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Council approves wait‑list priority for tenants of expiring BMR units; landlord relocation assistance deferred for later study
Summary
The Cupertino City Council approved amendments to the city’s below‑market‑rate (BMR) administration procedures to give displaced BMR tenants priority on the city’s BMR wait list and require additional tenant notice, but postponed a proposed relocation‑assistance requirement for property owners pending further legal review. The motion passed 4–1.
The Cupertino City Council voted to amend the city’s Below‑Market‑Rate (BMR) administration procedures so tenants of BMR units that are expiring receive priority in the city’s centralized BMR wait list and receive formal notice of upcoming expirations. The council declined at this meeting to adopt the staff‑proposed relocation assistance (three months’ fair‑market‑rent, plus an extra month for special circumstances) payable by property owners; council directed staff to return with further legal analysis before acting on relocation assistance. The motion to adopt the wait‑list and notice provisions and defer relocation assistance passed 4–1, with Council member Wong voting no. The motion was made by Council member Mohan and seconded by Vice Mayor Moore.
Why the change: Staff told council there are expiring deed‑restricted units originally created under earlier inclusionary requirements; many pre‑1999 projects used shorter affordability terms and could return to market rents when their deed restrictions expire. Staff estimates 114…
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