The full City Council will meet this evening to decide upon Rebecca Kaplan's proposed ordinance. This ordinance would set Ellis Act and all no-fault evictions to a uniform schedule of relocation payments as follows:
$6,500 per studio/one bedroom units
$8,000 per two bedroom units
$9,875 per three or more bedroom units
Low income, elderly or disabled tenants and/or households with minor children may be entitled to $2,500 additional in relocation payments under this new proposal.
Relocation payments for temporary relocations (such as code enforcement mandated relocations) currently codified would newly extend to condominium conversions.
These proposed relocation payments, if enacted, would increase annually according to the inflation rate (e.g. the Consumer Price Index.)
While I fully support Ms. Kaplan's proposal, residents in Berkeley who are protected by rent-control receive far more generous relocation payments but Oakland's proposal probably reflects a more diverse and lower economic basis, and attempts to achieve a fair balance between tenant's rights and landlord's rights.
To review the proposed ordinance, please click here. Better yet, attend the City Council meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m.
Finally, Kaplan and City Councilperson Dan Kalb are proposing a moratorium on evictions due to substantial rehabilitation, another glaring loophole in Oakland's municipal code. Click here to review a recent report in the East Bay Times.
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