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CityCouncil | 2014-07-15 | 22 | comments to me over the past year that indicate that he does not like my home daycare business. He also has said that he wants market rate rent for my unit. However, it is also noteworthy to mention that in the entire time I've lived here, he has not made any improvements and there are a number of problems. Such as, dry-rotted front porch and steps, dry-rot fence, chipping house paint, hole in my ceiling and water damage due to upstairs leak, leaking roof and mold. Neighbor across hall just had rent increased $ 500.00 a month. I will be next but can't afford it & can't find safe space for cheaper so I will leave East Bay. Afraid of spike increase when my lease is up. Pet rules are changing and I have a working relationship w/ dogs. I am concerned about increasing pet rent. Being Evicted because of Renovation As units become filled, mgmt feels it can raise rents (supply and demand) to 'what the mrkt will bear' I lived previously on San Jose Avenue in a townhouse where my rent was raised $100.00 a month yearly from $950.00 to $1800.00 with no repairs done. Now where I live nothing is repaired cleaned up, or fixed yet landlord is taking another increase. I pay 50 percent of my monthly income to rent. Although I receive rental assistance from the Housing Authority, the owners seem to be feel like they can increase the rent as much as they want. The housing authority doesn't advocate against this - their attitude is either pay the increase or move. The reason I am on housing is because of low-income so picking up and moving is not financially an option. We need someone who can help fight for our rights. I think they are going to do major repair on my unit but won't give me any information. Something funny is happening at my apartment. I live in a Victorian house split into 4 units. Upstairs one unit became vacant the other was not. The owners gave the non-vacant unit resident (who has lived here 10 years) a month and half to move claiming his son was going to take the apartment. A month after that he put a sign on my door saying that he would be entering with an inspector to prepare for major renovations. I called him and asked him to give me more information and he emailed me and said he didn't have any yet. I was home when they came and I asked again and he said they were going to take the ceilings off and raise them ""soon."" I said what does that mean? He said I will tell you later. The 10 year evicted tenant said he thought the owner was going to add a third floor. I am on the bottom not the second where everyone has been evicted or vacated. This property belongs to XXX. I was raised in Alameda, left the area for school and came back. I have moved in here last November. Less than a year and I have a year lease. I don't see how I can live here if they are raising the ceiling. I have no information other than that and that it is happening soon. There is an engineer coming by. I certainly do not want to be stuck with only a month and half to move in this market. Can they claim their son is moving in to evict tenants and then have him move in and out to make repairs? XXX Please advise on what I can do to get more real information and where I can learn about my rights." Rent Survey for City of Alameda - Summary of Survey Results as of July, 15, 2015 4 www.RenewedHopeHousing.org RenewedHopeHousing@gmail.com Laura Thomas (510)522-8901 | CityCouncil/2014-07-15.pdf |