Resolution 15583CITY OF ALAMED RESOLUTION NO. 15583
ESTABLISHING RELOCATION PAYMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE CITY OF ALAMEDA'S RENT CONTROL ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Alameda has adopted an Ordinance
concerning Rent Control, Limitations on Evictions and Relocation Payments for certain
displaced tenants; and
WHEREAS, the Ordinance requires landlords seeking to recover possession of
rental units under certain subsections of Section 6-58.80 of the Ordinance, and requires
landlords who have served Rent Relocation Increases and thereafter the tenant vacates
the rental unit, to make relocation payments to "Eligible Tenants" in amounts to be
determined by the City Council through resolution; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 7060.1(c) authorizes local governments to
mitigate any adverse impact resulting from tenants being permanently displaced from
their homes through no fault of their own; and
WHEREAS, judicial decisions interpreting section 7060.1(c) consistently authorize
monetary payments as a form of mitigation for displaced tenants; and
WHEREAS, the temporary and permanent relocation benefits are vital to Alameda
tenants, especially to those who must vacate their homes through no fault of their own,
and such benefits are consistent with section 7060.1 and decisional precedents; and
WHEREAS, relocation benefits must be sufficient in amount to reasonably mitigate
the multitude of adverse impacts faced by tenants being permanently or temporarily
displaced from their homes through no fault of their own; and
WHEREAS, certain households, such as households with a Senior Adult, a person
who has a disability and/or a household with one or more minor child, have a need for an
increased relocation payment because finding alternative, permanent housing is more
limited; and
WHEREAS, tenants who are temporarily displaced due to a governmental order
to vacate their rental units or other justifiable reasons as provided in the Ordinance have
an immediate need for financial assistance in order to provide for housing, meals and the
like; and
WHEREAS, requiring landlords to provide such relocation payments will help
mitigate the challenges faced by tenants who must vacate a rental unit through no fault
of their own; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the relocation payments
set forth in the attached Schedule of Relocation Payments reflects Fair Market Rents
associated with permanent relocation in Alameda and market rates for costs associated
with temporary relocations in Alameda; and
WHEREAS, these permanent and temporary relocation benefits are reasonably
necessary and do not impose a prohibitive price on landlords' right to exit the rental
housing business.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of the City of
Alameda as follows:
Section 1: The City Council adopts and approves the attached Relocation Payment
Schedule (Exhibit A).
Section 2. All permanent and temporary relocation payments, including Rent Differential
Payments, shall be adjusted annually for inflation by the percentage change in the rent of
primary residence component of the CPI -W Index for the San Francisco -Oakland -
Hayward area published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, commencing on July 1, 2020 and on July 1 st of each year thereafter.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thereafter
the same shall be in full force and effect.
EXHIBIT A
RELOCATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Permanent Relocation Payment
Rental Unit
Base Amount
Qualified Tenant
Household Amount
Studio
$5,782
$7,472
1 bedroom
$6,494
$8,542
2 bedrooms
$7,502
$10,024
3 bedrooms
$9,420
$12,930
4+ bedrooms
$11,008
$15,313
A Qualified Tenant Household is defined in Section 6-58.15 FF of the Alameda
Municipal Code.
The Relocation Payment will be distributed on a pro -rata basis to each Eligible Tenant.
Temporary Relocation Payment
Per Diem Description
Amount
Term s
Hotel or Motel
Meal Ex enses
$335
$64
per day
per day
per household
per person
Laundry
$1
per da per
household
Pets
$85/Dog
$50/Cat
per day/per animal
er day/per animal
Applicable temporary relocation amounts shall be, calculated on a daily basis and paid
at least on a weekly basis. A tenant continues to pay rent to the Landlord while
receiving temporary relocation payments.
The hotel/motel portion shall be distributed on a pro -rata basis to each Eligible Tenant.
The meal portion shall be distributed to each person in the displaced household.
Rent Differential Payment
The Rent Differential Payment is calculated by subtracting the lawful rent the tenant is
paying at the time the tenant vacated the rental unit from the Fair Market Rent, as set
forth below, based on the number of bedrooms in the rental unit from which the tenant
has been displaced.
Studio $1409
1 bedroom $1706
2 bedrooms $2126
3 bedrooms
4+ bedrooms
7
The Rent Differential Payment will be distributed on a pro -rata basis to each Eligible
Tenant.
An Eligible Tenant receiving a Rent Differential Payment shall not pay rent to the
landlord.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting
assembled on this 3rd day of September 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Knox White, Oddie, Vella and Mayor Ezzy
Ashcraft — 4.
NOES: Councilmember Daysog — 1.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said
City this 4th day of September 2019.
Lara Weisiger, City Clt,.r
City of Alameda
Approved as to form:
Yibin Sh , City Attorney
City of Aameda