Fremont Municipal Code Art. XV Rent Review Board

The rent review board is hereby created consisting of five regular members and one alternate. Two members shall be landlord representatives who own rental units in the city of Fremont, two members shall be tenant representatives who are residents of the city of Fremont, and one member and one alternate shall be a neutral third party who is a resident of the city of Fremont and is neither a landlord nor a tenant. The alternate will only serve in the absence of the regular neutral member. (Ord. 13-2017 § 2, 10-3-17.)

The rent review board will evaluate the reasonableness of proposed rent increases at the request of either a landlord or tenant pursuant to the rent review program set forth in Chapter 9.60. (Ord. 13-2017 § 2, 10-3-17.)

Notwithstanding Section 2.20.030(c), for members appointed in January of 2018, the terms of one tenant representative and one landlord representative shall be two years so that the appointment of members can be staggered. The member serving a two-year term will be eligible to be re-appointed to serve two full terms. The selection of the representatives who will be limited to two-year terms will be determined by lot. The terms of all other members shall be four years. There is no term limit for the alternate member. (Ord. 13-2017 § 2, 10-3-17; Ord. 05-2019 § 6, 4-16-19.)

No meeting of the board shall occur unless there are three members present with one person from each of the required representation categories in attendance. (Ord. 13-2017 § 2, 10-3-17.)