Neighborhood Services and
Education Committee
June 9, 2022
Rent Stabilization
Program
Strategic Plan 2023-2026
Rachel VanderVeen
Deputy Director
Noel Padilla
Interim Senior Analyst
Areas of Focus
• Maintain tenancies and mitigate displacement of apartments and mobilehomes residents
• Further fair housing through inclusive education and outreach • Foster positive relationships between residents and property owners
• Encourage tenure of tenancy
• Preserve mobilehomes and mobilehome parks as source of affordable housing
• Stabilize housing for renters
Apartment Rent Ordinance (ARO)
GOAL
Stabilize rents in apartments
covered by the ARO
OBJECTIVE
Determine ARO impact within the rent stabilized community by examining the following: tenancy longevity, frequency and limitations of rent increase caps, rental comparisons with Market Rate units, and the application and use of petitions.
Tenant Protection Ordinance (TPO)
GOAL
Preserve and enforce TPO through
support and compliance efforts
OBJECTIVE
Determine TPO effectiveness in protecting residents from unjust evictions, what is the driving force of just cause evictions, and to what degree that are property owners and managers are compliant with the TPO.
Ellis Act Ordinance (EAO)
GOAL
Reduce displacement effects by monitoring
compliance with Ellis Act Ordinance.
OBJECTIVE
Examine the programmatic framework in monitoring the
compliance of EAO projects and gain a knowledge base
towards the reason for the removal of properties from the market.
6 Mobilehome Rent Ordinance (MHRO)
GOAL
Stabilize mobilehome rents and support
residents to maintain affordable housing
OBJECTIVE
Determine the impact the MHRO has within the mobilehome community by examining the following: tenancy longevity, frequency and limitations of rent increase caps, the
application and use of petitions, and policy limitations on local jurisdictions to provide services.
Strategic Plan Timeline
Strategic Plan Item Completion Timeline line
(Estimated)
Award Consultant Summer 2022
Project Kickoff Summer/Fall of 2022
Review Ordinances, Program Documents, Implementation and Administration
Summer/Fall of 2022
Analyze Historic Data Fall/Winter of 2022
Identify Comparable Jurisdiction Best Practices Winter of 2022/Spring of 2023 Stakeholder Engagement Winter of 2022/Spring of 2023
City Council Report and Presentation Spring 2023
Neighborhood Services and
Education Committee
June 9, 2022
Rent Stabilization
Program
Strategic Plan 2023-2026
Rachel VanderVeen
Deputy Director
Noel Padilla
Interim Senior Analyst