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Monterey Pines tenants urge immediate repeal of exemption rules as Rent Board reviews Regulation 204
Summary
Tenants from Monterey Pines urged the Richmond Rent Board to repeal Regulations 202 and 204 at a March 12 special meeting, citing mold, rodents, lack of hot water and sudden utility and rent billing increases; staff said an investigation is ongoing and outlined a 60-day cure and roughly 90–120 day process for rescinding exemptions.
Tenants from Monterey Pines told the Richmond Rent Board on March 12 that they are living in unsafe and unsanitary conditions and called on the board to repeal Regulations 202 and 204, which they say allow owners to claim exemptions from rent control and shift costs to residents.
At a staff presentation, General Counsel Charles Shenuga explained that Regulation 204 gives the board authority to remove an exemption if a subsidized property fails to "substantially comply" with applicable provisions of the rent ordinance, orders, resolutions, regulations or Richmond inspection program orders. Shenuga said staff has seen an "uptick" in exemption petitions and that, as a result, the program lost roughly 430 fully controlled units to partial control through granted exemptions.
Executive Director Fred Tran and staff said the program is actively investigating complaints from Monterey Pines residents,…
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