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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2019-06-03 | 7 | Approved Minutes June 3, 2019 Mr. Taylor said he was the only member of the household working and thought there should be no increase in rent. Ms. Suk replied that she thought the work done on the building recently justified the requested increase amount. Ms. Harper said the laundry machines were prone to breaking, and the gym was not up to par. Mr. Taylor said he pays about 60% of his income toward rent. Ms. Suk said she would accept an increase of $50.00 and Mr. Taylor and Ms. Harper agreed to the $50.00 increase with a one-year lease, effective June 23, 2019. 7-E. Case RI1285 - 901 Central Ave., Apt. B Tenant: Salem Boussadia Landlord: Jose Cerda-Zein Proposed rent increase: $89.00 (5.0%), to a total rent of $1,874.00, effective June 1, 2019 Mr. Boussadia said he lost his job three months ago and his wife is the only household member working right now. He said he was having trouble scheduling some job opportunities that had come his way. He said he and his wife have two minor children, and his wife is a medical assistant. Concerning the unit, he said that the windows were old, the floors creaked, and they could not afford 5% increases each year. Mr. Cerda-Zein said this property was a recent acquisition for his management company, but he did not believe there were any outstanding maintenance issues, as several had been remedied in the past year. He said they had requested a 5% increase in December 2018 but withdrew it to fix additional things and to give the tenants additional time to prepare for the increase. He shared that the average rent for a two- bedroom unit in Alameda was $2,600.00 per month. Mr. Boussadia said the unit did not insulate noise and they recently discovered a water leak. Mr. Cerda-Zein responded that he had not been made aware of the water leak, but if a tenant makes a complaint, their policy is to respond within three business days. Vice Chair Sullivan-Cheah asked Mr. Boussadia if he had any job leads and he replied he did not currently. Vice Chair Sullivan-Cheah asked how much of their household income went toward rent and he replied that about 85% of their income went toward rent, adding that he needed to find a job as soon as possible. Mr. Cerda-Zein said he thought the requested amount was fair and the owner wanted to implement it before the City Council passed further legislation restricting rent increases. He said the owner depends on income from the property and was losing money on another vacant commercial unit he owns. | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2019-06-03.pdf |