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CityCouncil | 2016-02-02 | 22 | Stated rent control is unfair for small mom and pop landlords: Margaret Tong, Landlord. Stated rent control is not fair to landlords, it favors the tenants: Mimi Rohr. Urged Council to look elsewhere for solutions; stated landlords have a lot of expenses: Lejla, Landlord. Stated he does not evict rent paying tenants; he is opposed to rent control: Daniel Lee, Bay Area Homeowners Network (BAHN). Councilmember Daysog left the dais at 12:36 a.m. and returned at 12:38 a.m. *** Stated that she opposes rent control; landlords have a lot of expenses; she does work on her property to keep costs down: Susan Gao, BAHN. Stated his tenant makes more money than he does; urged Council to consider all of the elements, not just the tenants: Stephen Shi, Landlord. Stated tenants are fearful of speaking to the RRAC for fear of retaliation; urged Council to use a semi-private mediation process instead of RRAC: Jeff Cambra, Alameda. Stated mom and pop landlords will be the most impacted from the ordinance; property values would go down from the ordinance; relocation assistance should be means tested: Karen Bey, Alameda. Stated data collection needs to be for all types of units: John Klein, ARC. Stated rent control creates tension with landlords and tenants: Rita Hui, Landlord. Urged Council to put a cap on rent increases; stated 65% of the Bay Area CPI is acceptable: Maria Dominguez, ARC. Provided and read a handout which provided stories of four renters: Denny, Jillian, Maria and Seana: Monty Heying. Urged Council to give exemptions only to owner occupied parcels: Brian McGuire, Alameda. The Community Development Director stated there was a question regarding whether Council wanted to offer one year leases to in place tenants, which is staff's recommendation. Councilmember Daysog inquired if the requirement is done in other cities, to which the Community Development Director responded several cities, including Palo Alto and Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 21 February 2, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-02-02.pdf |