9770 CULVER BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY, CA 90232-0507
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 1, 2022
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR LEE AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CULVER CITY
FROM: Chair Hyatt and Members of the Landlord Tenant Med iation Board SUBJECT: 2022 Accomplishments and 2022 Work Plans
CC: John Nachbar, City Manager
Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director
Tevis Barnes, Housing and Rent Control Manager
On July 27, 2022, the Landlord Tenant Mediation Boa rd (LTMB) approved the transmittal of the following information to the City Council:
Landlord Tenant Mediation Board 2021 Accomplishments
Due to the pandemic and various Federal, State and Local Eviction Moratoriums, there has been a decrease in the numbe r of mediations requested however in the last 60 days the LTMB rece ived a request for 3 (three) Mediations.
Continue to work with staff to implement the updat ed provision of the LTMB Bylaws to require landlords to include an addendum to rental agreements/leases to inform tenants about the LTMB and their right to mediate a rent increase.
Landlord Tenant Mediation Board 2022 Work Plans
1. Work to develop increased community outreach and education including the development of a Decision Tree link on the City Web site as a mechanism to solve rent increase and habitability issues between landlords and tenants before they get to the mediation stage.
2. Agreement to Reevaluate the scope of the Landlor d Tenant Mediation Board later on in the year based on Covid-19 impact, the rental market and eviction moratoriums.