provides protection from eviction for long-term tenants, and provides funding for renter assistance through Sacramento Self-Help Housing.
Over the past year, the City Council has explored different means to address significant increases in rent levels. Sacramento is one of the fastest growing cities in the state and construction of new rental units has not kept pace with the demand. In 2017, the median rent increased by 8.2%, the highest in the nation for a metropolitan area and over 50% of renters pay more than 30% of their income on housing. When ren...
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