Rent Control_May 1979RENT CONTROL
Report from Ad Hoc Committee regarding meeting
held pertaining to alleged rental housing prob-
lem and its relation to Senate Bill 403. (Re-
quested at 4/25/79 meeting) M. B. Apartment
Assoc. representative submitted recommendations
for solving the problem of rental increases.
Tenants League representative indicated concur-
rence with certain of the recommendations but
reserved action in order to take recommendations
to their membership. Commission Liaison Weisburd
was requested to arrange for another meeting of
Committee, with a final report to be made on 6/6,
if possible.
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5/16/79
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Several tenants of a Collins Ave. high-rise 5/30/79
apartment buildingappeared and advised of
notifications received demanding sizeable
rent increases. Res. #79-15924 adopted, cal-
ling upon Legislature of State of Florida to
act immediately to protect residents from
unconscionable rent increases. Res. #79-15925
adopted, readopting Res. #79-15893 and again
urging and imploring Legislature of State of
Florida to adopt laws more protective of exist-
ing tenants in rental units that are being con-
verted to condominiums. City Atty's office was
requested to immediately transmit foregoing by
telegraph to Dade Legislative Delegation and
Governor. Mayor Haber advised that he was
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currently attempting to provide a pool of
rental apartments to be made available at pres-
ent rental rates for tenants who receive un-
conscionable rent increases. V.M. Friedman
requested that Administration research possi-
bility of revisions to Federal, State, and
municipal tax structures in an effort to en-
courage building of rental apartment units in-
stead of condominiums, and to possibly make
air -rights over city -owned property available
for building such units. Motion made by
Dr. Wikler "that as of 60 days from today under
our emergency police powers as a City Commission,
that we prohibit landlords from raising their
rent above 7% as long as we have a vacancy rate, 5/30/79
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