Although this hasn't been a widespread problem in the past, it's possible that the high vacancy rate during the COVID-19 pandemic caused a surge in landlords offering perks in order to fill vacancies.
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Housing staff are currently working on 15 cases in which either a landlord or tenant has been stumped on how to handle this, according to Anky van Deursen, program manager for the city's Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act (CSFRA).
For example, if an annual lease says the base rent is $3,000 for a tenant moving in, but they got the first two months for free, the base rent for future lease agreements going forward is actually capped at $2,500. That base rate for rent-controlled units then factors into how much landlords can raise the rent in the future.Ĭity housing staff are asking the committee to approve a new regulation clearly stating that these concessions do affect the base rent, which can have huge implications on monthly rent going forward. In recent months, the committee's housing staff has flagged ambiguity in the way the city handles rent concessions, discounts and other freebies that landlords offer to entice tenants to move in.īecause perks mean tenants are paying less in total rent during the first term of the lease, it's possible that it must carry over as the "base rent" going forward. Property owners came out in full force to Mountain View's Rental Housing Committee meeting last week, protesting what they call an unfair and illegal proposal that would suppress future rent increases if concessions are granted to tenants.
Rent-controlled apartments in Mountain View could see a reduction in future rent if concessions are granted in the lease.
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