Item 21 - Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinances

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Ordinance No. NS - ____ Page 25 of 44 10) The need for repairs caused by circumstances other than ordinary wear and tear; 11) The amount and quality of Housing Services provided by the Landlord to the Tenants; 12) Compliance with any existing Rental Agreement lawfully entered into between the Landlord and Tenants; and 13) Landlord’s substantial compliance with this Article and applicable housing, health and safety codes. Section 8-3143 – Capital Improvement Petition (a) Effective July 1, 2023, or as modified by resolution of the City Council, a Landlord may submit a Capital Improvement Petition to the Program Administrator in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Division requesting a pass -through cost to the Tenants to cover expenses incurred by the Landlord to complet e Capital Improvements for the Rental Unit pursuant to the following provisions: 1) The Capital Improvement was paid for and completed after November 19, 2021 (the effective date of the first adopted Rent Stabilization Ordinance); 2) The Capital Improvement was paid for and completed prior to the filing of the Capital Improvement Petition; 3) A Capital Improvement Petition must be initiated by the Landlord within two (2) years of completion of the Capital Improvement; 4) A Capital Improvement Petition shall not apply to Rental Units or new Tenants whose initial Rent was established after the Landlord completed the Capital Improvement; 5) The Landlord may not require a Tenant to pay any amount of any cost that is attributable to any period of time that the Tenant was not entitled to use and occupy the Rental Unit; 6) The Landlord may not require a Tenant to pay more than the Tenant’s share of the cost attributable to that Tenant’s Rental Unit that is permitted to be passed through to the Tenant; 7) If the Capital Improvement inures solely to the benefit of one or more of the Rental Units, but to less than all, the surcharge shall be so annualized, but shall be applied and/or prorated only with respect to the one or more Rental Units actually so benefited; 8) Equipment otherwise eligible as a Capital Improvement will not be considered if a “use fee” is charged (i.e. – coin operated washer and dryers); and, 9) Pass through costs for Capital Improvements shall not be considered Rent and shall not be increased when Rent Increases, EXHIBIT 1