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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2018-10-01 | 2 | Approved Minutes October 1, 2018 6-B. CASE 1084 - 2485 Shoreline Dr., Apt. 204 Tenant: Yolande Perry Landlords: Randall Kessler, Andrew Fisher, Asia Hawkins Proposed rent increase: $290.85 (20.4%), effective October 1, 2018 Mr. Kessler asked if there was a quorum of Committee members and how many votes would be needed in order for a motion to carry. The Committee and City Attorney staff informed the parties that three members made a quorum and that all three members present would have to vote the same way for any motion to pass. Mr. Fisher told the Committee that the landlords will have spent a total of $5.5 million dollars in work that went into fixing, maintaining, and improving the building, including financing and losses. He said that management came to the rent increase amounts they did after evaluating how to fairly spread the costs out to the tenants without imposing financial hardships. Ms. Perry said that the increase request posed a financial hardship for her. She said that she was paying into a mandatory retirement plan at work, although she would never be able to retire, and also had increased medical expenses. She said she could afford an increase of $75 to $85. She said there was a laundry room next door to her unit that made noise in her unit late into the night. Member Sullivan-Cheah asked her if she received a rent abatement during the construction and she said had not, but they gave her a $100 rent abatement for use of a parking space that she did not use for four months. Ms. Perry said she would like a new carpet and new kitchen appliances. Member Griffiths asked her what a $135 increase would mean for her, and Ms. Perry said she did not think she could afford her health plan if her rent were increased that much. Vice Chair Murray asked what she did for work, and Ms. Perry said she was a case manager working for the State of California. Vice Chair Murray asked if she received pay increases at work, and Ms. Perry said she did, but the increases were already allocated to paying other increased expenses. Member Sullivan-Cheah asked Ms. Hawkins how much this type of unit rents for at market rate and she said she had recently rented a comparable unit for $2,395 per month. Member Sullivan-Cheah asked Ms. Perry if she used the parking spot that came with her unit and she said she did not. Member Sullivan-Cheah asked if management would be interested in asking for less of an increase if Ms. Perry gave up her parking spot so that management could rent it to Page 2 of 7 | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2018-10-01.pdf |