On Tuesday, the Concord City Council will continue discussing its review of aspects of the tenant protection ordinance.
This is a continuation item from the February 4 meeting where 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?
Concord reminds the public that the public comment on this item was taken on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, and the public comment period is closed. This comes after nearly 3-hours of public comments
In addition to the aforementioned materials, staff has provided additional information requested by the City Council during the February 4, 2025, Council meeting as attachments to this memo. Specifically, the following documents have been attached at Council’s request:
- Rent increase caps in California jurisdictions with rent stabilization/control, and just cause for eviction, relocation assistance, and rent registry requirements as they apply to rented single-family homes and condominiums: updated as of February 2025.
According to the staff report:
further, the City Council asked for data on how many single-family homes and condominiums have been registered in the City’s Rent Registry Program and how many property owners have informed the City that their property is not a rental property.
As a reminder, the City’s initial rental inventory list for single-family homes and condominiums was derived from information obtained from the Contra Costa County Assessor’s Office on June 6, 2024, based on either the homeowner not filing a homeowners’ property tax exemption for the property, or the registered mailing address for the property differing from the address of the property. The City’s initial list included 7,999 single-family homes and condominiums that were “assumed” to be rental properties.
As of February 7, 2025, out of the 7,999 single-family homes and condominiums presumed to be rented, 959 (12%) have registered in the City’s Rent Registry, and owners of 408 (5%) of the properties have told the City that their properties are not rentals.
Please note that after the February 4, 2025, Council meeting, the City paused the registration requirements for rented single-family homes and condominiums until further notice. Property owners of these units were notified via mail of this action. Information of the paused registration requirements was also sent to the Housing Interested Parties email list. If the Council retains the requirement for rented single-family homes and condominium owners to register their properties in the Rent Registry program, a new registration deadline will be established, and property owners will be notified by mail of the new deadline. Note the deadline for multi-family property owners to complete their unit registrations in the Rent Registry and pay their fees remains February 28, 2025.
Next Steps: At the February 25, 2025, Council meeting direction will be provided to staff on if and how Council desires to apply the Just Cause for Eviction Protection requirements to rented single-family residences and rented condominiums, and whether and to what extent changes should be made to the Allowable Annual Rent Increase for multi-family complexes. Once that direction is received, staff will return to Council with a revised draft ordinance for Council consideration and introduction at its meeting on March 25, 2025.
The second reading of the Ordinance would occur on April 22, 2025, which would create an effective date for the updated ordinance of May 22, 2025, which is 30 days after the second reading.
Documents
- Feb 4 meeting video + staff report – click here
- Rent Caps – click here
Previous
- Jan 30 – Concord to Review Aspects of Tenant Protection Ordinance
- Oct 28, 2024 – Concord Now Accepting Rent Adjustment Petitions
- April 19, 2024 – Concord Rent Stabilization and Just Cause for Eviction Now in Effect: The City of Concord’s Rent Stabilization and Just Cause for Eviction ordinance, which was adopted by the City Council on March 5, 2024, will go into effect on April 19, following a brief pause as some residents tried to gather enough signatures to place a referendum on the November ballot.
- Sept. 29, 2023 – Concord Community Demands Stronger Tenant Protections
