2026-006 - Judgement in Case Challenging Rent Stablization & Just Cause Eviction Ordinance

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(b) No later than June 30 each year, beginning with the year 2022, the City shall announce the amount of allowable Rent Increase based on subsection (a) herein, which shall be effective as of September 1 of that year. Section 8-3141 — Reasonable Rate of Return. This ordinance allows for an annual adjustment of Residential Real Property or Mobilehome Space Rent of up to three percent (3%), or eighty (80%) of the change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is less. A Consumer Price Index-based increase is found and determined to provide a just and reasonable return on an Owner's property, and has been adopted to encourage good management, reward efficiency, and discourage the flight of capital, as well as to be commensurate with returns on comparable investments, but not so high as to defeat the purpose of curtailing excessive Rents and rental increases. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, any Owner of Residential Real Property or a Mobilehome Park who contends that the limit on rental increases set forth in Section 8-3140 above will prevent the Owner from receiving a fair and reasonable return on their property may petition for relief from the cap set forth in section 8-3140 pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Division. Section 8-3142 — Fair Return Petition for Rent Increase. (a) A Landlord may submit a Fair Return Petition to the Program Administrator in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Division requesting a Rent Increase in excess of that provided in this Division in order to obtain a fair and reasonable return on the Rental Unit. (b) Standard of Review. All relevant factors shall be considered when evaluating a Fair Return Petition, including, but not limited to, the following: 1) Changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Metropolitan Area published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; 2) The Rent lawfully charged for comparable Rental Units in the City; 3) The length of time since the last determination on a Fair Return Petition, or the last Rent Increase if no previous Fair Return Petition has been made; 4) The completion of any rehabilitation work related to the Rental Unit, and the cost thereof, including materials, labor, construction interest, permit fees, and other items deemed appropriate; 5) Changes in property taxes or other taxes related to the Rental Unit; 6) Changes in the Rent paid by the Landlord for the lease of the Rental Unit; 22 Resolution No. 2026-006 Page 24 of 82