City Council

22. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 6.29 (“RESIDENTIAL\nTENANT PROTECTIONS”) TO TITLE VI (HEALTH AND SANITATION) OF THE\nALHAMBRA MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING AN INCREASED RELOCATION\nASSISTANCE OBLIGATION ON CERTAIN NO-FAULT RESIDENTIAL EVICTIONS IN\nTHE CITY OF ALHAMBRA – F2M26-7, O2M26-4861\nOn April 13, 2026, the City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance to increase\nrelocation assistance payments for no-fault evictions from one (1) month to three (3)\nmonths’ rent. The proposed ordinance would add Chapter 6.29 to the City’s Municipal\nCode, requiring that in those circumstances where relocation assistance is required under\nAB 1482, that the obligation would be increased from one to three months. To the extent\nthat an owner/landlord does not comply with this requirement, the ordinance provides that\nsuch noncompliance can be asserted as a defense in any action brought by the owner to\nrecover possession of a residential unit. Under AB 1482, landlords are required to provide\nrelocation assistance for certain no-fault evictions, including owner move-in, substantial\nrehabilitation, demolition, or withdrawal of units from the rental market.\nRecommended Action: following ordinance entitled:\nCity Council declare introduced for its first reading the\nOrdinance No. O2M26-4861: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of\nAlhambra, California adding Chapter 6.29 (“Residential Tenant Protections”)\nto Title VI (Health and Sanitation) of the Alhambra Municipal Code establishing\nan increased relocation assistance obligation on certain no-fault residential\nevictions in the City of Alhambra\nwhich ordinance will return for a second reading and adoption at the next regular Council\nmeeting.