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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2016-12-05 | 6 | Approved Minutes December 5, 2016 7-I. Case 596 - 1334 Fernside Blvd. Proposed Rent Increase: $880.00 (28.4%), effective February 1, 2017 No review. Prior to the RRAC meeting, the tenant submitted paperwork to vacate the unit and the landlord submitted paperwork that the rent increase had been rescinded. 7-J. Case 598 - 1537 Schiller St., Unit C Proposed Rent Increase: $120.00 (10.0%), effective January 1, 2017 No review. Prior to the RRAC meeting, the tenant and landlord agreed to a rent increase between 5-10%. 7-K. Case 599 - 2224 Encinal Ave. Tenant/public speaker: Rachael Bigelow, Emily Casey, Rose Wantugu Landlord/public speaker: Elisabeth Middelberg Proposed rent increase: $194.00 (9.2%), effective date delayed until RRAC review Staff noted that a rent increase in December 2015 was not in compliance with the City's Urgency Ordinance no. 3140 (later amended with Ordinance no. 3143), which imposed a temporary moratorium on rent increases of 8% or more from November 5, 2016 to March 30, 2016. This limited the December 2015 rent increase to $156.00. As such, the current base rent cannot exceed $2,106.00. Documentation was submitted to the Program Administrator that the additional collected rent has been credited to the tenant. The tenants, Rachael Bigelow, Emily Casey, Rose Wantugu, stated that the maximum reasonable rent increase would be $39.00 (1.9%). Tenants stated that they received a rent increase of 10.0% (corrected to 8%) in December 2015 and the landlord's proposal to again raise rent near 10% poses a financial burden to them. Tenants also emphasized that comparing their rent to market rate missed the fact that their unit was not comparable in amenities to many other units. They stated that aside from window and refrigerator replacement, there have not been improvements to the unit warranting a rent increase. They stated that the landlord's upkeep on the ground floor unit does not benefit their unit. Tenants also noted that property taxes for Ms. Middelberg have decreased. Elisabeth Middelberg, the landlord, stated she offered a rent increase of 7.5% earlier that day. She stated that she considers the current rent to be below the market rate, especially with parking and garbage included in the rent. She explained that the tenants' unit benefits from improvements to the unit below, such plumbing maintenance, pest control and upgraded parking availability. She also explained that overall costs have increased, including property taxes, maintenance costs, and repairs needed on the ground floor unit. Page 6 of 7 | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2016-12-05.pdf |