Ord 1584 - URGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER.24 OF THE TOWN CODE AS RECOMMENDED BY RENT ADVISORY COMMITTEEORDINANCE NO: ' '1584
URGENCY
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER.24 OF THE TOWN CODE
AS RECOMMENDED BY RENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Town Council of Los Gatos hereby ORDAINS:
SECTION'l.
Section 24.20.015 of the Town Code is amended to read as follows:
" Sec. 24.20.015 Refital unit
A "rental unit" is any building or part of a building which is used for
residence, or land which is used for a mobilehome space, and which is rented to a
tenant as a dwelling place, except:
(1) Rental units, located in a building or group of buildings on the
same premises, containing two or fewer dwelling -units;
(2) A roam in an owner - occupied dwelling where under the lease provisions
the tenant does not have the substantially exclusive use of a kitchen,
(3) A single house, condominium unit or planned development (Business
and Professions Code Section 11003.0) unit;
(4) A hotel room or similar accommodation ordinarily let for occupancy
by the same tenant for periods of less than fifteen days;
(5) A hospital room, skilled nursing facility or similar .accomodation
where the main factor in the rental relationship is the personal care given to the
tenant;
(6) A dwelling owned, operated or managed by a goverment agency or which
is exempted by state or federal law from rent regulation."
SECTION ' 2 .
The extension of Chapter 24 to three units or more shall apply to rent
increases in such units effective on or after June 20, 1983. The Council finds
that this provision is necessary in order to avoid having landlords in such units
make unreasonably high rent increases pending adoption of the ordinance. This
section, being temporary in application, shall not be codified.
' SECTION "3,
Section 24.30.030 i.s .amended to read as follows:
"Seca 24.30.'030. ' Notice of 'corici riglits .
No rent increase in excess of that allowed under Section 74.70.015(3)
hereof shall be effective unless the landlord does the following:
(1) Serves, with the notice of proposed increase, written notice advising
the affected tenants of their right to petition for conciliation under Section
24.40.010, and giving the current phone number of the agency administering the
ordinance for the Town; and
(2) Provides in writing, to any tenant requesting in writing, the apart-
ment numbers of all tenants receiving increase notices for the same month as the
tenant making the request."
SECTION 4..
Subparagraph (2) of Section 24.70.015 is amended to read as follows:
"(2) Frequency of Rent Increases. Rent should not ordinarily be increased
more frequently than annually, but it may be increased:
(a) When the fee imposed under Part 6 hereof. is paid, it may be
passed through at the rate of no more than 1 /12th of the fee per month.
(b) At any time, with the written consent of all affected tenants,
which shall be sought through conciliation or mediation."
SECTION ' 5 .
Any person who has signed a binding contract to purchase rental units
prior to July 6, 1983, and in doing so relied on former Section 24.70.015, which
allowed a new owner to raise rent upon taking title, may raise rents once within
thirty (30) days of taking title under the contract even though such increase
takes effect less than one (1) year from the last increase. This section, being
temporary in application, shall not be codified.
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SECTION ' 6 .
This ordinance is for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health and safety, in that if it does not take effect immediately, both landlords
and tenants will remain confused and uncertain about their rights for an additional
30 days, thereby leading to disputes and possible evictions that would otherwise be
avoided. This ordinance shall therefore take effect immediately. Within 15 days
after this ordinance is adopted, the Town Clerk shall cause it to be published once
in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the Town.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council
of the Town of Los Gatos on May 16, 1983, amended on June 20, 1983, and adopted
by the following vote as an urgency ordinance of the Town. of Los Gatos at a regular
meeting of the Town Council on July 18, 1983.
AYES: COUNCIIMRF BERS Joanne Banjamin., Terrence J.' Daily,
Thmia.s J. Ferrito and Mayor Brent N. Ventura
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NOES: COUNCILM MBERS None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIIMR None
ABSENT: COUNCIIMMERS MarLyn J. Rasmussen
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ATTEST:
Clerk o he Town of Vs Gatos
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