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Assistance Survey
November 18, 2024, 3:39 PM
Contents
i. Summary of responses 2
ii. Survey questions 6
iii. Individual responses 7
Attachment 2
Summary Of Responses
As of November 18, 2024, 3:39 PM, this forum
had:
Topic Start Topic End
Attendees: 48 October 7, 2024, 2:41 PM October 22, 2024, 11:59 PM Responses: 41
Hours of Public Comment: 2.1
QUESTION 1
Are you familiar with the City’s Tenant Protection Ordinance? % Count
Yes
53.7% 22
No
46.3% 19
QUESTION 2
Are you a landlord for residential property?
% Count
Yes
36.8% 14
No
63.2% 24
QUESTION 3
Currently, landlords must provide two months of relocation assistance to tenants for no-fault just cause evictions. Rate how you would feel if the requirement increased to three months of assistance. (1 = strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree)
It would be a financial hardship to my business.
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% Count
1 15.4% 2
2 7.7% 1
3 7.7% 1
4 15.4% 2
5 53.8% 7
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property. % Count
1 69.2% 9
2 15.4% 2
3 7.7% 1
4 7.7% 1
QUESTION 4
Are you a tenant (i.e., you rent your housing from a landlord)? % Count
Yes
39.3% 11
No
60.7% 17
QUESTION 5
Currently, landlords must provide two months of relocation assistance to tenants for no-fault just cause evictions. Rate how you would feel if the requirement increased to three months of assistance. (1 = strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree)
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It would provide stability for renters in Sunnyvale.
% Count
1 20.0% 2
4 20.0% 2
5 60.0% 6
Two months of relocation assistance is adequate.
% Count
1 40.0% 4
2 30.0% 3
3 10.0% 1
4 10.0% 1
5 10.0% 1
It would be too much of a financial burden to landlords. % Count
1 70.0% 7
2 10.0% 1
3 10.0% 1
5 10.0% 1
QUESTION 6
What else would you like to share about increasing the tenant relocation requirement? Answered 10
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Skipped 31
QUESTION 7
I'm not a tenant or a landlord, but I would like to share feedback about tenant relocation assistance.
Answered 6
Skipped 35
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Survey Questions
QUESTION 1
Are you familiar with the City’s Tenant Protection Ordinance? • Yes
• No
QUESTION 2
Are you a landlord for residential property?
• Yes
• No
QUESTION 3
Currently, landlords must provide two months of relocation assistance to tenants for no-fault just cause evictions. Rate how you would feel if the requirement increased to three months of assistance. (1 = strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree)
Row choices
• It would be a financial hardship to my business.
• It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.
Column choices
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
QUESTION 4
Are you a tenant (i.e., you rent your housing from a landlord)? • Yes
• No
QUESTION 5
Currently, landlords must provide two months of relocation assistance to tenants for no-fault just cause evictions. Rate how you would feel if the requirement increased to three months of assistance. (1 = strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree)
Row choices
• It would provide stability for renters in Sunnyvale.
• Two months of relocation assistance is adequate.
• It would be too much of a financial burden to landlords.
Column choices
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
QUESTION 6
What else would you like to share about increasing the tenant relocation requirement?
QUESTION 7
I'm not a tenant or a landlord, but I would like to share feedback about tenant relocation assistance.
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Individual Responses
Name not available
September 24, 2024, 9:54 AM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Name not available
September 24, 2024, 9:54 AM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Name not available
September 24, 2024, 10:02 AM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• Yes
Name not available
September 24, 2024, 10:14 AM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Name not available
September 24, 2024, 10:16 AM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Name not available
September 24, 2024, 10:25 AM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Name not available
September 24, 2024, 10:38 AM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
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• No
Name not available
September 24, 2024, 4:35 PM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Name not available
September 24, 2024, 4:36 PM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Name not available
September 26, 2024, 8:25 AM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Question 4
b
Name not available
September 26, 2024, 8:46 AM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Question 4
b
Name not available
September 27, 2024, 1:08 PM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Name not available
September 27, 2024, 1:09 PM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• Yes
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Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 1
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 1 Name not available
September 27, 2024, 1:11 PM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
• Yes
Question 4
It would provide stability for renters in Sunnyvale.: 1 Two months of relocation assistance is adequate.: 1
It would be too much of a financial burden to landlords.: 1 Name not available
October 8, 2024, 3:09 PM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 5
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 1 Question 4
The relocation requirement is unfair to landlords who choose to charge below market rates and own only one rental. I would have to sell my rental if I have to pay relocation fees on top of maintenance, insurance, and property taxes.
Name not available
October 8, 2024, 3:31 PM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• Yes
Question 4
It would provide stability for renters in Sunnyvale.: 4 Two months of relocation assistance is adequate.: 2
It would be too much of a financial burden to landlords.: 3 Question 5
Suggest we follow other cities protections.
Malek Alshannak
inside Sunnyvale
October 8, 2024, 4:01 PM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• Yes
Question 4
It would provide stability for renters in Sunnyvale.: 5 Two months of relocation assistance is adequate.: 1
It would be too much of a financial burden to landlords.: 1 Question 5
We should also limit rent increases for people who lived in a property for more than 5 years
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Name not shown
inside Sunnyvale
October 8, 2024, 4:10 PM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Question 4
Tenant relocation assistance should be increased to 3 months.
Name not available
October 8, 2024, 4:31 PM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Question 4
Two months is plenty of assistance. What justifies increasing more tenant protections other than punishing landlords. Tenants already have enough protections at the city and state level. Enough of the communist agenda.
Name not available
October 8, 2024, 5:09 PM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 5
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 1 Name not available
October 8, 2024, 5:30 PM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• Yes
Question 4
It would provide stability for renters in Sunnyvale.: 4 Two months of relocation assistance is adequate.: 2
It would be too much of a financial burden to landlords.: 2 Name not available
October 8, 2024, 5:39 PM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 5
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 1 Name not shown
inside Sunnyvale
October 8, 2024, 5:46 PM
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Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• Yes
Question 4
It would provide stability for renters in Sunnyvale.: 5 Two months of relocation assistance is adequate.: 1
It would be too much of a financial burden to landlords.: 1 Question 5
Something not related to relocation is looking in to the companies that charge us (renters) for services like water and garbage on all the extra fees they charge us on top of the rent, thanks.
Name not shown
inside Sunnyvale
October 8, 2024, 6:44 PM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• Yes
Question 4
It would provide stability for renters in Sunnyvale.: 5 Two months of relocation assistance is adequate.: 2
It would be too much of a financial burden to landlords.: 1 Name not available
October 8, 2024, 7:05 PM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• Yes
Question 4
It would provide stability for renters in Sunnyvale.: 5 Two months of relocation assistance is adequate.: 4
It would be too much of a financial burden to landlords.: 1 Name not available
October 8, 2024, 9:13 PM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Name not available
October 8, 2024, 10:14 PM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 5
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 3 Name not available
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October 8, 2024, 10:29 PM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 5
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 1 Teresita Padilla
inside Sunnyvale
October 8, 2024, 11:14 PM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• Yes
Question 4
It would provide stability for renters in Sunnyvale.: 5 Two months of relocation assistance is adequate.: 1
It would be too much of a financial burden to landlords.: 1 Question 5
Landlords need to show empathy towards current tenants. Rent is absurdly high, so 3 months is the MINIMUM they could offer.
Name not available
October 9, 2024, 7:02 AM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 2
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 2 Name not available
October 9, 2024, 7:33 AM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 4
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 1 Question 4
Two months should be sufficient. Rent is very high in this area.
Name not available
October 9, 2024, 7:42 AM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Question 4
no
Name not available
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October 9, 2024, 6:05 PM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• Yes
Question 4
It would provide stability for renters in Sunnyvale.: 1 Two months of relocation assistance is adequate.: 5
It would be too much of a financial burden to landlords.: 5 Question 5
The government is overstepping with any requirement that landlords have to give up what is rightly theirs.
Name not available
October 10, 2024, 10:50 PM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Name not available
October 12, 2024, 12:18 AM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• No
Question 4
I think that no-fault just cause evictions are almost always far more detrimental to the tenants rather than the landlord. It is fair to require three months instead of two months because of how difficult it is to find rental properties in our city. Since the no-fault just cause evictions are solely for the benefit of landlords and unnecessarily punish the tenants, landlords should provide more assistance.
Name not available
October 12, 2024, 7:17 AM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 5
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 2 Name not available
October 12, 2024, 11:13 AM
Question 1
• No
Question 2
• No
Question 3
• Yes
Question 4
It would provide stability for renters in Sunnyvale.: 5 Two months of relocation assistance is adequate.: 3
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It would be too much of a financial burden to landlords.: 1 Question 5
I didn't even know this was a thing! Please increase awareness in general about this protection and who is eligible!
Name not available
October 13, 2024, 1:39 PM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 5
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 1 Name not available
October 13, 2024, 1:44 PM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 1
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 1 Name not available
October 15, 2024, 7:17 PM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 4
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 4 Question 4
I don't think it's so bad
Name not shown
inside Sunnyvale
October 22, 2024, 2:09 AM
Question 1
• Yes
Question 2
• Yes
Question 3
It would be a financial hardship to my business.: 3
It would be fair and appropriate for tenants renting my property.: 1 Question 4
I recently became the owner of the duplex where I live in. Even though I am not currently subject to the ordinance, I think the ordinance unnecessarily complicates tenant-landlord relationship for small landlords. For example, I can offer my tenant a flexible move-out date. I can notify my tenant that I have other use of the property well in advance and not increase rent. Such activities, however, will not be considered by the ordinance as act of good will.
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General Comments from the Survey
1. Suggest we follow other cities protections.
2. The relocation requirement is unfair to landlords who choose to charge below market rates and own only one rental. I would have to sell my rental if I have to pay relocation fees on top of maintenance, insurance, and property taxes.
3. We should also limit rent increases for people who lived in a property for more than 5 years.
4. Tenant relocation assistance should be increased to 3 months.
5. Two months is plenty of assistance. What justifies increasing more tenant protections other than punishing landlords. Tenants already have enough protections at the city and state level. Enough of the communist agenda.
6. Something not related to relocation is looking in to the companies that charge us (renters) for services like water and garbage on all the extra fees they charge us on top of the rent, thanks.
7. Two months should be sufficient. Rent is very high in this area.
8. Landlords need to show empathy towards current tenants. Rent is absurdly high, so 3 months is the MINIMUM they could offer.
9. I think that no-fault just cause evictions are almost always far more detrimental to the tenants rather than the landlord. It is fair to require three months instead of two months because of how difficult it is to find rental properties in our city. Since the no-fault just cause evictions are solely for the benefit of landlords and unnecessarily punish the tenants, landlords should provide more assistance.
10. The government is overstepping with any requirement that landlords have to give up what is rightly theirs.
11. I didn't even know this was a thing! Please increase awareness in general about this protection and who is eligible!
12. I don't think it's so bad.
13. I recently became the owner of the duplex where I live in. Even though I am not currently subject to the ordinance, I think the ordinance unnecessarily complicates tenant-landlord relationship for small landlords. For example, I can offer my tenant a flexible move-out date. I can notify my tenant that I have other use of the property well in advance and not increase rent.
Such activities, however, will not be considered by the ordinance as act of good will.
Attachment 2