Owning RentControlled Property in Santa Monica Presented by

Owning Rent-Controlled Property in Santa Monica Presented by Staff of the Santa Monica Rent Control Board Dan Costello Beth Leder-Pack Public Information Manager Information Analyst March 6, 2019

Topics 1. Rent Control overview 2. Registration requirements 3. The maximum lawful rent 4. Excess rent 5. Requirements regarding amenities and maintenance 6. Eviction limitations 7. Miscellaneous issues 8. Agency contact information Santa Monica Rent Control Board 2

State Law & Muni-Code Issues • The Rent Control law is limited, yet many issues relating to landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities are covered by State law or Santa Monica Municipal Code. • Examples of State law issues: – – The right of a landlord to enter a tenant unit Eviction procedures Return of the security deposit Noticing • Examples of Municipal Code issues: – – – Tenant harassment Eviction protections for spouses, children, students & educators Permanent and temporary relocation Building Code violations Smoke-free residential ordinance Santa Monica Rent Control Board 3

Background • • • Rent Control Law became effective in 1979 Units covered by Rent Control Organization chart: Rent Control Board Administrator Hearings Department Public Information Department Santa Monica Rent Control Board Legal Department 4

How Does the Rent Control Law Affect Controlled Rentals? • Since 1999, the law does not limit the amount of rent an owner may charge at the beginning of most tenancies. • Subsequent rent increases for tenants are controlled. • The Rent Control Law provides a remedy for situations where excess rent is charged. • The Rent Control Law provides a remedy if necessary maintenance is neglected or housing services are limited. • There are eviction protections, which include limits on the reasons a tenancy may be terminated. • The physical removal or conversion of controlled rental units is restricted. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 5

Owner’s Registration Requirements • Ownership Registration – When there is any change in title. – After any change in the owner’s address. • Agent Authorization – When an owner wants to authorize someone else to handle business regarding their property with the Board. • Registration of New Tenancies and Amenities – Including when an exemption lapses. • Added Amenities – When parking, pets, or storage are added as amenities to post 1/1/99 tenancies. • Registration must be done within 30 days. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 6

How Much Rent Can I Charge? The Maximum Lawful Rent for existing tenants is determined by adding together the following three components: Maximum Allowable Rent (MAR) + Registration fee pass-through + Allowable surcharges_____ = Maximum Lawful Rent Santa Monica Rent Control Board 7

What is the MAR? § The MAR is the base rent plus any allowable increases. § Annual increases are per General Adjustments § The addition of certain amenities may also result in allowable increases. Maximum Allowable Rent (MAR) + Registration fee pass-through + Allowable surcharges_____ = Maximum Lawful Rent Santa Monica Rent Control Board 8

How Is the Base Rent Determined? • Pre-1/1/99 Tenancies The base rent is usually the rent in effect on April 10, 1978. • Post-1/1/99 Tenancies The base rent is usually the initial rent charged at the beginning of each new tenancy. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 9

What Determines the Amount of the Annual General Adjustment (GA)? • The GA is based on 75% of the annual change in the regional inflation rate; however: • The Board retains the authority to apply a fixed dollar-amount maximum increase after holding a public hearing. • The GA is limited to between 0% and 6%, to reduce the impacts of deflation or hyperinflation. • In 2018, the GA was 2. 9% with a maximum of $60. • The Board announces the GA in June each year. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 10

When Can a GA be Taken? The GA may be used to increase rents as of September 1 st of each year (or anytime after) only if: • • • all registration fees and any penalties are paid; the tenancies and property are properly registered; there are no uncorrected citations or notices of violation of health, safety, or housing laws for the unit or property; there is substantial compliance with the Rent Control Law; the owner gives proper written notice of the increase; and the tenancy has been in effect for over 12 months (i. e. , before the previous September 1 st). Santa Monica Rent Control Board 11

How Can I Learn the MAR for a Controlled Unit? • Call, e-mail or come to the Rent Control office during business hours. An Information Analyst will answer your questions. • Use the “Look Up A Rent” link on the Rent Control website to learn the MAR for a unit. • Each year, the Agency sends property owners a MAR Report indicating the MARs in the Agency’s records. The report is designed to assist owners in preparing the annual rent increase notices to tenants. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 12

What is the Registration Fee Pass-Through? • For controlled units, an annual Registration Fee is charged to property owners by the Board (unless a fee waiver has been granted). MAR + Registration fee pass-through + Allowable surcharges_______ = Maximum Lawful Rent • The property owners pay the annual fee to the Rent Control Board. • If registration fees are paid in full by the due date (usually August 1 st), owners may include in their tenants’ rents a monthly surcharge equal to half of the monthly per-unit fee. The current fee is $16. 50, and half of that is $8. 25. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 13

Registration Fee Waivers • Low-income elderly and low-income disabled tenants may apply for a registration fee waiver for their units. • Owners may apply for a registration fee waiver for units occupied by Section 8 tenants. • Owners holding at least a 25% interest in a property and occupying a unit as their principal place of residence may apply for a fee waiver for their unit. • If a fee waiver is approved, registration fees are not charged for the unit and there can be no registration fee pass-through charged to a tenant of the unit. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 14

Questions Santa Monica Rent Control Board 15

What are the Allowable Surcharges? Certain assessments on property tax bills may be prorated and included in tenants’ rents as a monthly surcharge. MAR + Registration fee pass-through + Allowable surcharges = Maximum Lawful Rent Santa Monica Rent Control Board 16

What are the Allowable Surcharges? • Santa Monica College Bonds • Santa Monica-Malibu Unified Schools District Bonds • • • The Stormwater Management Fee The Clean Beaches & Ocean Parcel Tax The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Parcel Tax Santa Monica Rent Control Board 17

Sample Property Tax Bill • A copy of the tax bill must be included with a rent increase notice to • a tenant in order to pass through all but the SMMUSD-Measure R surcharge. The tax bill is public information but certain parts may be redacted. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 18

Notice of Rent Increase The specific costs from the property tax bill are listed on the Notice of Change in Terms of Tenancy forms (also labeled 5 a through 5 e) prepared by the Rent Control Agency for use by owners in giving tenants notice of their rent increase. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 19

New Regulations Affecting Surcharges Regulation 3120 eliminated pass-through of surcharges in the following instances: • The unit's rent is established for a new tenancy starting on or after March 1, 2018; or • The unit is in a building that is reassessed as the result of an ownership transfer on or after March 1, 2018; or • The unit is on a property that is reassessed on or after March 1, 2018 as the result of significant improvements. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 20

New Regulations Affecting Surcharges • There are limits on property tax-related surcharges. Surcharges are limited to the actual prorated amounts; 4% of the MAR, or $35 per month – whichever of the three amounts is less. Summary of when pass–through of surcharges is allowed: Santa Monica Rent Control Board 21

School District Parcel Tax Exemption (SMMUSD-MEAS-R) • Exemptions from this tax are available to property owners who meet the following qualifications: • 65+ by June 30 th of year in which they apply • Occupy the property as primary residence • Applications are available by contacting SMMUSD at (310) 450 -8338, ext. 70263. • When this waiver is granted, no School District Parcel Tax is charged for the property and no School District Parcel Tax surcharge may be passed through to any tenants of the property. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 22

Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax Exemption • Exemption available for low-income owners who qualify and apply. If granted, no Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax will be charged and no surcharge may be included in the rent for any tenant on the property. • To apply, contact Neil Shapiro, Office of Sustainability and the Environment, at (310) 458 -8223. • A pro-rated waiver of the tax is also available for the unit of any low-income tenants that apply. If granted, no Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax surcharge may be charged to such tenants. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 23

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What Happens if I Fail to Register? • The right to pass through rent increases may be restricted. • A rent increase passed through to a tenant while registration is not proper may result in the collection of excess rent. • Until registration is proper, an owner will continue to be out of compliance with the Rent Control Law and may be continuing to collect excess rent. • Rent withholding can be ordered until registration is proper. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 25

Registration Requirement for Tenancies Beginning on or after July 31, 2017 • The Rent Control Information Sheet must be given to the tenant at the time lease signing. • Owners must declare on the Tenancy Registration form that they gave the tenant the Information Sheet. • Until the requirement is met, an owner may not take GAs. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 26

Complaints for Excess Rent • Complaints for excess rent may be filed by tenants who believe they are being or have been charged amounts that exceed what is allowed by the Rent Control Law. • If a hearing decision determines that excess rent has been collected, the tenant will be authorized to withhold rent until the excess rent has been recovered. Interest and penalties can be included in the amount of an award. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 27

Excess Rent Pitfalls - - - And Prevention • New owner charges the • Check Rent Board records • A property owner fails to • Register ALL new tenancies. • Owner increases rent for an • Consult an Information same rent as the prior owner. Tenant objects and files an excess rent complaint. register a new tenancy. After time, the rent has been increased. The new tenant files an excess rent complaint. amenity he/she believes to be subject to a “separate agreement. ” Excess rent petition is file. and consult an Information Analyst. Check rental agreements for initial date of tenancy and initial rent paid. Check Rent Board records and if you neglected to register, do so as soon as possible and return any increased rent collected. Analyst to determine if a separate agreement is allowable in the situation. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 28

Can I Charge Extra for Additional Occupants? • The Rent Control Law does not allow owners to charge additional fees for added occupants. Ø HOWEVER, if a tenant sublets and no longer permanently resides in their unit, the owner may be entitled to raise the rent. • Tenants’ rental agreements can prohibit them from subletting their units, and they may be able to be evicted for violating such a prohibition. Ø HOWEVER, the City’s Municipal Code prohibits eviction based on additional occupants due to marriage, domestic partnership or due to the birth, adoption or change in legal custody of children. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 29

Can Tenants Be Charged Extra for Additional Amenities? • Additional amenities can be added by mutual agreement only. • There are specific requirements that differ for pre -1/1/99 and post-1/1/99 tenancies. • Charging for additional amenities without a proper agreement may constitute collection of excess rent. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 30

Base Amenities and Housing Services • Amenities and housing services that were provided on the base rent date, as well as those required by law, must continue to be maintained and provided. • Examples may include: • parking • refrigerator • smoke alarms • storage • other appliances • right to have roommates • carpet • window coverings • right to overnight guests • stove • screens • right to have a pet • Includes services to common areas, such as gardening, laundry, on-site management, recreation room, pool, etc. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 31

How are Base Amenities Determined? Pre-1/1/99 Tenancies Post-1/1/99 Tenancies • The date for determining base amenities and housing services is April 10, 1978, or if a unit was not rented then, the first date rented thereafter. base amenities and housing services is the date the current tenancy began. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 32

Separate Agreements (Pre-1/1/99 Tenancies) For tenancies that started before January 1, 1999: Property owners and tenants may negotiate a “separate agreement” for the monthly rental of amenities that were not already “base amenities”. Requirements: 1. The separate agreement must be negotiated separately from the rental agreement. 2. It must contain terms comparable to those of similar arrangements in the unregulated market. 3. The continued existence of the agreement is not a condition of the tenancy. 4. The breach or termination of the agreement is not grounds for eviction. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 33

Agreements for Post-1/1/99 Tenancies For tenancies that started on or after January 1, 1999: Property owners and tenants may agree to an additional monthly charge for the addition of PARKING, STORAGE, or THE RIGHT TO HAVE A PET. Such amenities become “base amenities, ” and the original amount charged becomes part of the MAR. Requirements: 1. The agreement must result from an arm’s-length negotiation with no pressure on the tenant to accept the amenity. 2. The amount paid for the amenity must be comparable to lawful arrangements in the unregulated market. 3. The owner must register the initial amount charged for the amenity with the Board. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 34

Can Tenants Be Charged Separately for Utility Costs? Problematic Permissible For a master-metered building, the owner pays the bill to the utility company, and then bills the tenants a portion of the cost. This is likely to be excess rent. For units that are individually metered, and the tenants pay the cost directly to the utility company. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 35

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What maintenance is required? In addition to State law and other local laws, Rent Control regulations provide remedies for failure to make necessary repairs inside units and in common areas. These might include issues regarding: • water supply • water leakage • worn paint • heat • elevators • porches • counters • smoke alarms • screens • insects • appliances • dangerous walkways • electrical problems • plumbing problems • broken windows or doors Santa Monica Rent Control Board 37

Petitions for Rent Decrease • Tenants may file a petition for a rent decrease when necessary repairs are neglected or for the reduction or removal of amenities or housing services. If a rent decrease is granted, it will remain in effect until the repairs are made or the amenities or services are restored. • Owners who wish to remove a base amenity or housing service may file a decrease petition. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 38

Rent Decrease Pitfalls - - - And Prevention • Owner changes use of • Check with an Information • Owner removes or changes • Check amenity status. • Owner refuses to paint unit, • Owners are responsible for common areas, e. g. , changes recreation room into an office. Tenants file for rent decreases for removed amenities. parking spaces. Tenants file for rent decreases. believing owner has no responsibility for “cosmetic” repairs. Analyst regarding amenities. Owners who wish to remove amenities can petition for a decrease to see how much the decrease would be. Removal or reduction of an amenity, such as a move to a less desirable parking space, could result in a rent reduction. most necessary repairs. Check with an Information Analyst to see if neglected repairs could result in a decrease. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 39

Are There Other Times When the MAR Will Be Adjusted? • New Tenancies: Since January 1, 1999, owners may set the initial rent for most new tenants. The new rent must be registered with the Rent Control Board. • Tenant-Not-In-Occupancy petitions: An owner may file a petition for an increase when the owner believes a tenant does not use their unit as a primary residence. If this is proven at a hearing, the Rent Control Board will grant a one-time market-rate increase. • Individual rent increase petitions: An owner may file a petition for rent increases based on unusually high expenses, such as capital improvement expenses. These petitions must include all the units on a property. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 40

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How Does the Rent Control Law Affect Evictions? • The reasons for terminating a tenancy are limited. • Termination notices served on tenants for most types of evictions must be filed with the Agency. • Evictions for owner occupancy are subject to a number of limitations and requirements. • The passage of Measure RR in the election of 2010 added further restrictions on evictions. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 42

What Are the Allowable Reasons for Terminating a Tenancy? • Tenant-fault evictions: The Rent Control Law allows evictions for certain situations where the tenant is at fault. Such grounds include non-payment of rent or violating an important condition of the rental agreement. • No-fault evictions: Evictions are also allowed for very limited situations where there is no tenant fault, such as for an owner to occupy a unit or to go out of the rental housing business. For most “no-fault” evictions, relocation benefits must be paid to displaced tenants. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 43

Notices of Termination of Tenancy Must Be Filed with the Board • This requirement applies to termination for any reason other than failure to pay rent. • The notice must be filed with the Board within three days of service on the tenant. • Failure to file with the Board can be used as an affirmative defense in an eviction action. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 44

What Kinds of Limitations Are There on Evictions for Owner Occupancy? • Owner must be a natural person with at least 50% ownership. • Owner or specified family member must intend to move in within 30 days of the date the unit is vacated and occupy the unit as a primary residence for at least one year. • There are penalties for failure to owner-occupy in good faith. (continued on next slide) Santa Monica Rent Control Board 45

What Kinds of Limitations Are There on Evictions for Owner Occupancy? • Not allowed if a landlord or relative already occupy a unit. • Tenants who are terminally ill or have lived in their units for 5 years and are over 62 or disabled cannot be evicted for owner-occupancy unless the evicting owner is also at least 62, disabled or terminally ill. • Relocation benefit payments must be placed in an escrow account for the tenant who is being evicted. (continued on next slide) Santa Monica Rent Control Board 46

What Kinds of Limitations Are There on Evictions for Owner Occupancy? • Tenants of TORCA condominium units who are “Participating Tenants” (generally, tenants at the time the conversion to condominiums was approved by the City) may not be evicted for owner-occupancy. • Rent that may be charged for subsequent re-rental is restricted. (continued on next slide) Santa Monica Rent Control Board 47

Limitations on Evictions for Owner Occupancy : Restrictions on Selection of a Unit • Cannot evict from a unit if there is a comparable unit on the property that is already vacant. • Cannot evict from a unit if there is a comparable unit on the property that has been occupied by the current tenants for a shorter time. • Comparable means same number of bedrooms with square footage that varies by no more than 15%. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 48

Other Limitations on Eviction • Good cause eviction protections have been extended to tenants in multi-unit buildings that are not subject to the Rent Control Law. The following limitations apply to rent-controlled and non-rent-controlled properties: • If a tenant is accused of lease violations, nuisance activity, or denying an owner lawful access to a unit, written notice specifying a reasonable time to correct must first be served before eviction procedures begin. • Additional limits were placed on evictions for owner- occupancy if the tenant is terminally ill, disabled or at least 62 years old. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 49

More Limitations on Eviction • Municipal Code provides a substantive defense against no fault eviction if: – A child under the age of 18 or any educator lives in the unit; or – A child or educator is a tenant in the unit or has a custodial or family relationship with a tenant in the unit; and – A tenant has lived in the unit for twelve months or more; and – The date the tenant must move out of the unit falls during the school year. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 50

Tenancy Buy-Outs The law does not prohibit a landlord and tenant from entering into a voluntary agreement to terminate a tenancy in exchange for money; however, the procedure is controlled by City law. Among other things, before a landlord makes a buyout offer, the landlord must give a tenant a written notice of the tenant’s rights pertaining to buyout agreements. Those rights include: • the right to not enter into a buyout agreement; • the right to consult with an attorney and/or the Rent • Control Board before signing the agreement; and the right to cancel the agreement at any time up to 30 days after all parties have signed it. Additional information regarding buyouts can be found at the Rent Control Agency’s website. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 47

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Limitations on Changing the Use of Controlled Property • Removal permits • The Ellis Act • Three-or-fewer-units owner occupancy exemptions • Permanent Relocation Benefits (and Temporary Relocation Benefits) Santa Monica Rent Control Board 53

What Is a Removal Permit? A removal permit is a permit to remove a unit from the rental housing market by demolition, conversion or other means. • Requirements Must apply to the Board for approval. • Decision issued within 120 days. • Issued for reasons such as: Unit is uninhabitable and it is not economically feasible to make it habitable. • Property to be redeveloped with replacement rentcontrolled units. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 54

What Is the Ellis Act? • A State law that allows owners to withdraw from the rental housing business and evict tenants. • • • Requirements: Notice of Intent to Withdraw the property must be filed with the Board. Notice of termination of tenancy must be properly served on tenants. Relocation benefits must be paid to displaced tenants. • • • Eviction limitations: Tenancies must initially be terminated 120 days from filing Notice of Withdrawal. Tenants 62 years or older or disabled may request that their tenancies be extended to a year. Withdrawal cannot be completed during a tenant’s lease term. Individual condo units may not be withdrawn. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 55

Ellis Act Restrictions/Penalties • If withdrawn units are re-rented within two years of withdrawal, displaced tenants can sue for all their damages. • If units are re-rented within ten years of withdrawal: owner must first offer units to displaced tenants; or tenants may obtain a judgment against the owner equal to six times monthly rent when withdrawn. • Any rental within five years of withdrawal must be at the rent-controlled rate applicable for the unit. • If withdrawn units are demolished and property is redeveloped and new units rented within five years of withdrawal, all new units will be subject to rent control. • Any subsequent use of a withdrawn property requires a re-occupancy permit from the City. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 56

What Is a Three-or-Fewer-Units Owner Occupancy Exemption? Requirements: • There must be three or fewer units on the property. • The owner living on the property must continuously own at least a 50% interest in the property. • The owner must live continuously in one of the units as his or her principal place of residence for 120 days before applying. The exemption lapses when: • • • A property is no longer the owner’s principal place of residence. The owner no longer owns a 50% interest in the property. Exemptions do not transfer to new owners, even if they move onto the property. New owners must apply for a new exemption. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 57

Three-or-Fewer-Units Owner Occupancy Exemptions (cont. ) • While an exemption is in effect, rents are not controlled and can be set by the owner. • When the exemption lapses, rents of most units are again controlled and a Maximum Allowable Rent will apply. This amount will vary with the circumstances of the tenancy. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 58

Permanent Relocation Benefits Must Be Paid to Tenants: • Evicted due to a removal permit being granted • Evicted due to an Ellis Act withdrawal • Evicted for owner occupancy Santa Monica Rent Control Board 59

When Must Temporary Relocation Benefits Be Paid? • Termite fumigation • Construction work that requires tenants to vacate • Building Code violations where the City orders tenants to vacate • Apartment is uninhabitable due to fire, unless caused by tenant or tenant’s guest Santa Monica Rent Control Board 60

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Where is smoking prohibited? • The City prohibits smoking in all “common areas” at • • • multi-unit residences. Included are indoor and outdoor locations that are accessible and usable by occupants of more than one unit. Also includes outdoor areas within 25 feet of any door, window or vent, even if the outdoor area is a private-use balcony, porch, deck or patio. Outdoor areas on one property within 25 feet of an area of another property mentioned above are also included. As of November 22, 2012, all vacant units are designated non-smoking. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 62

Santa Monica Law Limits Evictions for Smoking • Rent Control Regulation 9010 provides that no violation of the Residential Smoking Ordinance shall be used as grounds to terminate a tenancy under the Rent Control Law. • The Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 4. 44 (Residential Smoking Ordinance) prohibits landlords from using a violation of the ordinance as grounds to terminate a tenancy. • Therefore, unless prohibited by a lease term, smoking inside any residential unit is not grounds for eviction. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 63

How Can I Get Information and Assistance? Information Analysts Scanned Property File Database SOURCES Information Sheets Website Newsletters Santa Monica Rent Control Board 64

Publications • Newsletters • Published twice a year and distributed to all tenants and owners of rentcontrolled properties • Information sheets • Owning Rent-Controlled Property • • in S. M. Maintenance Security deposits Hearing procedures Frequently asked question Santa Monica Rent Control Board 65

Apartment Listing Service • There is an apartment listing service on the Rent Control Agency’s website. • Owners can submit a listing by e-mail, telephone or in person. • Deadline for submittal is 3: 00 PM every Wednesday • A new list appears by noon every Thursday. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 66

Information Analysts • Assistance is available by phone, walk-in or email. No appointment is necessary. • Santa Monica City Hall 1685 Main Street, Room 202 (310) 458 -8751 Monday – Thursday Fridays (closed every other Friday) Walk-in: 8: 00 am - 4: 30 pm By phone: 7: 30 am - 5: 30 pm Walk-in: 8: 00 am - 4: 30 pm By phone: 8: 00 am - 5: 00 pm • E-mail: rentcontrol@smgov. net • Website: www. smgov. net/rentcontrol Santa Monica Rent Control Board 67

Upcoming Important Events June • Board typically schedules a public hearing regarding the GA and July • • Owners are billed annual Registration Fees for each controlled unit. • Owners and Tenants are mailed notification of the GA. • Owners are mailed a report including MARs for all units per Rent Registration Fees in June. Board announces amount of GA. • August • Owners must pay Registration Fees in full by the first of the month. September • October Control’s records and how the GA will affect each unit’s MAR. They are also mailed a Notice of Change in Terms of Tenancy form they may copy and use to notify tenants of their new rents. Board offers a Workshop to assist owners in calculating new MARs. • Rent increases may take effect as of the first of the month provided owners are entitled to the GA and properly noticed tenants. Board offers a Maintenance Workshop. Santa Monica Rent Control Board 68

Thank you for coming! • We appreciate your feedback. Please complete the survey. • These slides will be uploaded to the Rent Control website: www. smgov. net/rentcontrol • Next Rent Control Board meeting: March 14, 2019 7: 00 pm Council Chambers