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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2016-08-01 | 1 | Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Rent Review Advisory Committee Wednesday, August 1, 2016 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m. Present were: Acting Chair Sullivan-SariƱana; and Members Griffiths, Friedman, Landess, and Schrader. Absent: None Vacancy: None RRAC staff: Jonathan Standifer 2. AGENDA CHANGES (None) 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS a. The Chair invited Angie Watson-Hajjem of ECHO Housing to speak about ECHO's fair housing and tenant/landlord mediation services. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Approval of the Minutes of the July 6, 2016 Meeting Approved by unanimous consent. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (None) 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Case 409 - 132 Keil Bay. The case was canceled because the tenant and landlord reached an agreement prior to the RRAC meeting for an increase in an amount greater than 10%. b. Case 417 - 1219 Central Avenue #B Tenant/public speaker: Cynthia Cooper Landlord/public speaker: Karin Mesterhazy Ms. Cooper stated that an increase of 10% is excessive. She explained that since 2007 the rent has been increase by 36.3%. Ms. Cooper also explained that there are maintenance concerns in the common areas. Ms. Mesterhazy stated that the rent increase is justified due to increases in expenses including mortgage payments, property taxes, utilities, liability expenses and building management fees since she now lives out of state. Following discussion, Ms. Cooper and Ms. Mesterhazy came to an agreement of a rent increase of $61.25 (4.9%), effective August 1, 2016 and an additional deferred increase of $61.25 (4.9%) effective January 1, 2017 for a total rent of $1,349. The Committee made a recommendation to uphold the agreement. Motion and second (Friedman and Griffiths) and unanimous for the tenant and landlord agreement. Page 1 of 4 | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2016-08-01.pdf |