Community and Economic
Development Committee
April 24, 2023
Item (d)4 Mark Sawicki
RSG, Inc., Consultant
Rent Stabilization
Program Strategic Plan
Status Report
Emily Hislop
Division Manager, Housing Dept.
2 Rent Program Ordinance Overview
4/21/2023
• Adopted 2017, amended 2018
• Just Cause for Eviction
• 13 categories to legally evict a tenant
• Requires relocation assistance for no-fault causes
Tenant
Protection
Ordinance
(TPO)
• Adopted 2018
• Rent Stabilization Ordinance, sets rent increase limits • Petition process for landlords and tenants
• Requires annual registration of rent stabilized units Apartment
Rent
Ordinance
(ARO)
• Adopted 1979, amended 2018
• Rent Stabilization Ordinance for mobilehome parks, sets rent increase limits
• Landlords may petition for increases above the annual limit Mobilehome
Rental
Ordinance
(MRO)
3 Rent Program Ordinance Overview (Cont’d)
4/21/2023
• Adopted 2017
• Process for withdrawing buildings with rent stabilized units from the rental market
• Requires notice to tenants and City, relocation assistance, re-control for a portion of newly-built units
Ellis Act
Ordinance
(EAO)
• Adopted 2019
• Prohibits discrimination against housing voucher holders applying for rentals
• Applies to all rental properties except owner-occupied single-family homes
Housing
Payment
Equality
Ordinance
(HPEO)
4 Strategic Plan’s Areas of Focus
4/21/2023
Maintain tenancies and mitigate displacement of
apartments and mobilehome residents
Further fair housing through inclusive education and
outreach
Foster positive relationships between residents and
property owners
Promote stable and long renter tenancy
Preserve mobilehomes and mobilehome parks as a source
of affordable housing
5 Answer key questions about each ordinance
• Tenant Protection Ordinance (TPO)
• Apartment Rent Ordinance (ARO)
• Ellis Act Ordinance
• Mobilehome Rent Ordinance
• Housing Payment Equality Ordinance
Develop Strategic Plan for improvement and success of
these programs
Purpose and Goals
4/21/2023
6 Strategic Plan: Timeline
4/21/2023
Strategic Plan TaskCompletion
Deadline
Status
Award Consultant Summer 2022 Completed
Project Kickoff Summer/Fall 2022 Completed
Review Ordinances / Program Documents Summer/Fall 2022 Completed Analyze Historic Data Fall 2022/Winter 2023 Completed
Identify Comparable Jurisdiction Best
Practices
Winter 2023 Completed
Stakeholder Engagement Winter/Spring 2023 Completed
Draft Strategic Plan Spring 2023
City Council Report and Presentation Summer 2023
7 San José Rent Stabilization Program Research
8 Stakeholder Engagement Groups
4/21/2023
The following groups were invited
to share their experience with the
various Ordinances:
Tenants
Property owners
Mobilehome park residents
Mobilehome park owners
s
Follow Up
Report Out Meeting (virtual) April 4, 2023
• Findings from stakeholder engagement meetings and survey • Recorded for availability online
Community and Economic
Development Committee
April 24, 2023
Item (d)4 Mark Sawicki
RSG, Inc., Consultant
Rent Stabilization
Program Strategic Plan
Status Report
Emily Hislop
Division Manager, Housing Dept.