Title:
Title
Agreement: Tenant Protection Program Referral and Education Assistance Services
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01804
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to: 1) execute a one-year agreement with Sacramento Self Help Housing to assist with initial implementation of the Tenant Protection Prorgam for an amount not-to-exceed $100,000; and 2) transfer $100,000 from the Measure U Fund (Fund 2401) available fund balance to FY20 CDD Measure U project (I80210800).
Contact: Tina Lee-Vogt, Program Manager, (916) 808-2679, Community Development Department
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Agreement with Sacramento Self Help Housing
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: City Council approval is required for an agreement with Sacramento Self Help Housing to provide landlord/tenant referral and education services. On August 13, 2019, the City Council adopted an ordinance establishing the Tenant Protection and Relief Act which protects renters from excessive rent increases and unwarranted evictions. Key provisions of the ordinance includes restricting rent increases for rental units subject to the program, providing tenants with protection from evictions, creating a rental housing registry, providing administrative hearings for landlords and tenants related to rent increases and evictions, and establishing a tenant protection program fee to cover the City's administrative costs.
The Business Compliance unit of the Community Development Department administers and enforces the tenant protection program. There are more than 42,000 rental units situated on over 9,000 parcels within the city subject to the ordinance. Strategic implementation will be critical to ensure the success of the program. Extensive outreach and education will be conducted to landlords and tenants to advise them of the new ordinance provisions....
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