PROPOSED TENANT PROTECTION
ORDINANCE - SUBSTANTIAL REHABILIATION
REQUIREMENTS AND RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE
City Council Meeting
September 12, 2023
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
AB 1482 STUDY SESSION -
SHORT-TERM COUNCIL DIRECTION
More protective local eviction control provisions
and tenant protections to mitigate tenant
displacements from “substantial remodel”
evictions.
Address “substantial renovations” “loop-hole”
in AB 1482.
Increase the relocation amount from AB 1482’s
one month’s rent.
2 PROPOSED SUBSTANTIAL
REHABILITATION REQUIREMENTS
3 1. Secure building permits for a substantial remodel
or demolition permits, and/or any required
abatement permits;
2. Plan check submittal to the City’s Building Division, if required;
3. Provide copies of the building, demolition, and/or
hazardous material abatement permit(s) to Tenant;
4. Provide Tenant with a written, detailed account of
the scope of work along with additional narrative
as required in the ordinance.
PROPOSED ENHANCED
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
Owner to provide relocation assistance in the
amount of three (3) months of the tenant's rent
that was in effect when the owner issued the
notice to terminate the tenancy.
With Urgency Ordinance adoption, no-fault
notices to vacate given September 12, 2023,
and later are eligible.
No-fault notices April 1 – September 11, 2023
eligible under City Renter RelocationProgram.
4 MOM AND POP
LANDLORD INFO.
Possible
exemption
Less than 5 units
or less than 10
units
Other figure per
Council direction
5 PROPERTIES WITH 10 OR LESS MULTI-FAMILY UNITS
NUMBER OF UNITS NUMBER OF PROPERTIES
2 881
3 399
4 415
Subtotal: Less than 5 Units 1695
5 145
6 126
7 48
8 111
9 51
Subtotal: Less than 10 Units 2176
10 85
Total 10 or Less Units 2261
Education and Outreach via
Printed and Social Media
Workshops
Landlord Tenant Commission
Failure to comply renders the notice of
termination of tenancy void.
Utilize the proposed ordinance as an affirmative
defense to an unlawful detainer action in civil
court.
Visit www.burbank.gov for Housing Resources
OUTREACH AND ENFORCEMENT
6 Introduction of an Ordinance as presented in
materials to the City Council this evening,
imposing heightened tenant protections for just
cause evictions for certain residential tenancies in
the City of Burbank; Requiring Permits for
Demolition/Substantial Remodel and Increasing
the Relocation Assistance Payment to Three
Months’ Rent
RECOMMENDATION
7 QUESTIONS? CONTACT:
Maribel Leyland
Housing Authority Manager
(818) 238-5158
[email protected]
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