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Salinas staff report $1.7M collected for rental-registration and rent-stabilization program; council queried refunds and penalties
Summary
Staff told the council the city collected about $1.708 million through Sept. 30 from rental registry and rent-stabilization fees, with projected year-end revenues of roughly $1.715 million and projected program expenditures of $803,632, leaving a projected surplus. Council questioned how late fees and penalties will be handled and how refunds to registrants will be calculated.
City housing staff presented a fiscal-year update on Dec. 2 for Salinas' rental registration and rent stabilization programs, reporting that registration fees and stabilization fees produced more revenue than program expenditures in 2025.
Lisa Brinton, the housing director, told the council that the program charged $45 per unit for the rental registry and $170 per unit for the rent stabilization program. As of the last audited quarter (through Sept. 30), staff reported about 3,009 units registered in the rental registry and 8,814 units under rent…
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