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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2019-05-15 | 3 | Approved Minutes May 15, 2019 Member Chiu commented that he could appreciate the pressures the tenants were facing, and added that he was not sure if their situation was in the realm of extreme hardship the Committee had seen in other cases. He said that he thought an increase of 10% was significant and was inclined to support an increase between five and 10 percent. Vice Chair Sullivan-Cheah said he did not doubt the tenants' hardship, and acknowledged Mr. Rumy's ability to work and maintain a 3.9 GPA. He noted that the requested increase would amount to an extra $50.00 per person per month, and said that he himself would struggle to pay that much of an increase. He also noted that the request to bring the rent to $2,182.00 was still below the market rate the landlord had indicated they obtained for similar two-bedroom units. Member Chiu said he would support an increase of about $140.00, which would amount to $35.00 per tenant per month. Motion and second for an increase of $140.00 to a total rent of $2,124.00, effective June 1, 2019, with a $0.00 increase for March, April, and May 2019 (Member Chiu and Vice Chair Sullivan-Cheah). Motion passed 3-0. 7-B. Case RI1252.1 - 1825 Poggi St., Apt. A109 Tenant: Rienzie Espana Landlords: Andy King and Shahzad Raufi Proposed rent increase: $139.00 (11.1%), to a total rent of $1,386.00, effective June 1, 2019 Staff clarified that the current, valid base rent was $1,247.00. Mr. King said this was the first rent increase the current landlord was requesting at this one-bedroom unit. He said that the current owner cured deficiencies in increases imposed by the prior owner and refunded increase amounts collected under those increases. He said the last three comparable units rented for around $2,300.00 to $2,400.00. Mr. Espana said he worked at an airport and made $13.00 per hour. He said his wife works part-time and they have a baby. He said they could not afford increases of 10% per year, but he thought 5% per year or 10% every two or three years would be reasonable. Mr. King responded that he thought it was unreasonable for an employer to expect an employee to be able to live on $13.00 per hour. Member Chiu asked Mr. Espana how long he had been at his current job and he said he has had the job for seven years. Member Chiu asked if he received any increase in | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2019-05-15.pdf |