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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2018-08-29 | 4 | Approved Minutes August 29, 2018 for his family, as they are considered low-income in this community. He said that part of the purpose of the Ordinance was meant to keep low-income people in the community. He said $100 would be the maximum amount of increase he would support, acknowledging that the landlords could come back next year and request another increase. Vice Chair Murray responded that she did not mean to say that amount was an insubstantial amount of money, and added that the landlords also had expenses. She said, for example, that as a landlord she has heavy debts to keep her properties running that constrain her income. She said the Ordinance also asks the Committee to balance both sides' interests. She proposed a $100 per month increase. Chair Cambra said he was a little uncomfortable with a $100 increase, and would want it to be a little less to give the tenants time to adjust. Motion and second for a $100 increase (Vice Chair Murray and Member Sullivan-Cheah). Motion failed 2-2. Motion and second for a $90 (6.5%) increase (Member Sullivan-Cheah and Chair Cambra). Motion passed 4-0. 6-B. CASE 1087 - 2485 Shoreline Dr., Apt. 111 Tenant: Karen Walters Landlords: Joanna Leonard, Randall Kessler, Michael St. John, Andrew Fisher Proposed rent increase: $337.06, effective October 1, 2018, from a base rent of $1,495.00 to a total rent of $1,832.06. Ms. Walters said she paid rent throughout the construction project, although for a couple months she paid $200 less as compensation for the inconveniences caused by the work. She said she works part-time, in the evening, and does not get home until 10:00 p.m. or midnight and the construction workers would start working as early as 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and would wake her up when she needed sleep. She added that the workers would "gawk" into her apartment and she doesn't feel any increase is warranted. She said she's lived in Alameda most of her life and moving out of the city would be a hardship for her. She said she's on a fixed income combined of social security, retirement savings, and income from her part-time job. She said she could afford a small increase but would probably have to pick up extra shifts at work if she could. She said she should not be liable for the costs of maintenance that was neglected over the years, and doesn't believe she should have to pay interest on the financing the landlords obtained to do the construction work. She added that she believes the construction workers were incompetent and made more problems than they should have, inducing extra costs. Page 4 of 9 | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2018-08-29.pdf |