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Update on Union City Rental Ordinance
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From the city of Union City, CA-- Rent Review Ordinance - Effective 10/2/17 On June 27, 2017, the City Council of Union City approved an ordinance that adds Chapter 5.55 “Rent Review” to the City’s municipal code. The ordinance regulates most residential rental units in Union City and provides a mediation process for qualifying rent increases. Renters will have the right to request non-binding mediation when: A renter receives a rent increases over 7%; OR A renter receives two or more rent increases in a 12 month period and the total of all rent increases exceeds 7% in the 12 month period Landlord participation in the mediation process is mandatory ; however, all recommendations are non-binding. Landlords are required to notify tenants of their rights when issuing a rent increase on or after October 2, 2017. The full ordinance and additional information can be found at the following link: www.unioncity.org/rent-requirements Rent Review Informa