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Title 2 — ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION›Article VII — Agencies And Departments Headed By City Manager Appointees

Pasadena Municipal Code Ch. 2.302 Rent Stabilization Department

Pasadena Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Pasadena

Cite as: Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter 2.302 · Text as of 2026-10-04

2.302.010 - Created—Direction.

Pursuant to Article XVIII of the city Charter, and upon request of the rental housing board, there is created a functional unit of city government known as the rent stabilization department, under the general administration of the city manager, which shall be under the direction and control of the executive director of the rent stabilization department.

(Ord. No. 7417, § 1, 12-11-2023)

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2.302.020 - Department functions.

The department shall:

A. Administer and enforce all laws, ordinances or regulations as they relate to Article XVIII of the city Charter;

B. Provide staff services to support the rental housing board;

C. Perform such other related duties as shall be required by law, ordinance or the city manager.

(Ord. No. 7417, § 1, 12-11-2023)

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2.302.030 - Department operations.

A. The rental housing board shall provide input to the city manager on the job description for the executive director position, with recruitments for the position to be conducted through the human resources department's recruitment and testing process. The city manager shall seek input from the rental housing board prior to the hiring and/or imposition of any discipline of the executive director, if feasible and to the extent allowed by law.

B. Contracts issued by or through the department shall comply with Article X of the city Charter, city ordinances and administrative procedures.

(Ord. No. 7417, § 1, 12-11-2023)

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2.302.040 - Reevaluation.

This ordinance shall be reevaluated by the city council on or before December 10, 2025.

(Ord. No. 7417, § 1, 12-11-2023)

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