Item 16 - Affirmation and/or Amendment of Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance

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Ordinance No. NS - ____ Page 32 of 43 (g) The Mediator and/or Program Administrator shall provide documentation and translation services in the language that the Owner and Tenant used to negotiate the terms of the Tenancy (e.g., Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean), as well as English. Section 8-3147 – Exemptions. (a) Pursuant to the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, the provisions of this ordinance regulating the amount of Rent that a Residential Real Property Owner may charge shall not apply to the following: any Residential Real Property that has a certificate of occupancy issued after February 1, 1995 (California Civil Code section 1954.52(a)(1)); and, any other provisions of the Costa -Hawkins Rental Housing Act addressing exemptions, as applicable. (b) Pursuant to the Mobilehome Residency Law, the provisions of this ordinance regulating the amount of Rent that a Mobilehome Park Owner may charge for a Mobilehome Space shall not apply to the following: any Mobilehome Space subject to a long term (more than one year) Rental Agreement (California Civil Code section 798.17); any newly constructed Mobilehome Space first offered for rent on or after January 1, 1990 (California Civil Code section 798.45); Mobilehomes not being used as a person’s primary residence that are not being leased to someone else (California Civil Code section 798.21); and, any other provisions of the Mobilehome Resid ency Law addressing exemptions, as applicable. (c) Pursuant to the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, Civil Code section 1947.12(d), the provisions of this ordinance regulating the amount of Rent that a Residential Real Property Owner may charge shall not apply to the following: (1) Housing restricted by deed, regulatory restriction contained in an agreement with a government agency, or other recorded document as affordable housing for persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, or subject to an agreement that provides housing subsidies for affordable housing for persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code or comparable federal statutes. (2) Dormitories owned and operated by an institution of higher education or a kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, school. (3) Housing that has been issued a certificate of occupancy within the previous 15 years.