4.11 20-0228 Subject: Tenant Protection, Just Cause, & Rent Ordinance Amendments From: City Attorney Parker, Councilmembers Bas And Pro Tem Kalb Recommendation: Adopt A An Ordinance Amending Chapter 8.22 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (Residential Rent Adjustments And Evictions) To (1) Limit The Maximum Rent Increase In Any One Year To Conform To State Law; (2) Add Failure To Pay Required Relocation Benefits As A Defense To Eviction; (3) Prohibit Evictions Based On Unilaterally Imposed Changes To Terms Of Tenancy; (4) Add The Right To Replace Roommates To The Definition Of Housing Services; And (5) Strengthen Tenants' Rights And Their Enforcement Under The Tenant Protection Ordinance; On The March 10, 2020 Community And Economic Development Committee - City of Oakland

Meeting: *Rules & Legislation Committee on 2020-02-20 10:45 AM

Meeting Time: February 20, 2020 at 10:45am PST

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4.11 20-0228 Subject: Tenant Protection, Just Cause, & Rent Ordinance Amendments From: City Attorney Parker, Councilmembers Bas And Pro Tem Kalb Recommendation: Adopt A An Ordinance Amending Chapter 8.22 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (Residential Rent Adjustments And Evictions) To (1) Limit The Maximum Rent Increase In Any One Year To Conform To State Law; (2) Add Failure To Pay Required Relocation Benefits As A Defense To Eviction; (3) Prohibit Evictions Based On Unilaterally Imposed Changes To Terms Of Tenancy; (4) Add The Right To Replace Roommates To The Definition Of Housing Services; And (5) Strengthen Tenants' Rights And Their Enforcement Under The Tenant Protection Ordinance; On The March 10, 2020 Community And Economic Development Committee