At its January 28 meeting, the City Council directed staff to bring back to its February 4 Council meeting two aspects of Concord’s newly implemented Tenant Protection Program for discussion. The two questions before Council are:
How should the Ordinance apply, if at all, to rented single-family residences and rented condominiums? and
Should changes be made to the Allowable Annual Rent Increase Cap from what is currently defined in the Ordinance?
The agenda for the meeting and the staff report documents will be available on the City’s agenda page no later than Friday, January 31 at 5:00 p.m.
The meeting on Tuesday, February 4 will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the Council Chamber at Concord City Hall, 1950 Parkside Drive. This is a regular public Council meeting, and members of the public are invited to attend and provide public comment in person at the meeting, or by sending a letter/e-mail prior to the meeting. The agenda will outline how to participate in the meeting.
Background
On March 5, 2024, Council adopted an updated Residential Tenant Protection Program that increased “Just Cause” for eviction protections, expanded the City’s Rent Registry, and established a Rent Stabilization Program. The Ordinance went into effect on April 19, 2024, and subjected rented single-family homes and rented condominiums to the just cause for eviction protections and rent registry requirements.
I sure hope they realize what a boondoggle this is, but I’m not that naive. Odds are good they double-down on stupid.
Scrap it. Not sure how an annual rent cap protects renters. Currently landlords may not increase the rent much if at all. With the cap, they will feel like they should increase it by the cap. Quit putting a burden on landlords and rents won’t rise as fast IMO.
BS
The City Council needs to invalidate this ordinance.
As it is, this ordinance is an abomination.
Only dictators put together such totalitarian ordinances.
This horrific ordinance is undisputable proof for the good people of Concord that the council members are not working for the people but for those who keep their reelection coffers full.
I’m so glad I sold my Concord rental. These clods are going to continue to slowly kill Concord. When are they ever going to do anything with all of the vacant houses and apartments at the old Naval Weapons Station??
Whatever!!! Concord (as some of us know and remember it) is already almost dead. The high rise housing in downtown, ridiculous! I am in agreement with Old Naval housing, instead of building downtown they could have refurbished and or rebuilt that. I’ve been around long enough to remember when Port Chicago was active and naval personnel families were living in them.
It’s all about $$$ and probably many more $ in kickback or kissa- -.
Nope! & Bub,
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You’ve both referred to “they,” so I’m not exactly sure who it is that you’re referring to, the US government, State of California, Contra Costa County, City of Concord, US Army, US Navy, US Coast Guard, the Las Vegas, Nevada owners of the Olivera Road property, some combination of those mentioned, or all of those mentioned? The former US Navy housing off of Port Chicago Highway/Kinne Boulevard has been torn down by the US Army. The former USN/USCG housing off of Olivera Road is privately owned by Las Vegas developers. The Las Vegas developers proposed a plan for refurbishing the housing built about 35 years ago and tearing down the housing built about 60 years ago and building new housing to replace those units. There was a Concord City Council meeting with the developers last month.
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It was about a decade ago that the Concord City Council adopted the ABAG/MTC “Plan Bay Area/One Bay Area” to build enough high-density housing in downtown Concord to house 22,000 additional people. The State of California wants an ADU, formerly known as a “mother-in-law cottage,” built in every single family home backyard and are putting preasure on counties and cities to push ADU development. If you have an older home built on a large lot, then the State of California wants your home torn down and replaced by high-density infill housing and the State is applying pressure on counties and cities to push infill development. The Concord City Council lacks the courage to fight back against the demands of the State of California, because they all have the desire to move onto higher office and they’re all using their Concord City Council seats as stepping stones to higher office.
When will the owners protection ordinance happen?
Treating single-family homes that are owned by mom-and-pop landlords the same as multi-unit apartment buildings and homes that are owned as part of a business portfolio is absurd. Particularly the onerous registry burden. It is absurd, and the end result is that it’s going to push people to sell rather than have to keep jumping through a bunch of hoops just to be able to hang on to a house they are renting out.
I am curious how many people who are simply renting out a second house have even bothered to register. Hopefully few to none. Mass non-compliance is a great way to remind the city that they work for *all* residents, not just the tenants and large businesses.
This is why it is necessary we rid the council of these people. Edi didn’t get re-elected and now it’s time to show the rest the door.
One thing is certain, practice of landlords not raising rents every year is over.
Exactly right. My 4 rentals will now get the maximum increase each year just to try to keep up with my costs until I can sell all of them and get out of CA. Odds are 95% that I sell to owner occupiers, so 4 fewer rentals in Concord.