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2 2
RENT
ADJUSTMENT
PROG RAM
TOPROVIDEASET
DATEFOR
IMPLEMENTING
THECONSUMERPRICEINDEX
CPI
BASED
RENTADJUSTMENT
AND
NEW
PROCEDURESFORRENTAL
PROPERTY
OWNERS
TO
OBTAIN
ACERTIFICATE
OF
EXEMPTION
Whereas
theRent
Adjustment
Ordi nanceOM
C
Chap
82 2 doesnot havea
fi xed
date
for
applyi ng
the
annual
general
CPI based rent
i ncreaseand thi shascreated
confusi on
among
landlordsand
tenants
ali ke
as
to
when
landlords
can
i mplement
the
annual
rent i ncrease and
Whereas
landlords
presently
may
not
peti ti on
theRent
Adjustment
Program
fora
determi nati on
of
thestatusof
thei r
rental
uni ts
as
exempt
ornot
and
may
only
seek
a
determi nati on
asto
the
exempt
statusof
thei runi tsi n
response
toatenant
peti ti on
contesti ng
arent i ncrease
and
Whereas i t
i si nthei nterestsofbothlandlords
and tenants
ali ketocreate
an
effecti ve
mechani sm
to
ascertai n
the
statusof
auni ttoberented
as
exempt
or not
exempt
from
appli cati on
of
rent controlsso
that
both
parti es
know
whetherthe
rental uni ti scovered
when
they
enter
i ntorental
agreements
and
Whereas the
Housi ng
Resi denti al
Rent
and
Relocati on
Board i s
charged
wi th
recommendi ng
changes
to
the
Ordi nance
and
Regulati ons
and
Whereas theRent Board
recei ved
publi ci nput
from both
landlord
and tenant
organi zati ons
on
proposed
amendments
tothe
Rent
Adjustment
Ordi nancefor
setti ng
a
date
to
i mplement
the
annual CPI
Adjustment
and
forcerti fi catesof
exempti on
and
the
Rent
Board
unani mously
recommended
these
changes
now therefore
THECITYCOUNCIL
OFTHECITY
OF
OAKLANDDOES
ORDAINASFOLLOWS
1
Secti on
1
Chapter
8 2 2 of the
Oakland
Muni ci pal
Code Rent
Adjustment
Ordi nance i s
hereby
amended toread as
follows
8
2 2 030
Exempti ons
B
Exempti on
Procedures
1
Certi fi cate
of
Exempti on
a ACerti fi cateof
Exempti on
i sadetermi nati on
by
theRent
Adjustment Program
that
a
dwelli ng
uni t oruni ts
quali fy
for
an
exempti on
and
therefore are
not
Covered
Uni ts AnOwner
mav
obtai naCerti fi cate
of
Exempti on
by
c1ai mi no and provi no
an
exempti on
i n
response
to
aTenant peti ti on
or
by peti ti oni no
theRent
Adi ustment
Proqram
for
suchexempti on
A
Certi fi cate
of
Exempti onmay
be
oranted onlv
for
dwelli no
uni tsthat are
permanently
exempt
from theRent
Adi ustment
Ordi nanceasnewconstructi on
substanti al
rehabi li tati on
or
bv
statelaw Costa
Hawki ns
b
For
purposes
of obtai ni nq
aCerti fi cate
of
Exempti onor
respondi ng
toa
Tenant
peti ti onby clai mi ng
an
exempti on
from
Chapter
8
2 2
Arti cleI theburden
of
provi ng
and
produci ng
evi dence
forthe
exempti on
i sontheOwnerACerti fi cateof
Exempti on
i safi nal
determi nati onof
exempti on
absent fraud ormi stake
c
Ti mely
submi ssi on
of
a
Certi fi cateof
Exempti on
previ ously granted
i n
response
toa
peti ti on
shall
result
i ndi smi ssal
of
the
peti ti on
absent
proof
offraud or
mi stake
regardi ng
the
granti ng
oftheCerti fi cate The
burdenof
provi ng
such
fraud or
mi stake
i sontheTenant
2
Exempti ons
for
Substanti ally
Rehabi li tated
Bui ldi ngs
a
In
orderto
obtai n
an
exempti on
based
on
substanti al
rehabi li tati on an
Owner
must
have
spent
a
mi ni mum
of
fi fty
50
percent
of
the
average
basi c
cost
for
new
constructi on
forarehabi li tati on
project
b The
average
basi ccost fornewconstructi onshall bedetermi ned
usi ng
tables
i ssued
by
theChi ef
Bui ldi ng Inspector
appli cable
forthe
ti me
peri od
whenthe
Substanti al
Rehabi li tati on
was
completed
Secti on2
Chapter
8
2 2 070 B 4 oftheOakland
Muni ci pal
Code Rent
Adjustment
Ordi nance
i s
hereby
amended toread asfollows
2
4 Effecti ve Date
of
CPI
Rent
Adjustments
An Owner
may
noti ce a Rent
i ncrease
for
a CPI
Rent
Adjustment
on tt le fi rst
day
of tho month
so
that
the
Rent
i ncrease i s effecti ve
duri n
the peri od
from
July
1
followi ng
the Rent
Adjustment Program
s announcement of
the annual CPI Rent
Adjustment fef
that
year
or
suffi ci ently
i n ad lanco
of
the
Tonant
s
nni vOfcary
Dateto
comply
i thstatela
Cali forni a
Ci vi l Code 82 7
whi st levor i slater
throu
hJune30
of
thenext
year
TheRent i ncrease
noti ce
must comply
wi thstatelaw and take
effect onorafter
the
Tenant sAnni versary
Date
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1 6
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NOTICE
DIG EST
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING
OMC CHAPTER 8
2 2 RENT
ADJUSTMENT
PROG RAM
TO PROVIDE A
SET DATEFOR
IMPLEMENTING
THE
CONSUMERPRICE
INDEX CPI BASED
RENT ADJUSTMENT
AND
NEWPROCEDURES
FOR
RENTAL
PROPERTY
OWNERS TO
OBTAIN A
CERTIFICATE OF
EXEMPTION
Adopti on
ofthi sordi nance
wi ll amend
Chapter
8 2 2
ofthe
Oakland
Muni ci pal
Codeto
provi de
aset
datefor ownerstonoti cearent
i ncreasefor
a
Consumer
Pri ceIndex SPI
rent
adjustment
and amend
procedures
by
whi ch
quali fi ed
owners
may
obtai n
a
Certi fi cate
of
Exempti on
from
theRent
Adjustment
Ordi nance