The Richmond Rent Board administers the Richmond Rent Ordinance, sets Richmond Rent Control’s annual allowable rental adjustment, and acts as a venue to resolve disputes with landlords. Richmond tenants can petition the Richmond Rent Board to reduce their rent due to a decrease in services, determine that the landlord has ...
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Richmond tenants are protected from no-fault evictions, including owner move-in evictions & Ellis Act evictions during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Further, Richmond tenants who have suffered financial disruption due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic are protected from eviction. During the Coronavirus/COVID-19 state of emergency, Richmond landlords cannot evict a tenant for non-payment ...
Read MoreThe Richmond Rent Ordinance’s rent control protections (“Richmond Rent Control”) keep Richmond tenants housed by limiting rent increases to reasonable amounts. For units protected by Richmond Rent Control, the landlord may not increase the rent in an amount greater than an amount set by the Richmond Rent Board. Richmond Rent ...
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Under the Richmond Rent Ordinance, landlords are permitted to evict all tenants from a rental property and remove the property from the residential rental housing market. Richmond Municipal Code § 11.100.050(a)(7). Despite being a lawful just cause for eviction, the landlord must follow strict rules following the Ellis Act eviction. ...
Read MoreUnder the Richmond Rent Ordinance, landlords are permitted to terminate a tenancy to perform an owner move-in eviction or relative move-in eviction, which requires the owner or relative to reside in the unit as their primary residence. Despite being a lawful just cause for eviction, the owner, or their qualified ...
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