Written communicatins
Pe Raso
Joseph A Raso
157 MURRAY ST. CHULA VISTA, CA 91910
[email protected] Telephone 619-454-1281
Honorable Mayor & Chula Vista City Council January 17, 2023 Get ready for the largest rent increase in Chula Vista's history on March 1, 2023 when the new Chula Vista "Tenant Landlord Protection Act" goes into effect. I estimate by the end of this year the total monthly rent increase for Chula Vista renters caused by this ordinance could be in excess of ten million dollars. (Documentation to follow)
This ordinance, which was pushed thru by our City Council before three members left office last month, exposes Tenants and/or Landlords to $5,000.00 daily fines for offenses as simple as an inadvertent paperwork error. Additionally Tenants and Landlords are not given the opportunity to correct an error. Here is a reprint of those clauses within the law:
Clause 9.65.060 E States if a tenant terminates their lease and moves away, "Owners and Tenants shall provide City with information regarding termination of Tenancies at such
time(s) and with such details as shall be required by city in the attendant Administration Regulations. "
Clause 9.65.080 C2 States: "Civil penalties for violations of this chapter may be assessed at a rate not to exceed $ 5,000 per violation per day. When a violation occurs it is not required that a warning or notice to cure must first be given before an administrative citation or civil penalty may be issued." The confusing wording of the notification process virtually guarantees departing tenant will be in violation. A Tenant's or Landlord's daily $5,000.00 fines may quickly be compounded to the point where an individual's life's savings may be
confiscated.
What our Civic leaders failed to realize is that many of our rental neighbors are barely hanging on financially. Those who passed this law did not take into account...
...The average monthly Chula Vista rent now tops *$3,047.00 (*U.S. Dept of Housing & Urban Development April 2022)... ....42%^ Percentage of CV housing units are rentals. (^Data compiled by City Staff)...
....Of these households 46% pay more than 50% of their income towards housing costs. (^Data compiled by City Staff)... ...Landlords will be forced to raise the average CV rent by $304.70 just to pay the $5,000.00 daily fines which are sure to follow. ($3,047.00 times 10% is the max allowed)
I have talked to numerous City Staff Members. Staffers
insist that it is not their intention to dispense fines for mistakes.
If staff's real intent was to aid tenants, they would have replaced the clause "it is not required that a warning or notice to cure members of our community who's loved one has passed away. I have witnessed first hand how the bottom rung of our society lives. I feel in my gut the implementation of this ordinance, as written, will absolutely devastate a portion of our community which has already endured all the hardships society can present.
Documentation of the above Information :
1) Chula Vista Population: 283,972
(Chula Vista - U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts)
2) Average number of individuals in each household: 3.31 (Chula Vista - U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts)
3) Percentage Chula Vista housing which are rentals. 42% (Data compiled by City Staff)
4) Number of Chula Vista Rental Units: 36,033
(Population of Chula Vista (283,072) divided by the
average number of people residing in each Residence
(3.31) equals 85,792 multiplied the percentage of
residences which are rentals (42%) equals the approximate number of Chula Vista rental units. (36,033)
5) Approximate number of Chula Vista renters: 119,268
(CV Population 283,972 x. 42%)
6) Approximate Average Monthly Chula Vista Rent: $3,047.00 (See attached "Relocation Assistance" Pic - Average of
Line 2nd from bottom)
7) With no right to cure, amount of daily fine levied if Landlord or Tenant inadvertently makes a paperwork error when Tenant terminates lease and moves: $5,000.00
(Clauses 9.65.060 E and 9.65.080 C2 of "Residential
Landlord and Tenant Ordinance" )
8) Maxim average monthly rent increase allowed.. $304.70 ($3047.00 x 10%. California AB-1482 5% plus inflation
Max 10%)
9) Average number of months required for Landlord to recoup a one day fine: 16.41
($5000.00 divided by $304.70)
10) Approximate total monthly rent increase levied on Chula Vista Renters if Landlords are forced to impound funds to the pay daily fines.. $10,979,255.00
(36,033 Rental Units multiplied by $304.70)
11) With rents at an all time high, Credit Card debt at historic levels, and savings at an all time low, pushing a $10,979,255.00 monthly rent increase on the Chula Vista residents who can least afford will be devastating. If less than one half of one percent of Chula Vista renters are "Pushed Over The Edge" and are forced to live on the streets, almost 600 of our neighbors will be left homeless. (119,268 times .005 equals 594)
CHOIX VISTA I HOUSING DIVISION Relocation Assistance
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Small Greater of: (1) 2 months contracted rent or 3 Area Fair Market Rent (April 2022)
San Diego County, CA Advisory Small Area FMRs By Unit Bedrooms months elderly/disabled; or (2) 2 months SAFMR Efficienc or 3 months elderly/disabled
ZIP Code
Bedroom Bedroom
Bedroom Bedroom
91902 $1,850 $2,040
$2,620 $3,640 $4,450
Exhibit 2
91910 $1,430 $1,580
$2,030 $2,820 $3,450 Comparison of Survey Data vs. SAFMR 91911 $1,440 $1,600 $5,000
$2,050 $2,850 $3,490 $4,641
91913 $2,110
$2,340 S3.297
$3,000 $4,170 $5,100
91914 $2,360
$2,610 $3,350 $3,000
$4,650 $5,700 $2,130
91915 $2,360 $1,483
$2,610 $3,350 $4,650 $2,000
$5,700
City Average $1,925
$2,130 $2,733 $3,797
$4,648
Regional
Average $1,628 One
$1,802 $2,311 $3,210
$3,927