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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2018-08-29 | 6 | Approved Minutes August 29, 2018 Member Friedman said that the landlords did their best to come up with amounts that work for them, and that the Committee should try to keep the tenants happy with their housing, given the history of poor service expressed by many tenants. He said he would support a motion in the range being discussed. Motion and second for an increase of $95 (Member Sullivan-Cheah and Member Friedman). Motion passed 3-1, with Chair Cambra opposed. Chair Cambra expressed confusion of the amount being voted on. Motion and second to reconsider previous motion (Member Sullivan-Cheah and Vice Chair Murray). Motion passed 4-0. Motion and second for a $95 (6.4%) increase (Member Sullivan-Cheah and Vice Chair Murray). Motion passed 4-0. 6-C. CASE 1089 - 2485 Shoreline Dr., Apt. 306 Tenant: Elizabeth Anderman and Alan Anderman Landlords: Joanna Leonard, Randall Kessler, Michael St. John, Andrew Fisher Proposed rent increase: $327.84, effective October 1, 2018, from a base rent of $1,395.00 to a total rent of $1,722.84. Ms. Anderman stated that she misread Form RP-01 and thought the form was asking for the median rent, not that maximum amount that she can pay personally. She said that $1,450 is the most rent she can afford. She said she lived at the property since 2012 and said she is a single mother with multiple emotional or psychological disabilities. She said she felt sexually harassed when a management worker entered her apartment without authorization. She said the same worker made inappropriate comments about her breasts and about her minor son's sexual orientation. She said she made complaints to management many times starting in 2015 about his behavior and they did nothing to address her complaints and concerns. She said the construction workers woke her up frequently, as early as 6:00am, working on the roof. She said management had her car towed the day before Christmas Eve one year, and it cost her $800 to retrieve it. She concluded that management's lack of respect has made her disinclined to work with them. The landlords distributed a written response to the RRAC members and tenants to the statements Ms. Anderman made in her Form RP-01 submission. Member Sullivan-Cheah reflected back Ms. Anderman's concerns. Mr. St. John said that Ms. Anderman does not pay the rent, but her father does, and both she and her father are on the lease. Ms. Anderman said her father helps her pay the rent because she only works part-time and can't pay it all herself. She said her father is retired and has started developing Alzheimer's disease. Page 6 of 9 | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2018-08-29.pdf |