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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />6 6 <br />Sources: City Ordinances, May 2022; Zoom Interviews of Sample Jurisdictions conducted in May and June 2022 <br /> <br />Program Design Recommendations <br />The City should consider the following as part of their long-term implementation of the RSO and JCEO <br />programs: <br /> <br />1. Create a Rental Housing Board – Currently, the City does not have a Rental Housing Board. <br />All Sample Jurisdictions with an ordinance that was approved by their City Council appoint <br />members to the Rental Housing Board. Half of the Sample Jurisdictions boards are appointed <br />by the Mayor and the other half by City Council. These appointees are typically required to be <br />stakeholders in their respective jurisdiction’s residential rental market and are required by city <br />code to be equally balanced between landlords and tenants. The standard size of these boards <br />range between five (5) to nine (9) members with a median of five (5). The City will need to <br />determine if the Mayor or City Council will appoint members to the board. <br /> <br />Across all Sample Jurisdictions, the rent boards typically preside over hearings and appeals, monitor <br />compliance with the ordinances through differing methods, and make recommendations for pertinent <br />changes to the regulations regarding the ordinance(s). The City’s RSO currently gives the City Manager <br />or designee the authority to approve or deny fair return petitions or any other matters. By creating a <br />Rental Housing Board, a board composed of representatives from the community would hear all <br />appeals of decisions made by the authorized designee. Staff would review petition materials, analyze <br />information, and prepare staff reports that would be used by the Rental Housing Board to make a <br />determination. Any changes to the RSO or JCEO ordinances would remain with the City Council along <br />with the financial oversight. <br />Rental Registry and Fee <br />A rental registry is a database where landlords register rental properties, update rental unit information, <br />update tenancy information, and pay annual rent registration fees as may be required by RSO and/or <br />JCEO programs. Most systems also allow landlords and tenants to file and submit required <br />documentation and verify coverage under the programs. Rental registries allow tenants, landlords and <br />West Hollywood Rent Stabilization <br />Commission <br />7 members who shall be <br />residents of the city. <br /> Each member of the <br />City Council shall <br />appoint one member <br />of the Commission. <br /> The Council as a <br />whole will appoint <br />the remaining two <br />members. <br /> <br /> Responsible for <br />promulgating policies, <br />rules, forms, or regulations <br />found necessary to <br />implement the program <br /> Hear all appeals of <br />decisions by a hearing <br />examiner <br /> Submit an annual written <br />report to the City Council <br />describing its activities. <br /> Evaluate and make <br />recommendations to the <br />City Council relative to the <br />city’s rent stabilization <br />policies. <br />