May 6, 2025
Rent Program
DATE: May 6, 2025
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Nicolas Traylor, Rent Program Executive Director
Subject:
Rent Program Annual Report for Fiscal Years 2021-22,
2022-23, and 2023-24
FINANCIAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact related to this item.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
None.
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
Section 11.100.060(e)(6) of the Fair Rent, Just Cause for Eviction, and Homeowner Protection Ordinance (Rent
Board Powers and Duties) requires the Rent Board to
report annually to the City Council on the status of rental housing covered by the Rent Ordinance. At the Regular
Meeting of the Rent Board on March 19, 2025,
Boardmembers approved the contents of the Annual
Report and directed Rent Program staff to present the
report to the City Council.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECEIVE the Rent Program Annual Report for Fiscal
Years 2021-22, 22-23, and 23-24 – Rent Program
(Nichoals Traylor 510-234-7368).
AGENDA
REPORT
May 6, 2025
DISCUSSION:
Background
Section 11.100.060(e)(6) of the Fair Rent, Just Cause for Eviction, and Homeowner Protection Ordinance (Rent Board Powers and Duties) requires the Rent Board to report annually to the City Council on the status of rental housing covered by the Rent Ordinance. At a minimum, the report must include a summary of the number of notices served, the basis upon which they were served, the amount of rent increases, and the addresses for which they were served.
Contents of the Annual Report (for fiscal years 2021-22, 22-23 and 23-24)
The 2021-2024 Annual Report achieves its mandate of providing the City Council with an update on Richmond’s rental housing stock, while providing additional contextual information about the Rent Program and its activities during the 2021 through 2024 fiscal years. As has been the case in previous fiscal years, the Annual Report is in the form of an infographic video.
More specifically, the infographic report includes the following sections:
Acknowledgments of the Rent Board, staff members and volunteers A message from the Executive Director
A discussion of the Rent Program’s mission, history and the connection between health and housing
An overview of how the Rent Program enforces the Rent Ordinance A profile of Richmond’s rental housing stock
An analysis of rent increase notices filed with the Rent Program An analysis of termination of tenancy notices filed with the Rent Program A financial summary of the 2018-19 fiscal year
New Developments
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Rent Program Annual Report Agenda Report for March 19, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Rent Board
Attachment 2 – Rent Program Annual Report for Fiscal Years 2021-22, 22-23 and 23-24 (Infographic Video)