City Council

49. 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\nOn April 13, 2026, the City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance to increase\nrelocation assistance payments for no-fault evictions from one month to three months’\nrent. The ordinance would add Chapter 6.29 to the City’s Municipal Code, requiring that\nin those circumstances where relocation assistance is required under AB 1482, that the\nobligation would be increased from one to three months. To the extent that a\nowner/landlord does not comply with this requirement, the ordinance provides that such\nnoncompliance can be asserted as a defense in any action brought by the owner to\nrecover possession of a residential unit. On May 11, 2026 the City Council considered a\ndraft ordinance and requested changes to exempt residential properties with four or fewer\nunits, except in the event of a demolition or substantial remodel. The proposed ordinance\nhas been revised consistent with that direction.\nRecommended Action: City Council declare introduced for its first reading the\nfollowing ordinance entitled:\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\nwhich ordinance will return for a second reading and adoption at the next regular Council\nmeeting.