This Chapter shall be known as the "Rent Review Ordinance."
Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Chapter shall have the following meanings:
means the rental amount, including any amount paid to the landlord for parking, storage, utilities, water, garbage or any other fee or charge associated with a residential property required to be paid by the tenant to the landlord in the month immediately preceding the effective date of the rent increase.
means the Rent Review Board, as defined in this section.
means the City of San Leandro.
means the City Manager of the City of San Leandro, or designated representative.
means the Director of the Community Development Department of the City of San Leandro, or designated representative.
means the City Council of the City of San Leandro.
means any person, partnership, corporation, or other business entity offering for rent or lease any residential property in the City. "Landlord" shall include the agent or representative of the landlord, provided that such agent or representative shall have full authority to answer for the landlord and enter into binding agreements on the landlord's behalf.
means a person who participates in the rent review program of this Chapter or his or her agent or representative.
means a billing system paid to a third party that allocates the property's actual utility bill to the tenant based on an occupant factor, square footage factor, or any other similar factors.
means a fixed periodic compensation paid by a tenant at fixed intervals to a landlord for the possession and use of residential property, including any amount paid to the landlord for parking, storage, utilities, water, garbage, or any other fee or charge associated with the tenancy. Additionally, rent includes costs associated with the initial conversion to a ratio utility billing system.
means any upward adjustment of the rent from the base rent amount. Rent increase includes costs associated with the initial conversion to a ratio utility billing system.
means the board established under Article 4 of Chapter 1-3 of this Code.
means any housing unit offered for rent or lease in the City, provided that such housing unit is in a parcel that contains two or more tenant-occupied housing units, and mobile homes. Mobile homes are subject to this Chapter only if a tenant rents the mobile housing unit itself.
means any person having the legal responsibility for the payment of rent for residential property in the City. "Tenant" shall include the agent or representative of the tenant, provided that such agent or representative shall have full authority to answer for the tenant and enter into binding agreements on the tenant's behalf.