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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2019-02-04 | 7 | Approved Minutes February 4, 2019 Motion and second for a $0.00 increase for March and April 2019, followed by an increase of $50.00 from May 2019 through February 2020 (Chair Murray and Vice Chair Sullivan-Cheah). Motion passed 3-0. 7-C. Case 1200 - 434 Central Ave., Apt. 111 Tenants: Patricia and Apolonio Ramos Landlords: Mayra Mizrachi, Chief Operating Officer; Juan Velazquez, Regional Manager; Veronica Rodriguez, Community Manager Proposed rent increase: $104.00 (5.0%), to a total rent of $2,203.00, effective January 1, 2019 Ms. Ramos stated that they moved into the building in June 2017, and noticed the people that moved in after them were paying less rent for comparable units. She said that they are the highest-paying tenants at the property and their unit was only about 650 square feet. She said they have had cockroaches for over a year and management had not fixed the problem, only putting down two glue sticks which did not help. She said after requesting RRAC review, management installed two more glue sticks and scheduled fumigation for a later date. Ms. Ramos stated that her key to the pool and fitness room did not work for a year, which prevented her and Mr. Ramos from using the facilities during that time. She said she texted management to get a key but management did not provide her with a key until after she requested RRAC review. She told the Committee that they were both on fixed incomes - Mr. Ramos currently received $1,975 monthly from Social Security and she currently received $579 monthly from working, bringing their household income to $2,554 per month. A rent of $2,203, she pointed out, leaves them with $301 to pay the rest of their bills, including PG&E. She added that they also spent $500 per month on medication for Mr. Ramos. Ms. Ramos said they had requested voluntary mediation regarding the rent increase but the landlords refused to mediate. Ms. Rodriguez responded that management evaluated the cockroach problem and determined that the glue sticks were sufficient to treat the problem and did not know the problem was ongoing. She added that she provided the tenants with a key to the fitness room and pool shortly after they had requested one. She said that management had offered move-in specials to some new tenants which may account for the differences some tenants were paying versus others. Mr. Ramos disclosed additional maintenance and service concerns - a lack of insulated windows, a leaking door, old appliances, and no microwave. He said that adjacent apartments pay less for even though they have new appliances and microwaves. Ms. Mizrachi said she was not aware that the unit was not renovated and she would like to learn more about why their unit did not seem to be renovated after the hearing. | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2019-02-04.pdf |