...Title
Amendment to the Apartment Rent Ordinance Due to COVID-19 Pandemic to Allow a Temporary Reduction of Rent. - RECOMMEND DEFERRAL
...Recommendations
Approve an ordinance amending the Apartment Rent Ordinance, Chapter 17.23 of Title 17 of the San José Municipal Code to provide the following:
(a) Landlords who enter into reduced rent agreements with their tenants pursuant to the COVID-19 Rent Increase Moratorium Ordinance, Ordinance No. 30405, may base their Annual General Increase upon the previously-charged rent amount and not on the monthly rent charged under those reduced rent agreements executed pursuant to the COVID-19 Rent Increase Moratorium;
(b) This amendment will be effective for twelve months after expiration of the COVID-19 Rent Increase Moratorium.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Housing)
[Rules Committee referral 5/6/2020 - Item A.1.a]
RECOMMEND DEFERRAL TO 5/19/2020 PER ADMINISTRATION