1 00:00:29,698 --> 00:04:05,429 If folks are ready to 2 00:04:05,429 --> 00:07:41,160 at least turn their 3 00:07:41,163 --> 00:07:42,162 cameras on, you all 4 00:07:42,164 --> 00:07:43,163 have to unmute it 5 00:07:43,165 --> 00:07:45,899 once. So call to 6 00:07:45,901 --> 00:07:46,867 order an introduction. 7 00:07:46,869 --> 00:07:47,901 I guess to call to 8 00:07:47,903 --> 00:07:48,902 order is that we're 9 00:07:48,904 --> 00:07:51,639 here for our fees and 10 00:07:51,641 --> 00:07:52,373 residential rental 11 00:07:52,375 --> 00:07:53,073 agreements. Work 12 00:07:53,075 --> 00:07:54,508 group meeting. This 13 00:07:54,510 --> 00:07:55,276 is our third or 14 00:07:55,278 --> 00:07:56,076 fourth or fifth, I 15 00:07:56,078 --> 00:07:57,044 can't tell. They're 16 00:07:57,046 --> 00:07:58,012 all starting to blur 17 00:07:58,014 --> 00:07:59,880 together, but we are 18 00:07:59,882 --> 00:08:01,015 moving towards 19 00:08:01,017 --> 00:08:03,617 consensus. So I'm not 20 00:08:03,619 --> 00:08:04,385 gonna have everybody 21 00:08:04,387 --> 00:08:05,286 go around. We all 22 00:08:05,288 --> 00:08:06,320 know who each other 23 00:08:06,322 --> 00:08:07,354 are. I think for the 24 00:08:07,356 --> 00:08:08,622 most part by now, 25 00:08:08,624 --> 00:08:09,223 unless there's 26 00:08:09,225 --> 00:08:09,690 anybody who's brand 27 00:08:09,692 --> 00:08:11,425 new on the on the 28 00:08:11,427 --> 00:08:12,526 zoom, I will say I am 29 00:08:12,528 --> 00:08:13,694 here with Christy Ma. 30 00:08:13,696 --> 00:08:14,662 That's why my name 31 00:08:14,664 --> 00:08:15,896 shows as both. She's 32 00:08:15,898 --> 00:08:16,930 got a meeting later, 33 00:08:16,932 --> 00:08:17,965 so I figured we would 34 00:08:17,967 --> 00:08:19,366 kick the kick this 35 00:08:19,368 --> 00:08:21,201 meeting off together. 36 00:08:21,203 --> 00:08:23,671 >> So Mister Chair. 37 00:08:23,673 --> 00:08:25,105 >> Yep. PJ. 38 00:08:25,107 --> 00:08:25,839 >> We do have 39 00:08:25,841 --> 00:08:27,274 somebody new with us. 40 00:08:27,276 --> 00:08:29,076 Our associate 41 00:08:29,078 --> 00:08:29,543 legislative can't 42 00:08:29,545 --> 00:08:30,577 call our council yet 43 00:08:30,579 --> 00:08:31,345 because we're waiting 44 00:08:31,347 --> 00:08:32,379 on the bar results. 45 00:08:32,381 --> 00:08:33,280 But Katie Bortz has 46 00:08:33,282 --> 00:08:35,582 joined our team, so 47 00:08:35,584 --> 00:08:36,984 she is on the Zoom as 48 00:08:36,986 --> 00:08:38,852 part of our 49 00:08:38,854 --> 00:08:39,553 legislative soon to 50 00:08:39,555 --> 00:08:40,654 be knock on Wood 51 00:08:40,656 --> 00:08:41,689 Council pending those 52 00:08:41,691 --> 00:08:42,756 bar results. But so 53 00:08:42,758 --> 00:08:43,824 Katie is joining us. 54 00:08:43,826 --> 00:08:45,626 >> Welcome, Katie. 55 00:08:45,628 --> 00:08:46,627 October 9th is only 56 00:08:46,629 --> 00:08:47,628 so many days away. 57 00:08:47,630 --> 00:08:48,028 I'm sure you're 58 00:08:48,030 --> 00:08:48,996 counting down. We've 59 00:08:48,998 --> 00:08:49,830 got some associates 60 00:08:49,832 --> 00:08:50,764 in our firm who are 61 00:08:50,766 --> 00:08:51,765 are also looking 62 00:08:51,767 --> 00:08:52,633 forward to that 63 00:08:52,635 --> 00:08:53,634 October 9th date. 64 00:08:53,636 --> 00:08:55,369 >> Very much. Yes. 65 00:08:55,371 --> 00:08:56,904 >> All right. So with 66 00:08:56,906 --> 00:08:58,238 that we're going to 67 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:04,011 kick it into SB 349. 68 00:09:04,013 --> 00:09:05,112 I think what we were 69 00:09:05,114 --> 00:09:06,013 trying to do, 70 00:09:06,015 --> 00:09:07,014 Jessica's get a draft 71 00:09:07,016 --> 00:09:07,448 that captured the 72 00:09:07,450 --> 00:09:08,215 things that there 73 00:09:08,217 --> 00:09:09,016 weren't any 74 00:09:09,018 --> 00:09:09,483 disagreement on. And 75 00:09:09,485 --> 00:09:10,250 then you also sent 76 00:09:10,252 --> 00:09:11,285 out some materials 77 00:09:11,287 --> 00:09:12,086 that sort of 78 00:09:12,088 --> 00:09:13,087 highlight the areas 79 00:09:13,089 --> 00:09:15,522 where there are is a 80 00:09:15,524 --> 00:09:16,657 lack of consensus. 81 00:09:16,659 --> 00:09:17,691 And then the realtors 82 00:09:17,693 --> 00:09:18,492 sent us over another 83 00:09:18,494 --> 00:09:19,493 note where some areas 84 00:09:19,495 --> 00:09:20,427 we thought we had 85 00:09:20,429 --> 00:09:21,362 consensus, but they 86 00:09:21,364 --> 00:09:22,363 decided that we don't 87 00:09:22,365 --> 00:09:22,830 anymore. I'm giving 88 00:09:22,832 --> 00:09:24,531 them a hard time here. 89 00:09:24,533 --> 00:09:25,532 So we'll look at 90 00:09:25,534 --> 00:09:27,034 those sections as 91 00:09:27,036 --> 00:09:28,469 well. I think my goal, 92 00:09:28,471 --> 00:09:29,236 hopefully for this 93 00:09:29,238 --> 00:09:29,970 meeting, is to get to 94 00:09:29,972 --> 00:09:31,705 a point where at 95 00:09:31,707 --> 00:09:32,172 least we know where 96 00:09:32,174 --> 00:09:33,173 we're going to get 97 00:09:33,175 --> 00:09:33,907 consensus, and we 98 00:09:33,909 --> 00:09:34,908 also maybe know that 99 00:09:34,910 --> 00:09:35,943 where we won't. And 100 00:09:35,945 --> 00:09:37,010 so we have something 101 00:09:37,012 --> 00:09:37,878 to present to the 102 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:38,746 full housing 103 00:09:38,748 --> 00:09:39,213 Commission where we 104 00:09:39,215 --> 00:09:40,447 can say, hey, you 105 00:09:40,449 --> 00:09:41,081 know, a bill that 106 00:09:41,083 --> 00:09:42,149 just did these things 107 00:09:42,151 --> 00:09:42,883 would have 108 00:09:42,885 --> 00:09:44,351 everybody's universal 109 00:09:44,353 --> 00:09:44,785 support. And then 110 00:09:44,787 --> 00:09:46,920 here are the areas of, 111 00:09:46,922 --> 00:09:48,288 you know, potential 112 00:09:48,290 --> 00:09:48,989 disagreement. And we 113 00:09:48,991 --> 00:09:49,790 can decide what the 114 00:09:49,792 --> 00:09:50,591 Housing Commission 115 00:09:50,593 --> 00:09:52,593 wants to weigh in on 116 00:09:52,595 --> 00:09:53,861 that or not weigh in 117 00:09:53,863 --> 00:09:54,862 on those and leave 118 00:09:54,864 --> 00:09:55,295 those for somebody 119 00:09:55,297 --> 00:09:56,029 else's bill. So 120 00:09:56,031 --> 00:09:56,964 that's sort of, I 121 00:09:56,966 --> 00:09:57,965 think, what we're 122 00:09:57,967 --> 00:09:58,899 trying to get. I 123 00:09:58,901 --> 00:09:59,933 think we'd like to 124 00:09:59,935 --> 00:10:01,034 get as much consensus 125 00:10:01,036 --> 00:10:02,069 as we can, as always, 126 00:10:02,071 --> 00:10:03,003 the goal. So with 127 00:10:03,005 --> 00:10:03,971 that, Jessica, do we 128 00:10:03,973 --> 00:10:05,139 have a starting place 129 00:10:05,141 --> 00:10:06,106 that you wanted to go? 130 00:10:06,108 --> 00:10:07,941 Or if I summed it up 131 00:10:07,943 --> 00:10:08,375 pretty accurately. 132 00:10:08,377 --> 00:10:09,877 >> I guess that was a 133 00:10:09,879 --> 00:10:10,944 that was a great 134 00:10:10,946 --> 00:10:11,945 summary. I can start 135 00:10:11,947 --> 00:10:12,946 by sharing the bill 136 00:10:12,948 --> 00:10:13,847 or sharing the 137 00:10:13,849 --> 00:10:14,548 language 138 00:10:14,550 --> 00:10:15,282 considerations. There 139 00:10:15,284 --> 00:10:16,784 are some that I've 140 00:10:16,786 --> 00:10:17,451 altered in response 141 00:10:17,453 --> 00:10:18,552 to the realtors 142 00:10:18,554 --> 00:10:19,253 comments that. Around 143 00:10:19,255 --> 00:10:19,987 last night from 144 00:10:19,989 --> 00:10:20,721 additional workgroup 145 00:10:20,723 --> 00:10:21,588 members. So. However, 146 00:10:21,590 --> 00:10:22,523 the group would like 147 00:10:22,525 --> 00:10:23,490 to address. If you 148 00:10:23,492 --> 00:10:24,625 want to go down piece 149 00:10:24,627 --> 00:10:25,559 by piece and the 150 00:10:25,561 --> 00:10:26,493 items of non 151 00:10:26,495 --> 00:10:27,428 consensus and the 152 00:10:27,430 --> 00:10:27,861 realtors comments, 153 00:10:27,863 --> 00:10:28,429 then present 154 00:10:28,431 --> 00:10:28,929 alternative language 155 00:10:28,931 --> 00:10:30,030 from there. 156 00:10:30,032 --> 00:10:31,031 >> Let's start. Let 157 00:10:31,033 --> 00:10:31,465 me start actually 158 00:10:31,467 --> 00:10:34,401 with. 159 00:10:34,403 --> 00:10:35,402 >> 777 through 785. 160 00:10:35,404 --> 00:10:36,603 The security deposit 161 00:10:36,605 --> 00:10:37,938 language generally, 162 00:10:37,940 --> 00:10:39,473 because I had that. 163 00:10:39,475 --> 00:10:40,741 And if you want to go 164 00:10:40,743 --> 00:10:41,241 ahead, Jessica, pull 165 00:10:41,243 --> 00:10:42,743 up the bill and we'll 166 00:10:42,745 --> 00:10:43,744 zoom in on those. 167 00:10:43,746 --> 00:10:44,845 I've got it up on a 168 00:10:44,847 --> 00:10:45,846 larger screen here 169 00:10:45,848 --> 00:10:46,780 for myself, so I 170 00:10:46,782 --> 00:10:48,048 don't have to lean in 171 00:10:48,050 --> 00:10:48,982 too far and stare at 172 00:10:48,984 --> 00:10:50,617 the at your screen. 173 00:10:50,619 --> 00:10:51,952 But if folks have it 174 00:10:51,954 --> 00:10:52,352 printed out or 175 00:10:52,354 --> 00:10:53,053 whatever, you, 176 00:10:53,055 --> 00:10:53,954 however you all 177 00:10:53,956 --> 00:10:54,955 handle it. If you 178 00:10:54,957 --> 00:10:56,690 want to go to mine, I 179 00:10:56,692 --> 00:10:57,925 think line 777 is 180 00:10:57,927 --> 00:10:58,625 still the right line, 181 00:10:58,627 --> 00:11:01,395 which is on page 2030, 182 00:11:01,397 --> 00:11:02,496 page 30 of this one. 183 00:11:02,498 --> 00:11:03,263 That's why I didn't 184 00:11:03,265 --> 00:11:08,302 print it. So we we 185 00:11:08,304 --> 00:11:08,969 have, we use a 186 00:11:08,971 --> 00:11:09,703 current language, I 187 00:11:09,705 --> 00:11:10,804 guess we went around 188 00:11:10,806 --> 00:11:11,839 with in a workgroup 189 00:11:11,841 --> 00:11:13,240 is a current language. 190 00:11:13,242 --> 00:11:14,341 So the consensus 191 00:11:14,343 --> 00:11:14,975 language, right, that 192 00:11:14,977 --> 00:11:16,043 we have here in the 193 00:11:16,045 --> 00:11:17,344 draft is what we see 194 00:11:17,346 --> 00:11:18,378 in front of us is 195 00:11:18,380 --> 00:11:19,513 that. And that's just 196 00:11:19,515 --> 00:11:20,647 is that new language 197 00:11:20,649 --> 00:11:21,482 or is that pretty 198 00:11:21,484 --> 00:11:22,449 close to what's in 199 00:11:22,451 --> 00:11:23,517 the current statute? 200 00:11:23,519 --> 00:11:24,318 Or is that. 201 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:25,419 >> This is the new as 202 00:11:25,421 --> 00:11:27,521 of the what we what 203 00:11:27,523 --> 00:11:28,822 was consensus draft? 204 00:11:28,824 --> 00:11:30,457 So the, the 721 205 00:11:30,459 --> 00:11:31,859 version I sent around 206 00:11:31,861 --> 00:11:33,393 yesterday. 207 00:11:33,395 --> 00:11:34,361 >> Gotcha. And who's 208 00:11:34,363 --> 00:11:35,429 on from who wants to 209 00:11:35,431 --> 00:11:36,964 sort of explain what 210 00:11:36,966 --> 00:11:37,631 they're suggesting? I 211 00:11:37,633 --> 00:11:38,765 don't think I think 212 00:11:38,767 --> 00:11:39,766 we're pretty close. I 213 00:11:39,768 --> 00:11:40,234 think the realtors 214 00:11:40,236 --> 00:11:40,934 also had some 215 00:11:40,936 --> 00:11:41,869 thoughts about this 216 00:11:41,871 --> 00:11:42,769 paragraph too, which 217 00:11:42,771 --> 00:11:43,871 I want to just sort 218 00:11:43,873 --> 00:11:44,972 of do this one, if we 219 00:11:44,974 --> 00:11:47,241 can. But I think the 220 00:11:47,243 --> 00:11:48,342 idea was that we were 221 00:11:48,344 --> 00:11:49,309 trying to capture the 222 00:11:49,311 --> 00:11:51,678 idea of 223 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:52,112 non-contracted for 224 00:11:52,114 --> 00:11:52,846 repairs, right? So 225 00:11:52,848 --> 00:11:53,947 the issue we had was, 226 00:11:53,949 --> 00:11:54,915 hey, you've got to 227 00:11:54,917 --> 00:11:55,849 provide receipts. And 228 00:11:55,851 --> 00:11:56,850 I think that the 229 00:11:56,852 --> 00:11:57,251 pushback we're 230 00:11:57,253 --> 00:11:58,185 getting a little bit 231 00:11:58,187 --> 00:11:59,953 from from the 232 00:11:59,955 --> 00:12:01,488 realtors is what if 233 00:12:01,490 --> 00:12:02,489 they do, you know, 234 00:12:02,491 --> 00:12:03,490 what about DIY type 235 00:12:03,492 --> 00:12:04,625 of fixes? How do we 236 00:12:04,627 --> 00:12:05,492 address those if 237 00:12:05,494 --> 00:12:06,493 there are no receipts 238 00:12:06,495 --> 00:12:06,927 because you didn't 239 00:12:06,929 --> 00:12:07,594 contract with 240 00:12:07,596 --> 00:12:08,495 somebody for things? 241 00:12:08,497 --> 00:12:09,496 I think that's the 242 00:12:09,498 --> 00:12:09,963 basic problem we're 243 00:12:09,965 --> 00:12:10,664 trying to solve. 244 00:12:10,666 --> 00:12:12,633 Emily. 245 00:12:12,635 --> 00:12:13,634 >> Thank you, Mister 246 00:12:13,636 --> 00:12:14,635 Chair. Yeah, I can 247 00:12:14,637 --> 00:12:15,602 speak to the intent. 248 00:12:15,604 --> 00:12:16,136 This was language 249 00:12:16,138 --> 00:12:17,638 that we put in. Of 250 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:18,272 course, there's the 251 00:12:18,274 --> 00:12:19,373 first part of it 252 00:12:19,375 --> 00:12:20,240 discussing the return 253 00:12:20,242 --> 00:12:21,241 of the security 254 00:12:21,243 --> 00:12:22,609 deposit, which in 255 00:12:22,611 --> 00:12:23,744 code was originally 256 00:12:23,746 --> 00:12:25,512 45 days. Our office 257 00:12:25,514 --> 00:12:26,980 proposed 30 days. We 258 00:12:26,982 --> 00:12:28,048 came to this 259 00:12:28,050 --> 00:12:29,049 compromise of 15 days. 260 00:12:29,051 --> 00:12:30,050 If there are no 261 00:12:30,052 --> 00:12:31,218 damages, 45 days. If 262 00:12:31,220 --> 00:12:33,020 there. Our. The 263 00:12:33,022 --> 00:12:34,488 second part of this 264 00:12:34,490 --> 00:12:35,289 that we put in is 265 00:12:35,291 --> 00:12:37,024 just ensuring that 266 00:12:37,026 --> 00:12:38,091 any deductions from 267 00:12:38,093 --> 00:12:39,159 the security deposit 268 00:12:39,161 --> 00:12:40,260 are matching the 269 00:12:40,262 --> 00:12:41,328 actual costs of 270 00:12:41,330 --> 00:12:42,429 repairing physical 271 00:12:42,431 --> 00:12:44,565 damages. And then we 272 00:12:44,567 --> 00:12:45,666 added that language 273 00:12:45,668 --> 00:12:46,733 related to invoices 274 00:12:46,735 --> 00:12:48,569 and receipts. That 275 00:12:48,571 --> 00:12:49,570 way there is 276 00:12:49,572 --> 00:12:50,370 documentation showing 277 00:12:50,372 --> 00:12:51,772 what that costs 278 00:12:51,774 --> 00:12:54,274 invoices slightly 279 00:12:54,276 --> 00:12:54,975 more forgiving if 280 00:12:54,977 --> 00:12:56,143 you're performing it 281 00:12:56,145 --> 00:12:56,843 yourself, or receipts 282 00:12:56,845 --> 00:12:58,245 for professional 283 00:12:58,247 --> 00:13:00,013 contractors. After 284 00:13:00,015 --> 00:13:01,882 reviewing some of the 285 00:13:01,884 --> 00:13:02,916 concerns from the 286 00:13:02,918 --> 00:13:04,718 realtors, our office 287 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:06,587 spoke to Varma and 288 00:13:06,589 --> 00:13:07,588 had additional kind 289 00:13:07,590 --> 00:13:08,722 of recommendations as 290 00:13:08,724 --> 00:13:09,723 to how we can 291 00:13:09,725 --> 00:13:10,357 reformat this section 292 00:13:10,359 --> 00:13:12,326 to make it more clear. 293 00:13:12,328 --> 00:13:13,327 Happy to share that 294 00:13:13,329 --> 00:13:14,328 now. And Patrick, if 295 00:13:14,330 --> 00:13:15,329 you want to share 296 00:13:15,331 --> 00:13:16,330 that, but if the 297 00:13:16,332 --> 00:13:16,763 realtors wanted to 298 00:13:16,765 --> 00:13:17,497 speak to their 299 00:13:17,499 --> 00:13:19,166 concerns beforehand, 300 00:13:19,168 --> 00:13:20,133 our intention is just 301 00:13:20,135 --> 00:13:21,335 to make sure that 302 00:13:21,337 --> 00:13:22,369 deductions match the 303 00:13:22,371 --> 00:13:23,470 cost of repairs. And 304 00:13:23,472 --> 00:13:24,204 they have that 305 00:13:24,206 --> 00:13:24,905 documentation showing 306 00:13:24,907 --> 00:13:26,006 what that cost is. 307 00:13:26,008 --> 00:13:26,773 >> All right. So, 308 00:13:26,775 --> 00:13:27,674 Emily, you and 309 00:13:27,676 --> 00:13:28,141 Patrick have talked 310 00:13:28,143 --> 00:13:28,942 about this language 311 00:13:28,944 --> 00:13:29,843 that's before us, and 312 00:13:29,845 --> 00:13:30,811 you guys are in 313 00:13:30,813 --> 00:13:31,778 agreement about this. 314 00:13:31,780 --> 00:13:32,813 >> Yes. Him and I 315 00:13:32,815 --> 00:13:33,814 spoke this morning 316 00:13:33,816 --> 00:13:34,681 and reformatted it. 317 00:13:34,683 --> 00:13:35,682 And hopefully in a 318 00:13:35,684 --> 00:13:37,150 way to make it more 319 00:13:37,152 --> 00:13:38,785 clear. But Patrick, 320 00:13:38,787 --> 00:13:39,286 if you wanted to 321 00:13:39,288 --> 00:13:40,387 present this. 322 00:13:40,389 --> 00:13:41,922 >> That I agreed with 323 00:13:41,924 --> 00:13:43,256 some of the realtors 324 00:13:43,258 --> 00:13:44,391 comments that it was 325 00:13:44,393 --> 00:13:46,159 a little confusing 326 00:13:46,161 --> 00:13:47,160 because it kind of 327 00:13:47,162 --> 00:13:48,662 seemed to reference 328 00:13:48,664 --> 00:13:49,596 Itemization in two 329 00:13:49,598 --> 00:13:51,198 different ways and 330 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,367 deductions. So what I 331 00:13:53,369 --> 00:13:54,401 suggested doing is 332 00:13:54,403 --> 00:13:55,402 first part, break it 333 00:13:55,404 --> 00:13:56,236 apart into two 334 00:13:56,238 --> 00:13:57,337 paragraphs to make it 335 00:13:57,339 --> 00:13:58,772 cleaner. Because look, 336 00:13:58,774 --> 00:13:59,606 if there's no damage, 337 00:13:59,608 --> 00:14:00,540 it's very simple. You 338 00:14:00,542 --> 00:14:02,175 return the security 339 00:14:02,177 --> 00:14:02,643 deposit, there's no 340 00:14:02,645 --> 00:14:03,143 itemization, you just 341 00:14:03,145 --> 00:14:04,144 return the deposit. 342 00:14:04,146 --> 00:14:06,980 So paragraph B is now 343 00:14:06,982 --> 00:14:09,549 all about no damage. 344 00:14:09,551 --> 00:14:11,718 Paragraph C takes the 345 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:12,819 damaged section and 346 00:14:12,821 --> 00:14:14,588 it kind of rewords it 347 00:14:14,590 --> 00:14:15,722 in A or reorders it 348 00:14:15,724 --> 00:14:17,057 in a fashion that I 349 00:14:17,059 --> 00:14:18,058 think is a little 350 00:14:18,060 --> 00:14:20,494 easier to understand 351 00:14:20,496 --> 00:14:21,495 laying out. If you 352 00:14:21,497 --> 00:14:22,496 find the damage, you 353 00:14:22,498 --> 00:14:24,031 have 45 days and then 354 00:14:24,033 --> 00:14:25,632 it says you have to 355 00:14:25,634 --> 00:14:27,567 return the 356 00:14:27,569 --> 00:14:28,201 itemization and then 357 00:14:28,203 --> 00:14:30,037 it says how the 358 00:14:30,039 --> 00:14:31,471 itemization shall be 359 00:14:31,473 --> 00:14:32,272 structured. And what 360 00:14:32,274 --> 00:14:33,573 we did is then moved 361 00:14:33,575 --> 00:14:35,475 to the bottom, what 362 00:14:35,477 --> 00:14:36,910 things the landlord 363 00:14:36,912 --> 00:14:38,712 cannot do. So that's 364 00:14:38,714 --> 00:14:39,646 in the very bottom of 365 00:14:39,648 --> 00:14:40,847 the paragraph. So I 366 00:14:40,849 --> 00:14:41,581 think it takes the 367 00:14:41,583 --> 00:14:42,816 original paragraph 368 00:14:42,818 --> 00:14:43,784 and just makes it a 369 00:14:43,786 --> 00:14:46,653 lot easier to read 370 00:14:46,655 --> 00:14:48,255 and follow from a 371 00:14:48,257 --> 00:14:48,522 process. 372 00:14:48,524 --> 00:14:49,623 >> So we broke that. 373 00:14:49,625 --> 00:14:50,457 And then there'll be 374 00:14:50,459 --> 00:14:52,259 a new D for I guess 375 00:14:52,261 --> 00:14:53,326 for the as of the 376 00:14:53,328 --> 00:14:53,760 termination date. 377 00:14:53,762 --> 00:14:54,394 Correct. 793 but 378 00:14:54,396 --> 00:14:55,395 that's fine. So you 379 00:14:55,397 --> 00:14:56,697 guys decided to add a 380 00:14:56,699 --> 00:14:57,531 new E? Well, we'll 381 00:14:57,533 --> 00:14:59,599 just, we'll just keep 382 00:14:59,601 --> 00:15:01,401 relocating the rest 383 00:15:01,403 --> 00:15:03,570 of the way through. 384 00:15:03,572 --> 00:15:04,971 Okay, so you guys 385 00:15:04,973 --> 00:15:06,840 have said I like b, I 386 00:15:06,842 --> 00:15:07,908 mean, right, this is 387 00:15:07,910 --> 00:15:08,742 really clean, right? 388 00:15:08,744 --> 00:15:10,077 And it's its own 389 00:15:10,079 --> 00:15:10,744 paragraph. There's no 390 00:15:10,746 --> 00:15:11,278 damage. You got 15 391 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:13,080 days to give it back. 392 00:15:13,082 --> 00:15:14,281 And then what we did 393 00:15:14,283 --> 00:15:15,816 with C was, was just, 394 00:15:15,818 --> 00:15:16,883 I'm just restating 395 00:15:16,885 --> 00:15:18,251 what you said, just 396 00:15:18,253 --> 00:15:19,853 go through. So I'll 397 00:15:19,855 --> 00:15:20,754 let everybody who 398 00:15:20,756 --> 00:15:21,221 hasn't seen this 399 00:15:21,223 --> 00:15:22,456 before take a minute 400 00:15:22,458 --> 00:15:23,757 to take a look at 401 00:15:23,759 --> 00:15:25,859 that DJ or Katie, 402 00:15:25,861 --> 00:15:27,627 does this address. I 403 00:15:27,629 --> 00:15:28,762 suspect we're Aaron's 404 00:15:28,764 --> 00:15:29,863 concerns or y'all's 405 00:15:29,865 --> 00:15:32,032 concerns. 406 00:15:32,034 --> 00:15:33,033 >> I know Aaron's 407 00:15:33,035 --> 00:15:34,034 working on getting on 408 00:15:34,036 --> 00:15:35,035 that. She just walked 409 00:15:35,037 --> 00:15:36,169 in. So I know Aaron's 410 00:15:36,171 --> 00:15:37,104 working on getting on 411 00:15:37,106 --> 00:15:40,307 the call. The receipt 412 00:15:40,309 --> 00:15:41,007 indicating that we've 413 00:15:41,009 --> 00:15:42,743 had services done. 414 00:15:42,745 --> 00:15:44,711 Aaron's flagging. Yes, 415 00:15:44,713 --> 00:15:46,713 I saw your text. I 416 00:15:46,715 --> 00:15:52,185 just I'm sorry guys. 417 00:15:52,187 --> 00:15:52,953 >> Okay. 418 00:15:52,955 --> 00:15:53,587 >> Aaron, Aaron said 419 00:15:53,589 --> 00:15:54,354 receipt indicates 420 00:15:54,356 --> 00:15:54,821 we've had services 421 00:15:54,823 --> 00:15:55,589 done and paid. And 422 00:15:55,591 --> 00:15:56,656 the only other thing 423 00:15:56,658 --> 00:15:58,358 I would just flag is 424 00:15:58,360 --> 00:15:59,359 we talked about 15 425 00:15:59,361 --> 00:15:59,826 business days versus 426 00:15:59,828 --> 00:16:02,028 15 days, realizing 427 00:16:02,030 --> 00:16:02,863 there's no damage 428 00:16:02,865 --> 00:16:04,765 done, but just 429 00:16:04,767 --> 00:16:06,600 flagging that also. 430 00:16:06,602 --> 00:16:06,933 >> Gotcha. 431 00:16:06,935 --> 00:16:10,103 >> All right. 432 00:16:10,105 --> 00:16:12,005 >> So but what 433 00:16:12,007 --> 00:16:12,806 Patrick sorry, what 434 00:16:12,808 --> 00:16:13,473 Patrick's done here 435 00:16:13,475 --> 00:16:14,474 with the pulling out 436 00:16:14,476 --> 00:16:15,475 that makes, I mean, 437 00:16:15,477 --> 00:16:16,543 to the non-lawyer in 438 00:16:16,545 --> 00:16:17,711 me, that makes sense. 439 00:16:17,713 --> 00:16:18,812 >> So the itemization 440 00:16:18,814 --> 00:16:19,813 has to include the 441 00:16:19,815 --> 00:16:20,614 cost of services 442 00:16:20,616 --> 00:16:22,182 provided to the cost 443 00:16:22,184 --> 00:16:22,883 of materials used. 444 00:16:22,885 --> 00:16:23,650 Three the number of 445 00:16:23,652 --> 00:16:24,651 hours and the hourly 446 00:16:24,653 --> 00:16:25,619 free labor charge to 447 00:16:25,621 --> 00:16:26,653 the same. It doesn't 448 00:16:26,655 --> 00:16:28,522 talk about receipt 449 00:16:28,524 --> 00:16:29,322 anymore, it just 450 00:16:29,324 --> 00:16:30,657 talks about 451 00:16:30,659 --> 00:16:33,160 Itemization. 452 00:16:33,162 --> 00:16:34,694 >> I guess I don't 453 00:16:34,696 --> 00:16:40,033 understand the. So. 454 00:16:40,035 --> 00:16:41,468 Is it is it 455 00:16:41,470 --> 00:16:43,270 conflicting because C 456 00:16:43,272 --> 00:16:45,105 one says you must 457 00:16:45,107 --> 00:16:46,139 include the cost of 458 00:16:46,141 --> 00:16:47,274 any professional 459 00:16:47,276 --> 00:16:47,808 services performed by 460 00:16:47,810 --> 00:16:49,376 a third party, and 461 00:16:49,378 --> 00:16:50,377 then it says the 462 00:16:50,379 --> 00:16:51,211 landlord shall not 463 00:16:51,213 --> 00:16:52,245 apply the security 464 00:16:52,247 --> 00:16:53,413 deposit to the cost 465 00:16:53,415 --> 00:16:54,848 of professional 466 00:16:54,850 --> 00:16:56,583 services. So I find 467 00:16:56,585 --> 00:16:57,284 that a little bit 468 00:16:57,286 --> 00:16:58,185 unclear. But again, 469 00:16:58,187 --> 00:16:59,119 it's the first time 470 00:16:59,121 --> 00:17:00,220 I'm seeing it. 471 00:17:00,222 --> 00:17:02,355 >> It's it has the 472 00:17:02,357 --> 00:17:03,423 less reasonable wear 473 00:17:03,425 --> 00:17:04,257 and tear has been 474 00:17:04,259 --> 00:17:05,258 moved to the very 475 00:17:05,260 --> 00:17:06,493 bottom. So it allows 476 00:17:06,495 --> 00:17:07,761 the exclusion based 477 00:17:07,763 --> 00:17:08,428 upon the reasonable 478 00:17:08,430 --> 00:17:09,896 wear and tear. 479 00:17:09,898 --> 00:17:12,899 >> But I right, I see 480 00:17:12,901 --> 00:17:13,700 the intent and I 481 00:17:13,702 --> 00:17:14,668 don't disagree with 482 00:17:14,670 --> 00:17:15,702 the intent. I just 483 00:17:15,704 --> 00:17:16,536 think this is a 484 00:17:16,538 --> 00:17:18,171 little bit confusing, 485 00:17:18,173 --> 00:17:18,405 right. 486 00:17:18,407 --> 00:17:19,105 >> And line I think 487 00:17:19,107 --> 00:17:19,873 what we're talking 488 00:17:19,875 --> 00:17:21,041 about Aaron on line 489 00:17:21,043 --> 00:17:22,142 789 receipt indicates 490 00:17:22,144 --> 00:17:23,243 that the services 491 00:17:23,245 --> 00:17:26,446 have been performed. 492 00:17:26,448 --> 00:17:27,614 Not like here's 493 00:17:27,616 --> 00:17:28,014 what's going to 494 00:17:28,016 --> 00:17:29,349 charge to fix your 495 00:17:29,351 --> 00:17:30,417 unit, like you know, 496 00:17:30,419 --> 00:17:31,852 or fix the stove or 497 00:17:31,854 --> 00:17:32,619 like, except like 498 00:17:32,621 --> 00:17:33,353 receipt indicates, 499 00:17:33,355 --> 00:17:34,688 like I have paid for 500 00:17:34,690 --> 00:17:35,956 these, here's the, 501 00:17:35,958 --> 00:17:37,624 here's the. 502 00:17:37,626 --> 00:17:38,625 >> Emily, did you 503 00:17:38,627 --> 00:17:39,626 want to weigh in. 504 00:17:39,628 --> 00:17:39,960 >> On that? 505 00:17:39,962 --> 00:17:41,628 >> I see what you're 506 00:17:41,630 --> 00:17:41,895 saying. 507 00:17:41,897 --> 00:17:42,696 >> Yeah. So, so 508 00:17:42,698 --> 00:17:43,697 Kristi's point. So it 509 00:17:43,699 --> 00:17:47,734 does. It does say 510 00:17:47,736 --> 00:17:48,435 Itemization. And that 511 00:17:48,437 --> 00:17:49,536 was this language 512 00:17:49,538 --> 00:17:50,270 hasn't actually 513 00:17:50,272 --> 00:17:50,937 changed in terms of 514 00:17:50,939 --> 00:17:52,038 the content from the 515 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:53,073 pre from the 516 00:17:53,075 --> 00:17:54,241 consensus draft. The 517 00:17:54,243 --> 00:17:55,308 actual language 518 00:17:55,310 --> 00:17:56,309 itself is the same. 519 00:17:56,311 --> 00:17:56,776 We've just reordered 520 00:17:56,778 --> 00:17:58,278 it. So that language 521 00:17:58,280 --> 00:17:59,579 at the end, Christie 522 00:17:59,581 --> 00:18:00,013 hopefully kind of 523 00:18:00,015 --> 00:18:01,748 gets to your point of 524 00:18:01,750 --> 00:18:02,816 it does say shall not 525 00:18:02,818 --> 00:18:03,817 apply any portion of 526 00:18:03,819 --> 00:18:04,718 the security deposit 527 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:05,752 toward essentially A 528 00:18:05,754 --> 00:18:06,820 and B, but it does 529 00:18:06,822 --> 00:18:07,954 state unless they are 530 00:18:07,956 --> 00:18:08,588 reasonably necessary 531 00:18:08,590 --> 00:18:09,990 to return it to the 532 00:18:09,992 --> 00:18:10,790 same condition. So 533 00:18:10,792 --> 00:18:11,591 there's that caveat 534 00:18:11,593 --> 00:18:12,659 of you can it just 535 00:18:12,661 --> 00:18:14,694 needs to be necessary. 536 00:18:14,696 --> 00:18:16,129 >> Okay. All right. 537 00:18:16,131 --> 00:18:18,298 >> I'm okay. So the 538 00:18:18,300 --> 00:18:19,399 realtors point into 539 00:18:19,401 --> 00:18:20,433 Jay's point. This is 540 00:18:20,435 --> 00:18:20,901 something that you 541 00:18:20,903 --> 00:18:22,269 would provide after 542 00:18:22,271 --> 00:18:23,670 45 days. And the 543 00:18:23,672 --> 00:18:24,371 intention here is 544 00:18:24,373 --> 00:18:25,872 just to ensure, you 545 00:18:25,874 --> 00:18:27,040 know, already in code, 546 00:18:27,042 --> 00:18:28,041 you have to return 547 00:18:28,043 --> 00:18:29,075 the security deposit 548 00:18:29,077 --> 00:18:30,543 within 45 days. I 549 00:18:30,545 --> 00:18:31,544 think, you know, I 550 00:18:31,546 --> 00:18:31,945 was speaking to 551 00:18:31,947 --> 00:18:32,746 Patrick, there might 552 00:18:32,748 --> 00:18:33,847 be that extra 15 days 553 00:18:33,849 --> 00:18:35,582 if you have to hire a 554 00:18:35,584 --> 00:18:37,684 contractor, but this 555 00:18:37,686 --> 00:18:39,319 is if you're removing 556 00:18:39,321 --> 00:18:40,053 if you're providing 557 00:18:40,055 --> 00:18:41,087 the security deposit 558 00:18:41,089 --> 00:18:43,490 back within 45 days. 559 00:18:43,492 --> 00:18:44,224 From our 560 00:18:44,226 --> 00:18:44,958 understanding, it 561 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:45,659 doesn't quite make 562 00:18:45,661 --> 00:18:46,359 sense logically, that 563 00:18:46,361 --> 00:18:47,093 you would only 564 00:18:47,095 --> 00:18:48,495 provide an estimate 565 00:18:48,497 --> 00:18:49,629 of what these costs 566 00:18:49,631 --> 00:18:51,131 are. If you're if 567 00:18:51,133 --> 00:18:52,065 you're returning the 568 00:18:52,067 --> 00:18:53,199 security deposit, the 569 00:18:53,201 --> 00:18:54,334 hope would be that 570 00:18:54,336 --> 00:18:55,001 you're giving the 571 00:18:55,003 --> 00:18:56,469 exact amount back 572 00:18:56,471 --> 00:18:57,270 that you already know 573 00:18:57,272 --> 00:18:58,238 what that cost is 574 00:18:58,240 --> 00:18:59,139 because that service 575 00:18:59,141 --> 00:19:01,875 was already performed 576 00:19:01,877 --> 00:19:04,411 within that 45 days. 577 00:19:04,413 --> 00:19:05,478 Whereas from our 578 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:05,879 understanding, 579 00:19:05,881 --> 00:19:06,479 stating that you 580 00:19:06,481 --> 00:19:07,480 would be giving them 581 00:19:07,482 --> 00:19:07,981 an estimate is 582 00:19:07,983 --> 00:19:08,715 implying that that 583 00:19:08,717 --> 00:19:09,749 work has not been 584 00:19:09,751 --> 00:19:10,850 done and that 585 00:19:10,852 --> 00:19:11,952 therefore the amount 586 00:19:11,954 --> 00:19:12,986 returned would not 587 00:19:12,988 --> 00:19:14,087 necessarily actually 588 00:19:14,089 --> 00:19:15,188 equal what is 589 00:19:15,190 --> 00:19:16,089 necessary to perform 590 00:19:16,091 --> 00:19:17,123 that service. And 591 00:19:17,125 --> 00:19:17,924 that's our intent, is 592 00:19:17,926 --> 00:19:18,925 to make sure that 593 00:19:18,927 --> 00:19:19,993 they are getting back 594 00:19:19,995 --> 00:19:21,328 what is actually used. 595 00:19:21,330 --> 00:19:22,529 >> So the the. 596 00:19:22,531 --> 00:19:23,196 >> Trade off is more 597 00:19:23,198 --> 00:19:23,964 time, right? So we 598 00:19:23,966 --> 00:19:25,732 could get it back to 599 00:19:25,734 --> 00:19:26,733 them faster. If you 600 00:19:26,735 --> 00:19:27,801 let us give them an 601 00:19:27,803 --> 00:19:28,735 estimate or an 602 00:19:28,737 --> 00:19:29,202 invoice, as opposed 603 00:19:29,204 --> 00:19:30,370 to a receipt showing 604 00:19:30,372 --> 00:19:31,438 it was already done. 605 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:32,138 You guys are saying 606 00:19:32,140 --> 00:19:33,006 willing to sacrifice 607 00:19:33,008 --> 00:19:34,641 the time for some 608 00:19:34,643 --> 00:19:35,175 certainty that this 609 00:19:35,177 --> 00:19:36,209 is the actual cost 610 00:19:36,211 --> 00:19:37,243 that was actually 611 00:19:37,245 --> 00:19:38,244 done. 612 00:19:38,246 --> 00:19:39,346 >> And I think it's 613 00:19:39,348 --> 00:19:40,246 important to note 614 00:19:40,248 --> 00:19:41,247 that the code does 615 00:19:41,249 --> 00:19:42,649 give an extra 15 days. 616 00:19:42,651 --> 00:19:43,750 If you do have to use 617 00:19:43,752 --> 00:19:45,018 a third party 618 00:19:45,020 --> 00:19:46,152 contractor. All right. 619 00:19:46,154 --> 00:19:47,220 So it changes that 620 00:19:47,222 --> 00:19:48,989 from 45 to 60. 621 00:19:48,991 --> 00:19:49,622 >> Aaron, you have 622 00:19:49,624 --> 00:19:51,558 your hand up. 623 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:53,660 >> Yeah. Sorry. I 624 00:19:53,662 --> 00:19:56,963 think it's absolutely 625 00:19:56,965 --> 00:19:58,431 happens a lot that 626 00:19:58,433 --> 00:19:59,799 they are not able to 627 00:19:59,801 --> 00:20:01,234 get the contractor 628 00:20:01,236 --> 00:20:03,770 out and get it done 629 00:20:03,772 --> 00:20:05,171 and have a receipt in 630 00:20:05,173 --> 00:20:07,040 time in 45 days. And 631 00:20:07,042 --> 00:20:09,542 I would hate for a 632 00:20:09,544 --> 00:20:10,610 landlord to be stuck 633 00:20:10,612 --> 00:20:12,045 with that cost based 634 00:20:12,047 --> 00:20:15,315 on a third party. So 635 00:20:15,317 --> 00:20:16,383 I understand what 636 00:20:16,385 --> 00:20:17,384 we're trying to get 637 00:20:17,386 --> 00:20:18,451 at. And I wish we 638 00:20:18,453 --> 00:20:19,586 were in a world where 639 00:20:19,588 --> 00:20:20,553 we could knock all 640 00:20:20,555 --> 00:20:21,521 that stuff off. We 641 00:20:21,523 --> 00:20:22,555 run into it in the 642 00:20:22,557 --> 00:20:25,025 courts all the time 643 00:20:25,027 --> 00:20:26,092 with, you know, the 644 00:20:26,094 --> 00:20:27,060 courts saying, you 645 00:20:27,062 --> 00:20:28,061 don't have a receipt, 646 00:20:28,063 --> 00:20:29,696 you can't, you know, 647 00:20:29,698 --> 00:20:30,797 charge for this. And 648 00:20:30,799 --> 00:20:31,898 and we can leave that 649 00:20:31,900 --> 00:20:34,734 to the judge. But our 650 00:20:34,736 --> 00:20:36,169 members have 651 00:20:36,171 --> 00:20:37,937 consistently said 652 00:20:37,939 --> 00:20:39,472 that they are having 653 00:20:39,474 --> 00:20:40,507 issues with getting 654 00:20:40,509 --> 00:20:42,275 contractors out there, 655 00:20:42,277 --> 00:20:43,276 whether, you know, so 656 00:20:43,278 --> 00:20:43,610 they get the 657 00:20:43,612 --> 00:20:44,811 contractor out within 658 00:20:44,813 --> 00:20:46,246 10 or 15 days, but 659 00:20:46,248 --> 00:20:48,081 then they need to get 660 00:20:48,083 --> 00:20:48,782 additional work or 661 00:20:48,784 --> 00:20:51,017 order a part. 45 days 662 00:20:51,019 --> 00:20:52,352 just does not always 663 00:20:52,354 --> 00:20:53,453 work. And, you know, 664 00:20:53,455 --> 00:20:54,554 I would say an 665 00:20:54,556 --> 00:20:55,588 estimate should be 666 00:20:55,590 --> 00:20:56,689 just as good as long 667 00:20:56,691 --> 00:20:58,491 as it's itemized with 668 00:20:58,493 --> 00:21:00,326 all of these cost of 669 00:21:00,328 --> 00:21:01,394 materials, labor and 670 00:21:01,396 --> 00:21:02,429 all of that other 671 00:21:02,431 --> 00:21:03,863 stuff, which is more 672 00:21:03,865 --> 00:21:05,865 than the code calls 673 00:21:05,867 --> 00:21:10,403 for now. 674 00:21:10,405 --> 00:21:12,539 >> I think. 675 00:21:12,541 --> 00:21:13,606 >> Mr. Chair. 676 00:21:13,608 --> 00:21:15,408 >> Go ahead. Emily. 677 00:21:15,410 --> 00:21:16,743 >> Yeah, I understand 678 00:21:16,745 --> 00:21:18,278 that. And that is, 679 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:19,045 you know, to 680 00:21:19,047 --> 00:21:20,013 Patrick's point, the 681 00:21:20,015 --> 00:21:22,615 receipt is it's 682 00:21:22,617 --> 00:21:24,050 exclusively for the 683 00:21:24,052 --> 00:21:24,884 contract, like third 684 00:21:24,886 --> 00:21:25,852 party contractors, 685 00:21:25,854 --> 00:21:26,920 whereas for labor 686 00:21:26,922 --> 00:21:27,620 perform themselves, 687 00:21:27,622 --> 00:21:29,456 it's an invoice. I 688 00:21:29,458 --> 00:21:30,256 guess I'm a little 689 00:21:30,258 --> 00:21:31,191 confused as to how 690 00:21:31,193 --> 00:21:31,624 that works 691 00:21:31,626 --> 00:21:32,325 functionally right 692 00:21:32,327 --> 00:21:33,526 now, because even in 693 00:21:33,528 --> 00:21:34,494 code right now, you 694 00:21:34,496 --> 00:21:35,595 have 45 days to 695 00:21:35,597 --> 00:21:36,996 return the security 696 00:21:36,998 --> 00:21:38,431 deposit. And so I 697 00:21:38,433 --> 00:21:39,532 guess I'm wondering 698 00:21:39,534 --> 00:21:40,633 if that work is not 699 00:21:40,635 --> 00:21:41,301 being performed 700 00:21:41,303 --> 00:21:42,769 within 45 days, but 701 00:21:42,771 --> 00:21:43,837 there's currently the 702 00:21:43,839 --> 00:21:44,604 requirement that the 703 00:21:44,606 --> 00:21:45,672 deposit be returned 704 00:21:45,674 --> 00:21:47,540 within 45 days. How 705 00:21:47,542 --> 00:21:48,575 are those deductions 706 00:21:48,577 --> 00:21:49,642 being calculated at 707 00:21:49,644 --> 00:21:51,044 the moment? If that 708 00:21:51,046 --> 00:21:52,145 work is not being 709 00:21:52,147 --> 00:21:53,580 done? And, you know, 710 00:21:53,582 --> 00:21:54,681 our intention is just 711 00:21:54,683 --> 00:21:56,449 to ensure that 712 00:21:56,451 --> 00:21:57,217 there's some 713 00:21:57,219 --> 00:21:57,650 accountability and 714 00:21:57,652 --> 00:21:58,585 that they are getting 715 00:21:58,587 --> 00:22:02,188 back what is unused. 716 00:22:02,190 --> 00:22:03,289 I you know, we were. 717 00:22:03,291 --> 00:22:04,491 >> Hopeful to answer 718 00:22:04,493 --> 00:22:05,358 your question. I 719 00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:06,192 think what happens 720 00:22:06,194 --> 00:22:06,893 usually this is not 721 00:22:06,895 --> 00:22:08,561 for good or for bad. 722 00:22:08,563 --> 00:22:09,028 What happens usually 723 00:22:09,030 --> 00:22:09,863 is the estimate far 724 00:22:09,865 --> 00:22:10,763 exceeds the amount of 725 00:22:10,765 --> 00:22:11,831 the security deposit. 726 00:22:11,833 --> 00:22:12,765 And they use that as 727 00:22:12,767 --> 00:22:14,534 the as the reason to 728 00:22:14,536 --> 00:22:15,535 keep the whole thing. 729 00:22:15,537 --> 00:22:16,536 I mean, that's my 730 00:22:16,538 --> 00:22:17,537 experience is you got 731 00:22:17,539 --> 00:22:17,937 $2,500 security 732 00:22:17,939 --> 00:22:18,671 deposit. They come up 733 00:22:18,673 --> 00:22:19,772 with an estimate for 734 00:22:19,774 --> 00:22:20,707 $3,000 worth of stuff. 735 00:22:20,709 --> 00:22:21,708 And then they say, 736 00:22:21,710 --> 00:22:22,709 you just, you don't 737 00:22:22,711 --> 00:22:23,776 get any back because 738 00:22:23,778 --> 00:22:24,744 it's going to cost us 739 00:22:24,746 --> 00:22:25,712 more than your 740 00:22:25,714 --> 00:22:25,979 deposit. 741 00:22:25,981 --> 00:22:26,846 >> Right. But and. 742 00:22:26,848 --> 00:22:28,548 >> I mean, I think 743 00:22:28,550 --> 00:22:29,549 the way that it's 744 00:22:29,551 --> 00:22:30,550 happening now is, for 745 00:22:30,552 --> 00:22:31,551 better or for worse, 746 00:22:31,553 --> 00:22:32,452 not all property 747 00:22:32,454 --> 00:22:33,520 managers have an on 748 00:22:33,522 --> 00:22:34,721 site maintenance team 749 00:22:34,723 --> 00:22:36,422 or an on site 750 00:22:36,424 --> 00:22:36,890 contractor, and so 751 00:22:36,892 --> 00:22:38,958 they are forced to 752 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:40,527 hire a third party 753 00:22:40,529 --> 00:22:41,194 and they're doing 754 00:22:41,196 --> 00:22:42,529 their best to get it 755 00:22:42,531 --> 00:22:43,897 done. But in the case 756 00:22:43,899 --> 00:22:44,664 that they can't, 757 00:22:44,666 --> 00:22:45,398 they're providing 758 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:46,466 what the code 759 00:22:46,468 --> 00:22:47,567 currently requires, 760 00:22:47,569 --> 00:22:49,002 which is an 761 00:22:49,004 --> 00:22:50,837 Itemization the code 762 00:22:50,839 --> 00:22:52,238 does not currently 763 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:53,339 require a receipt, 764 00:22:53,341 --> 00:22:54,440 meaning that the word 765 00:22:54,442 --> 00:22:55,842 work is done and paid 766 00:22:55,844 --> 00:22:56,576 for. 767 00:22:56,578 --> 00:22:56,910 >> Right. 768 00:22:56,912 --> 00:22:58,011 >> Christy? Thank you, 769 00:22:58,013 --> 00:22:59,012 Mr. Chairman. I think 770 00:22:59,014 --> 00:22:59,479 there are two 771 00:22:59,481 --> 00:23:00,947 separate issues. So, 772 00:23:00,949 --> 00:23:02,315 Emily, and to your 773 00:23:02,317 --> 00:23:03,316 point about does it 774 00:23:03,318 --> 00:23:04,517 say 45 days now, 775 00:23:04,519 --> 00:23:05,952 there is a provision 776 00:23:05,954 --> 00:23:06,953 that I don't think 777 00:23:06,955 --> 00:23:08,054 anyone is suggesting 778 00:23:08,056 --> 00:23:10,323 that we change and 779 00:23:10,325 --> 00:23:12,392 it's down in around 780 00:23:12,394 --> 00:23:15,628 line 848 of the draft 781 00:23:15,630 --> 00:23:17,463 that Jessica most 782 00:23:17,465 --> 00:23:18,565 recently sent. And it 783 00:23:18,567 --> 00:23:19,699 talks about, I guess 784 00:23:19,701 --> 00:23:21,434 it's 852, but it 785 00:23:21,436 --> 00:23:22,235 talks about, in 786 00:23:22,237 --> 00:23:23,469 certain circumstances, 787 00:23:23,471 --> 00:23:24,737 getting an additional 788 00:23:24,739 --> 00:23:26,072 15 days. So that's 789 00:23:26,074 --> 00:23:27,207 there. I don't think 790 00:23:27,209 --> 00:23:27,874 anyone's suggesting 791 00:23:27,876 --> 00:23:29,375 we take it out. And I 792 00:23:29,377 --> 00:23:30,810 think that should 793 00:23:30,812 --> 00:23:32,612 address your concern. 794 00:23:32,614 --> 00:23:34,047 Aaron and I, I would 795 00:23:34,049 --> 00:23:35,048 just say there's to 796 00:23:35,050 --> 00:23:36,249 me a big difference 797 00:23:36,251 --> 00:23:37,250 between getting a 798 00:23:37,252 --> 00:23:38,685 receipt for work 799 00:23:38,687 --> 00:23:39,786 performed and an 800 00:23:39,788 --> 00:23:40,853 estimate. And it's 801 00:23:40,855 --> 00:23:42,288 not about ill intent. 802 00:23:42,290 --> 00:23:44,090 Even the best 803 00:23:44,092 --> 00:23:45,758 intended landlords 804 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:46,693 are going to get it 805 00:23:46,695 --> 00:23:47,727 wrong sometimes. So 806 00:23:47,729 --> 00:23:48,795 let's wait and see 807 00:23:48,797 --> 00:23:49,729 what it actually 808 00:23:49,731 --> 00:23:50,730 costs and then use 809 00:23:50,732 --> 00:23:51,731 that. I just don't 810 00:23:51,733 --> 00:23:53,900 see the need to to do 811 00:23:53,902 --> 00:23:54,500 an estimate. 812 00:23:54,502 --> 00:23:55,602 >> So let me make 813 00:23:55,604 --> 00:23:56,536 sure I understand 814 00:23:56,538 --> 00:23:57,503 where we are real 815 00:23:57,505 --> 00:23:58,938 quick. So the two 816 00:23:58,940 --> 00:23:59,639 friction points seem 817 00:23:59,641 --> 00:24:01,274 to be if they're more, 818 00:24:01,276 --> 00:24:02,375 let me know. And then 819 00:24:02,377 --> 00:24:03,409 we can come back to 820 00:24:03,411 --> 00:24:04,377 this particular one. 821 00:24:04,379 --> 00:24:05,845 So we got 15 calendar 822 00:24:05,847 --> 00:24:07,113 days versus business 823 00:24:07,115 --> 00:24:08,615 days. And then we've 824 00:24:08,617 --> 00:24:11,451 got the question of 825 00:24:11,453 --> 00:24:11,884 receipts. Is there 826 00:24:11,886 --> 00:24:13,253 anything else other 827 00:24:13,255 --> 00:24:15,188 than receipts, Aaron, 828 00:24:15,190 --> 00:24:16,155 that you have or 829 00:24:16,157 --> 00:24:17,557 anybody has, or those 830 00:24:17,559 --> 00:24:19,425 the two remaining 831 00:24:19,427 --> 00:24:20,493 controversies. That 832 00:24:20,495 --> 00:24:21,327 others. Aaron. Are 833 00:24:21,329 --> 00:24:21,894 there others? And 834 00:24:21,896 --> 00:24:22,629 with this with this 835 00:24:22,631 --> 00:24:22,996 section. 836 00:24:22,998 --> 00:24:23,696 >> Oh, with that 837 00:24:23,698 --> 00:24:24,464 section. 838 00:24:24,466 --> 00:24:25,531 >> Well, I mean, in 839 00:24:25,533 --> 00:24:25,932 this particular 840 00:24:25,934 --> 00:24:26,933 section, I don't I 841 00:24:26,935 --> 00:24:28,034 sent that email 842 00:24:28,036 --> 00:24:29,168 yesterday. So I don't 843 00:24:29,170 --> 00:24:40,647 let me look. 844 00:24:40,649 --> 00:24:41,147 >> Oh, this is our 845 00:24:41,149 --> 00:24:42,115 main instead of a 846 00:24:42,117 --> 00:24:43,116 shell somewhere that 847 00:24:43,118 --> 00:24:44,117 you wanted to do or 848 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:45,118 is that in a 849 00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:46,019 different part? 850 00:24:46,021 --> 00:24:47,020 >> It's an under 851 00:24:47,022 --> 00:24:49,989 security deposit. 852 00:24:49,991 --> 00:24:50,990 >> That very small 853 00:24:50,992 --> 00:24:51,457 changes usually 854 00:24:51,459 --> 00:24:52,358 pretty significant 855 00:24:52,360 --> 00:24:53,259 when we're doing that 856 00:24:53,261 --> 00:24:53,660 particular one. 857 00:24:53,662 --> 00:24:55,428 >> I did just really 858 00:24:55,430 --> 00:24:56,829 just want to clarify 859 00:24:56,831 --> 00:24:58,231 before we go on what 860 00:24:58,233 --> 00:24:58,998 Christy was just 861 00:24:59,000 --> 00:24:59,732 saying, because there 862 00:24:59,734 --> 00:25:00,767 is that section that 863 00:25:00,769 --> 00:25:02,068 allows 15 additional 864 00:25:02,070 --> 00:25:03,269 days, but that's only 865 00:25:03,271 --> 00:25:05,471 if you think the 866 00:25:05,473 --> 00:25:06,873 damages are going to 867 00:25:06,875 --> 00:25:08,374 exceed the security 868 00:25:08,376 --> 00:25:09,075 deposit. That's the 869 00:25:09,077 --> 00:25:10,143 only time you can do 870 00:25:10,145 --> 00:25:11,210 that if it exceeds 871 00:25:11,212 --> 00:25:12,078 the security deposit. 872 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:13,146 And if you need to 873 00:25:13,148 --> 00:25:14,480 hire a third party 874 00:25:14,482 --> 00:25:16,282 contractor. 875 00:25:16,284 --> 00:25:17,383 >> If you think it's 876 00:25:17,385 --> 00:25:18,384 going to be less, 877 00:25:18,386 --> 00:25:19,285 there's still some 878 00:25:19,287 --> 00:25:19,686 money. Here's an 879 00:25:19,688 --> 00:25:20,453 estimate. We still 880 00:25:20,455 --> 00:25:21,387 have some money 881 00:25:21,389 --> 00:25:22,388 coming back to you. 882 00:25:22,390 --> 00:25:23,489 Even if it's a dollar, 883 00:25:23,491 --> 00:25:24,424 you don't get the 884 00:25:24,426 --> 00:25:25,291 extra time. 885 00:25:25,293 --> 00:25:25,625 >> Correct. 886 00:25:25,627 --> 00:25:26,492 >> Okay. All right. 887 00:25:26,494 --> 00:25:27,460 Back to so what? 888 00:25:27,462 --> 00:25:28,461 You're what the beef 889 00:25:28,463 --> 00:25:33,566 on 768. So this is 890 00:25:33,568 --> 00:25:34,367 landlord should not 891 00:25:34,369 --> 00:25:36,135 be deemed to receive 892 00:25:36,137 --> 00:25:36,769 a security deposit. 893 00:25:36,771 --> 00:25:37,704 However denominated 894 00:25:37,706 --> 00:25:38,604 in any amount. This 895 00:25:38,606 --> 00:25:40,273 is back in a. So did 896 00:25:40,275 --> 00:25:41,874 we change. This is a. 897 00:25:41,876 --> 00:25:43,076 Okay, so it's above 898 00:25:43,078 --> 00:25:43,976 this part, but it's 899 00:25:43,978 --> 00:25:44,744 still about the 900 00:25:44,746 --> 00:25:52,318 security deposit. 901 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:52,919 Upon termination of 902 00:25:52,921 --> 00:25:54,087 the tenancy or the 903 00:25:54,089 --> 00:25:54,787 date that vacates 904 00:25:54,789 --> 00:25:55,488 unit, whichever is 905 00:25:55,490 --> 00:25:56,589 last security 906 00:25:56,591 --> 00:25:57,323 deposits. 907 00:25:57,325 --> 00:25:58,224 >> It's still higher 908 00:25:58,226 --> 00:26:00,193 than that. 909 00:26:00,195 --> 00:26:01,327 >> Keep going up. 910 00:26:01,329 --> 00:26:03,129 >> There it is. All 911 00:26:03,131 --> 00:26:04,163 right. Yeah. Okay. 912 00:26:04,165 --> 00:26:04,897 >> No landlord may 913 00:26:04,899 --> 00:26:05,965 demand to receive a 914 00:26:05,967 --> 00:26:06,866 security deposit in 915 00:26:06,868 --> 00:26:07,800 an amount in excess 916 00:26:07,802 --> 00:26:08,167 of two months. 917 00:26:08,169 --> 00:26:11,738 Periodic rent. 918 00:26:11,740 --> 00:26:14,974 Security deposit. May 919 00:26:14,976 --> 00:26:16,776 be applied by the 920 00:26:16,778 --> 00:26:17,243 landlord solely to 921 00:26:17,245 --> 00:26:18,177 instead of shall be 922 00:26:18,179 --> 00:26:19,612 applied solely to. 923 00:26:19,614 --> 00:26:20,613 >> And, Mr. Chair, 924 00:26:20,615 --> 00:26:21,748 I'm happy to explain. 925 00:26:21,750 --> 00:26:22,749 >> Why to versus 926 00:26:22,751 --> 00:26:23,916 shall be applied. 927 00:26:23,918 --> 00:26:24,283 Okay. 928 00:26:24,285 --> 00:26:25,385 >> I'm happy to 929 00:26:25,387 --> 00:26:25,752 explain. 930 00:26:25,754 --> 00:26:27,153 >> Yeah. 931 00:26:27,155 --> 00:26:28,688 >> This this is not 932 00:26:28,690 --> 00:26:30,089 like a stakeholder 933 00:26:30,091 --> 00:26:30,790 thing. This is just 934 00:26:30,792 --> 00:26:31,591 good. This is just 935 00:26:31,593 --> 00:26:32,992 good law writing. If 936 00:26:32,994 --> 00:26:34,727 we say shall be 937 00:26:34,729 --> 00:26:35,862 applied solely and 938 00:26:35,864 --> 00:26:37,964 then we list three 939 00:26:37,966 --> 00:26:38,564 romanists. That's the 940 00:26:38,566 --> 00:26:39,966 only way you can do 941 00:26:39,968 --> 00:26:40,967 it. And giving it 942 00:26:40,969 --> 00:26:42,034 back to the tenant is 943 00:26:42,036 --> 00:26:43,736 not included. I know 944 00:26:43,738 --> 00:26:44,270 everyone thinks 945 00:26:44,272 --> 00:26:45,538 that's silly, but 946 00:26:45,540 --> 00:26:47,006 it's just it should 947 00:26:47,008 --> 00:26:48,875 be May because they 948 00:26:48,877 --> 00:26:50,610 can do one of those 949 00:26:50,612 --> 00:26:51,344 things or they can 950 00:26:51,346 --> 00:26:52,378 give it back to the 951 00:26:52,380 --> 00:26:53,579 tenant. It's I don't 952 00:26:53,581 --> 00:26:54,480 know why we're 953 00:26:54,482 --> 00:26:55,214 changing it. I mean, 954 00:26:55,216 --> 00:26:56,282 I know what we're 955 00:26:56,284 --> 00:26:57,316 trying to get at, but 956 00:26:57,318 --> 00:26:58,184 that's just. 957 00:26:58,186 --> 00:26:59,218 >> Well, it's weird, 958 00:26:59,220 --> 00:27:00,253 I get it. It's may 959 00:27:00,255 --> 00:27:01,187 solely versus shall 960 00:27:01,189 --> 00:27:02,221 or the two ways of 961 00:27:02,223 --> 00:27:03,289 saying the same thing. 962 00:27:03,291 --> 00:27:04,190 Jessica, you have 963 00:27:04,192 --> 00:27:04,991 some thoughts. 964 00:27:04,993 --> 00:27:06,759 >> Yes. I sent DLS 965 00:27:06,761 --> 00:27:07,493 approved 966 00:27:07,495 --> 00:27:08,261 clarification 967 00:27:08,263 --> 00:27:08,928 language to you all 968 00:27:08,930 --> 00:27:10,430 in August. That 969 00:27:10,432 --> 00:27:11,063 provides two options. 970 00:27:11,065 --> 00:27:12,165 We can sort of 971 00:27:12,167 --> 00:27:14,300 clarify this section. 972 00:27:14,302 --> 00:27:16,502 The first is adding 973 00:27:16,504 --> 00:27:18,738 after in charges we 974 00:27:18,740 --> 00:27:20,072 add together with any 975 00:27:20,074 --> 00:27:21,073 amount still due to 976 00:27:21,075 --> 00:27:22,608 the tenant after such 977 00:27:22,610 --> 00:27:24,043 itemization. To be 978 00:27:24,045 --> 00:27:25,144 clear on that. And 979 00:27:25,146 --> 00:27:26,112 the second is we 980 00:27:26,114 --> 00:27:26,512 could amend the 981 00:27:26,514 --> 00:27:27,180 definition of 982 00:27:27,182 --> 00:27:28,114 security deposit to 983 00:27:28,116 --> 00:27:29,115 specify its return to 984 00:27:29,117 --> 00:27:30,183 the tenant after 985 00:27:30,185 --> 00:27:31,951 tenancy. But right 986 00:27:31,953 --> 00:27:35,588 here. Damages and 987 00:27:35,590 --> 00:27:36,322 charges adding 988 00:27:36,324 --> 00:27:37,023 together with any 989 00:27:37,025 --> 00:27:37,824 amount still due to 990 00:27:37,826 --> 00:27:39,525 the tenant after such 991 00:27:39,527 --> 00:27:40,293 itemization. That's 992 00:27:40,295 --> 00:27:40,993 all in your inboxes 993 00:27:40,995 --> 00:27:42,094 from a previous email 994 00:27:42,096 --> 00:27:43,196 I sent as well. 995 00:27:43,198 --> 00:27:43,963 >> Gotcha. So there 996 00:27:43,965 --> 00:27:45,031 are a couple other we 997 00:27:45,033 --> 00:27:46,032 could, we could, we 998 00:27:46,034 --> 00:27:47,033 could, we could fix 999 00:27:47,035 --> 00:27:48,067 it by adding more 1000 00:27:48,069 --> 00:27:49,302 words or we could fix 1001 00:27:49,304 --> 00:27:51,437 it by. I well, 1002 00:27:51,439 --> 00:27:52,538 personally, I prefer 1003 00:27:52,540 --> 00:27:53,272 Aaron's solution, 1004 00:27:53,274 --> 00:27:54,340 which is to just go 1005 00:27:54,342 --> 00:27:55,741 to, to say may only 1006 00:27:55,743 --> 00:27:56,476 instead of shall, 1007 00:27:56,478 --> 00:27:57,376 which I think means 1008 00:27:57,378 --> 00:27:58,377 the same thing with 1009 00:27:58,379 --> 00:27:59,345 fewer words. But go 1010 00:27:59,347 --> 00:28:00,279 ahead, Christy. And 1011 00:28:00,281 --> 00:28:00,613 then Emily. 1012 00:28:00,615 --> 00:28:02,248 >> And the what I 1013 00:28:02,250 --> 00:28:03,282 think we're trying to 1014 00:28:03,284 --> 00:28:05,451 get at here is to be 1015 00:28:05,453 --> 00:28:08,287 very clear that this 1016 00:28:08,289 --> 00:28:09,388 is what's going to 1017 00:28:09,390 --> 00:28:10,523 happen with the 1018 00:28:10,525 --> 00:28:12,291 security deposit and 1019 00:28:12,293 --> 00:28:14,060 as opposed to the May, 1020 00:28:14,062 --> 00:28:16,629 which is, I think, 1021 00:28:16,631 --> 00:28:17,363 sometimes interpreted 1022 00:28:17,365 --> 00:28:18,064 as well. We don't 1023 00:28:18,066 --> 00:28:19,065 have to apply it to 1024 00:28:19,067 --> 00:28:20,199 any of these things 1025 00:28:20,201 --> 00:28:21,100 because that's a may. 1026 00:28:21,102 --> 00:28:22,969 So we want to make it 1027 00:28:22,971 --> 00:28:23,970 clear, I think, that, 1028 00:28:23,972 --> 00:28:24,971 yes, if you've got 1029 00:28:24,973 --> 00:28:26,339 any of these charges, 1030 00:28:26,341 --> 00:28:27,406 you must apply the 1031 00:28:27,408 --> 00:28:28,541 security deposit to 1032 00:28:28,543 --> 00:28:30,676 those charges rather 1033 00:28:30,678 --> 00:28:33,179 than sue the tenant 1034 00:28:33,181 --> 00:28:36,482 right to Aaron's 1035 00:28:36,484 --> 00:28:37,483 point, which is a 1036 00:28:37,485 --> 00:28:38,584 good one. I think 1037 00:28:38,586 --> 00:28:39,752 there first of all, 1038 00:28:39,754 --> 00:28:40,753 I'd love to hear 1039 00:28:40,755 --> 00:28:41,787 Jessica or have 1040 00:28:41,789 --> 00:28:42,855 Jessica remind me of 1041 00:28:42,857 --> 00:28:44,690 the second option of 1042 00:28:44,692 --> 00:28:45,391 redefining security 1043 00:28:45,393 --> 00:28:46,259 deposit, because that 1044 00:28:46,261 --> 00:28:49,729 might solve it. Or. 1045 00:28:49,731 --> 00:28:51,163 Yeah, adding language 1046 00:28:51,165 --> 00:28:52,365 as either, as Jessica 1047 00:28:52,367 --> 00:28:53,299 just suggested, or 1048 00:28:53,301 --> 00:28:56,569 even in a final Roman 1049 00:28:56,571 --> 00:28:58,004 numeral or another 1050 00:28:58,006 --> 00:28:59,472 sentence that says 1051 00:28:59,474 --> 00:29:00,640 the balance after 1052 00:29:00,642 --> 00:29:02,308 such payment shall be 1053 00:29:02,310 --> 00:29:03,709 returned to the 1054 00:29:03,711 --> 00:29:04,777 tenant in accordance 1055 00:29:04,779 --> 00:29:06,646 with the following 1056 00:29:06,648 --> 00:29:08,080 paragraph. 1057 00:29:08,082 --> 00:29:09,882 >> Mr. 1058 00:29:09,884 --> 00:29:12,051 >> Emily yeah. 1059 00:29:12,053 --> 00:29:12,785 Building off of 1060 00:29:12,787 --> 00:29:13,853 Kristi's point, our 1061 00:29:13,855 --> 00:29:14,587 intention here was 1062 00:29:14,589 --> 00:29:15,821 just to ensure that 1063 00:29:15,823 --> 00:29:17,089 the security deposit 1064 00:29:17,091 --> 00:29:17,857 is only going to be 1065 00:29:17,859 --> 00:29:19,191 used for these things. 1066 00:29:19,193 --> 00:29:20,092 And to Erin's point, 1067 00:29:20,094 --> 00:29:20,993 there is language 1068 00:29:20,995 --> 00:29:22,128 already in this code 1069 00:29:22,130 --> 00:29:23,563 section explicitly 1070 00:29:23,565 --> 00:29:24,263 stating that the 1071 00:29:24,265 --> 00:29:24,964 security deposit 1072 00:29:24,966 --> 00:29:26,899 shall be returned to 1073 00:29:26,901 --> 00:29:28,234 the tenant. Any 1074 00:29:28,236 --> 00:29:29,101 unused portion that 1075 00:29:29,103 --> 00:29:30,770 is currently on line 1076 00:29:30,772 --> 00:29:32,204 778 per Patrick's 1077 00:29:32,206 --> 00:29:32,572 message. 1078 00:29:32,574 --> 00:29:33,639 >> Totally agree. 1079 00:29:33,641 --> 00:29:34,707 >> That just 1080 00:29:34,709 --> 00:29:35,441 contradicts the shell 1081 00:29:35,443 --> 00:29:35,942 though. That's where 1082 00:29:35,944 --> 00:29:36,909 I'm getting stuck. 1083 00:29:36,911 --> 00:29:37,710 Again, not a 1084 00:29:37,712 --> 00:29:38,344 stakeholder issue. 1085 00:29:38,346 --> 00:29:40,446 It's a drafting issue. 1086 00:29:40,448 --> 00:29:45,151 >> All right. Okay. I, 1087 00:29:45,153 --> 00:29:46,252 I get where you guys 1088 00:29:46,254 --> 00:29:47,286 are saying I get the 1089 00:29:47,288 --> 00:29:48,354 folks that are saying 1090 00:29:48,356 --> 00:29:49,322 shell sounds stronger 1091 00:29:49,324 --> 00:29:51,357 and seems better. And 1092 00:29:51,359 --> 00:29:52,725 I, I appreciate that 1093 00:29:52,727 --> 00:29:54,260 concern. I, I, you 1094 00:29:54,262 --> 00:29:55,261 know, the lawyer in 1095 00:29:55,263 --> 00:29:56,662 me just feels like 1096 00:29:56,664 --> 00:29:57,763 may only and shall 1097 00:29:57,765 --> 00:29:58,531 mean the same thing, 1098 00:29:58,533 --> 00:29:59,532 but I don't want to 1099 00:29:59,534 --> 00:30:00,600 get hung up over it. 1100 00:30:00,602 --> 00:30:02,401 You know, if you guys 1101 00:30:02,403 --> 00:30:03,369 want to add another 1102 00:30:03,371 --> 00:30:03,769 sentence, like I 1103 00:30:03,771 --> 00:30:04,637 again for the third 1104 00:30:04,639 --> 00:30:05,605 time saying any 1105 00:30:05,607 --> 00:30:06,505 excess goes back to 1106 00:30:06,507 --> 00:30:08,608 the tenant, I guess 1107 00:30:08,610 --> 00:30:10,042 we could do that too. 1108 00:30:10,044 --> 00:30:11,110 >> I could do that. 1109 00:30:11,112 --> 00:30:11,444 Yeah. 1110 00:30:11,446 --> 00:30:12,211 >> I'd like to do 1111 00:30:12,213 --> 00:30:13,212 again, as long as 1112 00:30:13,214 --> 00:30:14,280 we're getting really 1113 00:30:14,282 --> 00:30:15,214 picky about the words, 1114 00:30:15,216 --> 00:30:16,148 I think part of 1115 00:30:16,150 --> 00:30:17,116 what's hanging us up 1116 00:30:17,118 --> 00:30:18,317 is just the awkward 1117 00:30:18,319 --> 00:30:19,151 phrasing of putting 1118 00:30:19,153 --> 00:30:20,086 solely way here. 1119 00:30:20,088 --> 00:30:21,220 After things we got 1120 00:30:21,222 --> 00:30:22,254 struck the word 1121 00:30:22,256 --> 00:30:24,123 solely and and put 1122 00:30:24,125 --> 00:30:25,091 after the word shall 1123 00:30:25,093 --> 00:30:26,392 only so strike solely 1124 00:30:26,394 --> 00:30:27,660 and only after shall 1125 00:30:27,662 --> 00:30:28,361 right. So it becomes 1126 00:30:28,363 --> 00:30:29,228 shall only be applied 1127 00:30:29,230 --> 00:30:30,930 by the landlord. Two 1128 00:30:30,932 --> 00:30:31,731 as opposed to be 1129 00:30:31,733 --> 00:30:32,531 applied by the solely 1130 00:30:32,533 --> 00:30:33,532 to does that. You 1131 00:30:33,534 --> 00:30:34,500 know what I mean? 1132 00:30:34,502 --> 00:30:35,568 >> Yeah, that makes 1133 00:30:35,570 --> 00:30:36,435 sense. And we're 1134 00:30:36,437 --> 00:30:37,470 happy if we need to 1135 00:30:37,472 --> 00:30:38,537 add another romanet 1136 00:30:38,539 --> 00:30:39,405 in addition to that, 1137 00:30:39,407 --> 00:30:40,373 that's totally fine. 1138 00:30:40,375 --> 00:30:41,407 >> And then did you 1139 00:30:41,409 --> 00:30:42,475 have you had another 1140 00:30:42,477 --> 00:30:43,676 Romanet, Jessica, to 1141 00:30:43,678 --> 00:30:44,710 add for, for the what 1142 00:30:44,712 --> 00:30:45,611 the, where the 1143 00:30:45,613 --> 00:30:47,747 balance could go? 1144 00:30:47,749 --> 00:30:48,748 >> Yeah. It together 1145 00:30:48,750 --> 00:30:49,749 with any amount still 1146 00:30:49,751 --> 00:30:50,750 due to the tenant 1147 00:30:50,752 --> 00:30:51,450 after such 1148 00:30:51,452 --> 00:30:52,418 itemization. 1149 00:30:52,420 --> 00:30:53,452 >> What would that. 1150 00:30:53,454 --> 00:30:54,654 >> Go. 1151 00:30:54,656 --> 00:30:55,755 >> After deductions, 1152 00:30:55,757 --> 00:30:59,325 damages and charges. 1153 00:30:59,327 --> 00:31:01,127 >> So be a new 1154 00:31:01,129 --> 00:31:05,798 Romanet for yeah. 1155 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:06,532 We're comfortable 1156 00:31:06,534 --> 00:31:07,233 with that. Yeah. If 1157 00:31:07,235 --> 00:31:08,367 we're do shell only 1158 00:31:08,369 --> 00:31:09,368 and then add that 1159 00:31:09,370 --> 00:31:10,036 romanet that should 1160 00:31:10,038 --> 00:31:12,638 be fine for us. 1161 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,508 >> All right. 1162 00:31:15,510 --> 00:31:16,609 >> The five we'll 1163 00:31:16,611 --> 00:31:17,743 we'll see it again at 1164 00:31:17,745 --> 00:31:18,811 the full. But I think 1165 00:31:18,813 --> 00:31:19,979 if we can get that 1166 00:31:19,981 --> 00:31:20,880 that takes care of 1167 00:31:20,882 --> 00:31:21,981 that particular issue 1168 00:31:21,983 --> 00:31:23,816 I think for now. All 1169 00:31:23,818 --> 00:31:24,817 right. So what else 1170 00:31:24,819 --> 00:31:25,885 do we have that's in 1171 00:31:25,887 --> 00:31:26,819 this section before 1172 00:31:26,821 --> 00:31:28,854 we come back to 1173 00:31:28,856 --> 00:31:29,321 figuring out how 1174 00:31:29,323 --> 00:31:30,089 we're going to deal 1175 00:31:30,091 --> 00:31:31,724 with a potential 1176 00:31:31,726 --> 00:31:37,196 minority reports. 768 1177 00:31:37,198 --> 00:31:38,931 we talked about that. 1178 00:31:38,933 --> 00:31:39,999 774 to 92 that's the 1179 00:31:40,001 --> 00:31:40,733 whole thing. 1180 00:31:40,735 --> 00:31:41,834 >> I think we're. 1181 00:31:41,836 --> 00:31:42,935 >> Good on this 1182 00:31:42,937 --> 00:31:43,669 section. 1183 00:31:43,671 --> 00:31:45,771 >> Okay. So now the 1184 00:31:45,773 --> 00:31:46,839 15 days are business 1185 00:31:46,841 --> 00:31:48,040 days. Are you guys 1186 00:31:48,042 --> 00:31:49,608 going to hold up your 1187 00:31:49,610 --> 00:31:50,609 your support over the 1188 00:31:50,611 --> 00:31:52,978 word business days? 1189 00:31:52,980 --> 00:31:54,046 Make you be the bad 1190 00:31:54,048 --> 00:31:54,780 guys? 1191 00:31:54,782 --> 00:31:55,915 >> Or are you 1192 00:31:55,917 --> 00:31:56,916 indicating that's our 1193 00:31:56,918 --> 00:31:58,084 sole issue? 1194 00:31:58,086 --> 00:31:59,151 >> Well, if that one 1195 00:31:59,153 --> 00:31:59,785 left and then we've 1196 00:31:59,787 --> 00:32:01,387 got I mean, I know 1197 00:32:01,389 --> 00:32:02,488 you guys may want to 1198 00:32:02,490 --> 00:32:03,522 be a minority on the 1199 00:32:03,524 --> 00:32:04,457 whole thing. I'm 1200 00:32:04,459 --> 00:32:05,524 trying to, you know, 1201 00:32:05,526 --> 00:32:06,559 give you guys as much 1202 00:32:06,561 --> 00:32:07,660 as we can here. So 1203 00:32:07,662 --> 00:32:08,694 the two outstanding 1204 00:32:08,696 --> 00:32:09,595 issues are 15 whether 1205 00:32:09,597 --> 00:32:10,463 it's business or 1206 00:32:10,465 --> 00:32:11,497 calendar. I, I think 1207 00:32:11,499 --> 00:32:12,431 most everybody else's 1208 00:32:12,433 --> 00:32:13,099 comfortable with 1209 00:32:13,101 --> 00:32:13,933 calendar. And then 1210 00:32:13,935 --> 00:32:15,634 the other one is this 1211 00:32:15,636 --> 00:32:16,635 last issue that we're 1212 00:32:16,637 --> 00:32:17,770 talking about, which 1213 00:32:17,772 --> 00:32:21,407 was the word receipt 1214 00:32:21,409 --> 00:32:23,943 or not being receipt 1215 00:32:23,945 --> 00:32:25,745 versus receipt or 1216 00:32:25,747 --> 00:32:26,579 estimate, right. 1217 00:32:26,581 --> 00:32:27,146 Those are the two 1218 00:32:27,148 --> 00:32:28,714 issues that we have 1219 00:32:28,716 --> 00:32:31,484 left to deal with. 1220 00:32:31,486 --> 00:32:34,019 >> In this section. 1221 00:32:34,021 --> 00:32:34,220 Yes. 1222 00:32:34,222 --> 00:32:37,256 >> This section. 1223 00:32:37,258 --> 00:32:38,357 >> Okay. 1224 00:32:38,359 --> 00:32:39,391 >> I've got. 1225 00:32:39,393 --> 00:32:40,493 >> Mr. Chair. I've 1226 00:32:40,495 --> 00:32:41,460 got a question. Maybe 1227 00:32:41,462 --> 00:32:42,294 the moments coming 1228 00:32:42,296 --> 00:32:42,962 past or maybe I 1229 00:32:42,964 --> 00:32:45,164 missed it. So going 1230 00:32:45,166 --> 00:32:46,298 back to the proposed 1231 00:32:46,300 --> 00:32:48,100 language, I guess 1232 00:32:48,102 --> 00:32:49,135 it's on the one of 1233 00:32:49,137 --> 00:32:50,536 the attachments. 922 1234 00:32:50,538 --> 00:32:51,337 language 1235 00:32:51,339 --> 00:32:51,804 considerations. The 1236 00:32:51,806 --> 00:32:53,038 first section blue. 1237 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:55,641 So is the landlord 1238 00:32:55,643 --> 00:32:58,077 expected to come? 1239 00:32:58,079 --> 00:32:59,578 Solidate take all the 1240 00:32:59,580 --> 00:33:00,679 different invoices 1241 00:33:00,681 --> 00:33:01,514 and receipts. We'll 1242 00:33:01,516 --> 00:33:02,047 just set aside, 1243 00:33:02,049 --> 00:33:02,848 whether it's invoice 1244 00:33:02,850 --> 00:33:03,716 or receipt or 1245 00:33:03,718 --> 00:33:04,984 whatever, and prepare 1246 00:33:04,986 --> 00:33:06,252 their own itemization 1247 00:33:06,254 --> 00:33:07,820 that then is given to 1248 00:33:07,822 --> 00:33:08,888 landlord or is it 1249 00:33:08,890 --> 00:33:10,022 consolidated? So I 1250 00:33:10,024 --> 00:33:10,856 read this now is that 1251 00:33:10,858 --> 00:33:12,491 the landlord gets all 1252 00:33:12,493 --> 00:33:14,627 this stuff done and 1253 00:33:14,629 --> 00:33:15,995 has to provide the 1254 00:33:15,997 --> 00:33:18,597 itemized receipt that 1255 00:33:18,599 --> 00:33:19,265 shows the cost, 1256 00:33:19,267 --> 00:33:19,965 accompanied by 1257 00:33:19,967 --> 00:33:20,733 receipts for any 1258 00:33:20,735 --> 00:33:21,433 professional services 1259 00:33:21,435 --> 00:33:22,134 performed by third 1260 00:33:22,136 --> 00:33:23,569 party contractor, the 1261 00:33:23,571 --> 00:33:25,037 cost of the materials 1262 00:33:25,039 --> 00:33:25,704 used and the number 1263 00:33:25,706 --> 00:33:26,772 of labor hours and 1264 00:33:26,774 --> 00:33:28,240 hourly rates charge. 1265 00:33:28,242 --> 00:33:29,341 So is that a document 1266 00:33:29,343 --> 00:33:30,042 produced by the 1267 00:33:30,044 --> 00:33:30,876 landlord, or are 1268 00:33:30,878 --> 00:33:31,577 those documents that 1269 00:33:31,579 --> 00:33:33,345 you can. Basically, I 1270 00:33:33,347 --> 00:33:34,713 go to a cleaning 1271 00:33:34,715 --> 00:33:35,447 person. They say, hey, 1272 00:33:35,449 --> 00:33:36,649 I worked for five 1273 00:33:36,651 --> 00:33:37,449 hours. I cleaned it 1274 00:33:37,451 --> 00:33:39,752 and they flip it over. 1275 00:33:39,754 --> 00:33:40,753 I could read that 1276 00:33:40,755 --> 00:33:42,087 both ways. The second 1277 00:33:42,089 --> 00:33:43,122 thing, I was going to 1278 00:33:43,124 --> 00:33:44,156 flag a third party 1279 00:33:44,158 --> 00:33:45,224 contractor. Not all 1280 00:33:45,226 --> 00:33:46,158 these people are 1281 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:46,992 going to be 1282 00:33:46,994 --> 00:33:48,427 contractors. I mean, 1283 00:33:48,429 --> 00:33:49,328 you know, cleaning 1284 00:33:49,330 --> 00:33:50,196 person is not 1285 00:33:50,198 --> 00:33:51,330 necessarily a 1286 00:33:51,332 --> 00:33:52,097 contractor. Some 1287 00:33:52,099 --> 00:33:53,799 other repairs aren't 1288 00:33:53,801 --> 00:33:54,533 going to be 1289 00:33:54,535 --> 00:33:55,067 considered contractor. 1290 00:33:55,069 --> 00:33:56,101 I hate to nitpick, 1291 00:33:56,103 --> 00:33:57,736 but like, I don't 1292 00:33:57,738 --> 00:34:00,339 know, I see Christy, 1293 00:34:00,341 --> 00:34:01,707 I see Christy as a 1294 00:34:01,709 --> 00:34:03,509 response. 1295 00:34:03,511 --> 00:34:04,610 >> On that issue. I 1296 00:34:04,612 --> 00:34:06,045 think contractor here 1297 00:34:06,047 --> 00:34:07,179 is not being used in 1298 00:34:07,181 --> 00:34:09,682 that very specific 1299 00:34:09,684 --> 00:34:10,382 sense that you're 1300 00:34:10,384 --> 00:34:11,784 thinking of. Andrew. 1301 00:34:11,786 --> 00:34:13,252 I think it's just 1302 00:34:13,254 --> 00:34:13,986 anyone who enters 1303 00:34:13,988 --> 00:34:15,855 into a contract with 1304 00:34:15,857 --> 00:34:16,755 the landlord to 1305 00:34:16,757 --> 00:34:17,590 perform a service. 1306 00:34:17,592 --> 00:34:19,024 >> So not a. 1307 00:34:19,026 --> 00:34:20,025 >> Word, not employee, 1308 00:34:20,027 --> 00:34:21,026 I think is what 1309 00:34:21,028 --> 00:34:21,527 you're targeting that 1310 00:34:21,529 --> 00:34:22,328 kind of contractor as 1311 00:34:22,330 --> 00:34:23,095 opposed to. 1312 00:34:23,097 --> 00:34:23,362 >> Okay. 1313 00:34:23,364 --> 00:34:24,730 >> Gotcha. Yes. 1314 00:34:24,732 --> 00:34:26,198 >> So I guess my, my 1315 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:27,633 question there is, is 1316 00:34:27,635 --> 00:34:28,734 one, is it is it a 1317 00:34:28,736 --> 00:34:29,835 document generated or 1318 00:34:29,837 --> 00:34:30,870 produced by the 1319 00:34:30,872 --> 00:34:32,705 landlord based on the 1320 00:34:32,707 --> 00:34:34,073 receipts and invoices, 1321 00:34:34,075 --> 00:34:34,840 etc. that were 1322 00:34:34,842 --> 00:34:35,541 produced by the 1323 00:34:35,543 --> 00:34:36,308 people that were 1324 00:34:36,310 --> 00:34:39,211 hired? And then, you 1325 00:34:39,213 --> 00:34:41,347 know, some of the 1326 00:34:41,349 --> 00:34:42,448 services that 1327 00:34:42,450 --> 00:34:42,948 somebody, a landlord 1328 00:34:42,950 --> 00:34:45,251 could have brought in. 1329 00:34:45,253 --> 00:34:46,252 I'm trying to think 1330 00:34:46,254 --> 00:34:47,253 of a good example. 1331 00:34:47,255 --> 00:34:49,588 Like there seems like 1332 00:34:49,590 --> 00:34:50,689 that sentence could 1333 00:34:50,691 --> 00:34:52,124 benefit from a as 1334 00:34:52,126 --> 00:34:52,558 applicable, right? 1335 00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:53,292 Because a cleaning 1336 00:34:53,294 --> 00:34:54,226 person is not going 1337 00:34:54,228 --> 00:34:55,194 to charge you for 1338 00:34:55,196 --> 00:34:56,128 necessarily the cost 1339 00:34:56,130 --> 00:34:56,795 of materials or 1340 00:34:56,797 --> 00:34:58,664 number of that would 1341 00:34:58,666 --> 00:34:59,665 work cost of 1342 00:34:59,667 --> 00:35:01,133 materials. So there 1343 00:35:01,135 --> 00:35:02,601 needs to be some 1344 00:35:02,603 --> 00:35:03,269 flexibility to say 1345 00:35:03,271 --> 00:35:04,703 like right now it 1346 00:35:04,705 --> 00:35:06,171 reads, says landlord 1347 00:35:06,173 --> 00:35:07,006 produces all this, 1348 00:35:07,008 --> 00:35:08,173 and you got to give 1349 00:35:08,175 --> 00:35:09,174 all three of those 1350 00:35:09,176 --> 00:35:10,476 items, but some are 1351 00:35:10,478 --> 00:35:11,911 not always going to 1352 00:35:11,913 --> 00:35:13,012 apply depending on 1353 00:35:13,014 --> 00:35:15,180 the with the repairs 1354 00:35:15,182 --> 00:35:18,017 being done or the 1355 00:35:18,019 --> 00:35:19,118 work being done. 1356 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:19,451 >> Gotcha. 1357 00:35:19,453 --> 00:35:20,552 >> Emily. 1358 00:35:20,554 --> 00:35:22,388 >> Yeah. So to that 1359 00:35:22,390 --> 00:35:24,523 question, aren't so 1360 00:35:24,525 --> 00:35:26,358 landlords, this new 1361 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:26,859 section and you know, 1362 00:35:26,861 --> 00:35:27,793 the language that 1363 00:35:27,795 --> 00:35:28,894 Jessica pulls up the 1364 00:35:28,896 --> 00:35:30,129 such itemization 1365 00:35:30,131 --> 00:35:31,764 shall include. So 1366 00:35:31,766 --> 00:35:32,431 this is just 1367 00:35:32,433 --> 00:35:32,998 specifying what needs 1368 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,300 to be in that 1369 00:35:34,302 --> 00:35:34,967 Itemization our 1370 00:35:34,969 --> 00:35:36,068 intention is to state, 1371 00:35:36,070 --> 00:35:37,136 if you are 1372 00:35:37,138 --> 00:35:37,569 contracting with a 1373 00:35:37,571 --> 00:35:38,938 third party to 1374 00:35:38,940 --> 00:35:40,005 provide or to repair 1375 00:35:40,007 --> 00:35:41,206 these damages, then 1376 00:35:41,208 --> 00:35:42,141 you must provide a 1377 00:35:42,143 --> 00:35:43,208 receipt as the 1378 00:35:43,210 --> 00:35:44,009 Itemization because 1379 00:35:44,011 --> 00:35:44,677 you should have 1380 00:35:44,679 --> 00:35:45,744 access to that. Like 1381 00:35:45,746 --> 00:35:46,845 if you're hiring, you 1382 00:35:46,847 --> 00:35:49,014 know, somebody to 1383 00:35:49,016 --> 00:35:49,515 replace the carpets, 1384 00:35:49,517 --> 00:35:50,249 you should have a 1385 00:35:50,251 --> 00:35:51,183 receipt reflecting 1386 00:35:51,185 --> 00:35:52,618 that if you, as the 1387 00:35:52,620 --> 00:35:53,118 landlord are doing 1388 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:54,420 that work yourself, 1389 00:35:54,422 --> 00:35:55,220 then that is when you 1390 00:35:55,222 --> 00:35:56,188 would provide like an 1391 00:35:56,190 --> 00:35:57,122 invoice saying the 1392 00:35:57,124 --> 00:35:58,057 cost of materials 1393 00:35:58,059 --> 00:35:59,058 used and the number 1394 00:35:59,060 --> 00:36:00,059 of hours and hourly 1395 00:36:00,061 --> 00:36:00,526 rate, because it's 1396 00:36:00,528 --> 00:36:01,593 not a clear cut 1397 00:36:01,595 --> 00:36:02,428 receipt. This is a 1398 00:36:02,430 --> 00:36:03,729 little confusing. Our 1399 00:36:03,731 --> 00:36:05,230 intention original, 1400 00:36:05,232 --> 00:36:06,832 the original language 1401 00:36:06,834 --> 00:36:07,733 that we proposed to 1402 00:36:07,735 --> 00:36:09,568 the group or not, it 1403 00:36:09,570 --> 00:36:10,936 was maybe the 1404 00:36:10,938 --> 00:36:11,670 language that we 1405 00:36:11,672 --> 00:36:12,404 proposed to the group 1406 00:36:12,406 --> 00:36:13,806 was slightly more 1407 00:36:13,808 --> 00:36:16,041 kind of explicit in 1408 00:36:16,043 --> 00:36:17,409 that if you contract 1409 00:36:17,411 --> 00:36:18,277 with a third party, 1410 00:36:18,279 --> 00:36:19,278 you provide a receipt. 1411 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:20,312 If you do it yourself, 1412 00:36:20,314 --> 00:36:21,380 you provide an 1413 00:36:21,382 --> 00:36:23,215 invoice with the 1414 00:36:23,217 --> 00:36:24,283 materials and hourly 1415 00:36:24,285 --> 00:36:26,418 rate. So that was 1416 00:36:26,420 --> 00:36:27,486 kind of the 1417 00:36:27,488 --> 00:36:29,288 distinction is the 1418 00:36:29,290 --> 00:36:30,422 Itemization is based 1419 00:36:30,424 --> 00:36:31,490 on the type of 1420 00:36:31,492 --> 00:36:32,558 services and who is 1421 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:33,258 providing those 1422 00:36:33,260 --> 00:36:34,093 services. If we need 1423 00:36:34,095 --> 00:36:35,060 to make that more 1424 00:36:35,062 --> 00:36:36,228 clear, we can. But 1425 00:36:36,230 --> 00:36:37,229 that was the 1426 00:36:37,231 --> 00:36:39,031 intention is to 1427 00:36:39,033 --> 00:36:40,132 receipts. If it's 1428 00:36:40,134 --> 00:36:40,599 somebody who would 1429 00:36:40,601 --> 00:36:41,867 give you a receipt 1430 00:36:41,869 --> 00:36:42,634 invoice, if it's 1431 00:36:42,636 --> 00:36:43,268 something that you're 1432 00:36:43,270 --> 00:36:44,203 doing and there's not 1433 00:36:44,205 --> 00:36:45,204 the ability to get 1434 00:36:45,206 --> 00:36:46,205 like a clear cut 1435 00:36:46,207 --> 00:36:47,306 receipt, and we can 1436 00:36:47,308 --> 00:36:48,240 clarify that if that 1437 00:36:48,242 --> 00:36:49,141 would be helpful. 1438 00:36:49,143 --> 00:36:50,242 >> And I, I agree 1439 00:36:50,244 --> 00:36:51,243 with the, I agree 1440 00:36:51,245 --> 00:36:52,177 with the intent. I 1441 00:36:52,179 --> 00:36:53,245 was just saying from 1442 00:36:53,247 --> 00:36:54,246 like the, you know, 1443 00:36:54,248 --> 00:36:55,214 for the people out 1444 00:36:55,216 --> 00:36:56,248 there who all of a 1445 00:36:56,250 --> 00:36:57,282 sudden say, oh, we 1446 00:36:57,284 --> 00:36:59,151 got a new law I got 1447 00:36:59,153 --> 00:37:00,152 to comply with. And 1448 00:37:00,154 --> 00:37:01,153 they read it. This 1449 00:37:01,155 --> 00:37:01,487 could be it. 1450 00:37:01,489 --> 00:37:03,155 >> So yeah, I see 1451 00:37:03,157 --> 00:37:04,156 what you're saying by 1452 00:37:04,158 --> 00:37:04,556 saying like two, 1453 00:37:04,558 --> 00:37:05,424 three having it right 1454 00:37:05,426 --> 00:37:06,492 after receipt. Maybe 1455 00:37:06,494 --> 00:37:07,226 it's could be 1456 00:37:07,228 --> 00:37:08,160 interpreted as you 1457 00:37:08,162 --> 00:37:09,161 need to provide this 1458 00:37:09,163 --> 00:37:10,162 receipt. You need to 1459 00:37:10,164 --> 00:37:10,763 say how much 1460 00:37:10,765 --> 00:37:11,530 materials this third 1461 00:37:11,532 --> 00:37:12,865 party contractor used, 1462 00:37:12,867 --> 00:37:13,966 whatever that makes 1463 00:37:13,968 --> 00:37:15,768 sense. And I'm open 1464 00:37:15,770 --> 00:37:17,202 to making that more 1465 00:37:17,204 --> 00:37:18,003 explicit. If we need 1466 00:37:18,005 --> 00:37:18,670 to distinguish 1467 00:37:18,672 --> 00:37:19,671 between those two, if. 1468 00:37:19,673 --> 00:37:20,672 >> That would be. 1469 00:37:20,674 --> 00:37:21,707 >> Detained up for a 1470 00:37:21,709 --> 00:37:21,940 while. 1471 00:37:21,942 --> 00:37:22,941 >> Yeah. 1472 00:37:22,943 --> 00:37:24,009 >> It's going to say 1473 00:37:24,011 --> 00:37:25,244 I, I, I can see where 1474 00:37:25,246 --> 00:37:26,245 the confusion is. The 1475 00:37:26,247 --> 00:37:27,946 intent was this to be 1476 00:37:27,948 --> 00:37:28,680 like a services 1477 00:37:28,682 --> 00:37:29,782 invoice, where 1478 00:37:29,784 --> 00:37:30,516 typically in the 1479 00:37:30,518 --> 00:37:32,017 business world, if 1480 00:37:32,019 --> 00:37:33,052 you have out of 1481 00:37:33,054 --> 00:37:34,186 pocket expenses, you 1482 00:37:34,188 --> 00:37:35,287 have to put those on 1483 00:37:35,289 --> 00:37:36,221 the invoices, show 1484 00:37:36,223 --> 00:37:37,222 the receipt, and then 1485 00:37:37,224 --> 00:37:38,857 you would show your 1486 00:37:38,859 --> 00:37:39,925 internal hours and 1487 00:37:39,927 --> 00:37:41,293 then you would show 1488 00:37:41,295 --> 00:37:43,495 your internal 1489 00:37:43,497 --> 00:37:44,596 materials cost. So 1490 00:37:44,598 --> 00:37:46,765 it's basically three, 1491 00:37:46,767 --> 00:37:47,766 two and three are 1492 00:37:47,768 --> 00:37:49,635 kind of you do it 1493 00:37:49,637 --> 00:37:51,103 in-house. One is the 1494 00:37:51,105 --> 00:37:52,137 third party, but I 1495 00:37:52,139 --> 00:37:53,605 can, I can see where 1496 00:37:53,607 --> 00:37:54,239 that could 1497 00:37:54,241 --> 00:37:54,940 potentially be a 1498 00:37:54,942 --> 00:37:57,509 little confusing. 1499 00:37:57,511 --> 00:37:58,710 >> Okay. 1500 00:37:58,712 --> 00:37:59,812 >> So it sounds like, 1501 00:37:59,814 --> 00:38:00,813 Aaron, do you have 1502 00:38:00,815 --> 00:38:01,713 something else you 1503 00:38:01,715 --> 00:38:02,815 want to say on that? 1504 00:38:02,817 --> 00:38:03,882 >> Yeah, I was just 1505 00:38:03,884 --> 00:38:04,950 going to say I hadn't 1506 00:38:04,952 --> 00:38:05,851 actually thought 1507 00:38:05,853 --> 00:38:06,752 about that, but I 1508 00:38:06,754 --> 00:38:07,820 think Andrew is 100% 1509 00:38:07,822 --> 00:38:08,821 right the way that 1510 00:38:08,823 --> 00:38:09,721 that's written this, 1511 00:38:09,723 --> 00:38:10,789 and this is kind of 1512 00:38:10,791 --> 00:38:11,824 what you get into 1513 00:38:11,826 --> 00:38:12,791 when you try and 1514 00:38:12,793 --> 00:38:14,460 specify stuff more. 1515 00:38:14,462 --> 00:38:15,527 You get into a 1516 00:38:15,529 --> 00:38:16,728 position where things 1517 00:38:16,730 --> 00:38:18,030 are excluded, things 1518 00:38:18,032 --> 00:38:20,199 are included. This 1519 00:38:20,201 --> 00:38:20,933 absolutely says you 1520 00:38:20,935 --> 00:38:22,367 have to have a 1521 00:38:22,369 --> 00:38:23,368 receipt with the cost 1522 00:38:23,370 --> 00:38:24,369 of materials used and 1523 00:38:24,371 --> 00:38:25,437 the number of hours. 1524 00:38:25,439 --> 00:38:26,672 And in the case of, 1525 00:38:26,674 --> 00:38:28,140 say, a cleaning 1526 00:38:28,142 --> 00:38:29,241 company, which I know, 1527 00:38:29,243 --> 00:38:29,908 you know, this would 1528 00:38:29,910 --> 00:38:31,009 be over and above 1529 00:38:31,011 --> 00:38:32,111 wear and tear. 1530 00:38:32,113 --> 00:38:32,845 They're not going to 1531 00:38:32,847 --> 00:38:35,314 have materials used. 1532 00:38:35,316 --> 00:38:36,815 So a landlord is 1533 00:38:36,817 --> 00:38:39,284 going to read that as 1534 00:38:39,286 --> 00:38:41,086 now I can't submit. 1535 00:38:41,088 --> 00:38:42,521 Whereas the previous 1536 00:38:42,523 --> 00:38:44,656 language did say 1537 00:38:44,658 --> 00:38:46,191 itemization, I 1538 00:38:46,193 --> 00:38:46,658 understand, I guess 1539 00:38:46,660 --> 00:38:47,459 you guys are having 1540 00:38:47,461 --> 00:38:48,427 some problems with 1541 00:38:48,429 --> 00:38:49,428 some of the landlords 1542 00:38:49,430 --> 00:38:50,262 itemizing, but by 1543 00:38:50,264 --> 00:38:51,897 going this specific, 1544 00:38:51,899 --> 00:38:52,931 I think we're going 1545 00:38:52,933 --> 00:38:54,133 to run into some 1546 00:38:54,135 --> 00:38:55,067 unintentional 1547 00:38:55,069 --> 00:38:55,868 consequences. 1548 00:38:55,870 --> 00:38:56,935 >> Okay, Christy. 1549 00:38:56,937 --> 00:38:58,370 >> If I may, I think 1550 00:38:58,372 --> 00:38:59,471 there's a really 1551 00:38:59,473 --> 00:39:00,906 simple fix. I agree 1552 00:39:00,908 --> 00:39:01,540 with what's being 1553 00:39:01,542 --> 00:39:02,441 said. I think it 1554 00:39:02,443 --> 00:39:03,408 needs to be 1555 00:39:03,410 --> 00:39:04,276 distinguished. But if 1556 00:39:04,278 --> 00:39:05,911 we just said 1557 00:39:05,913 --> 00:39:07,746 something to the 1558 00:39:07,748 --> 00:39:10,682 effect of that, the, 1559 00:39:10,684 --> 00:39:12,384 you know, they 1560 00:39:12,386 --> 00:39:14,920 provide a in the 1561 00:39:14,922 --> 00:39:16,722 event of services 1562 00:39:16,724 --> 00:39:17,723 done pursuant to a 1563 00:39:17,725 --> 00:39:19,625 third party contract, 1564 00:39:19,627 --> 00:39:21,426 the landlord must 1565 00:39:21,428 --> 00:39:23,228 provide the receipt 1566 00:39:23,230 --> 00:39:23,896 and not saying it 1567 00:39:23,898 --> 00:39:26,765 well or if not, if a 1568 00:39:26,767 --> 00:39:27,566 third party contract 1569 00:39:27,568 --> 00:39:29,301 is not used, they 1570 00:39:29,303 --> 00:39:31,170 must provide two and 1571 00:39:31,172 --> 00:39:32,237 three. But but I 1572 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:33,238 think that's what I 1573 00:39:33,240 --> 00:39:33,839 hear you saying. 1574 00:39:33,841 --> 00:39:34,806 That's what I hear 1575 00:39:34,808 --> 00:39:35,374 Andrew saying. 1576 00:39:35,376 --> 00:39:37,242 >> Well, 2 or 3 is as 1577 00:39:37,244 --> 00:39:37,709 applicable, right? I 1578 00:39:37,711 --> 00:39:38,410 mean, I think. 1579 00:39:38,412 --> 00:39:39,444 >> It's applicable, 1580 00:39:39,446 --> 00:39:39,645 yes. 1581 00:39:39,647 --> 00:39:40,445 >> But then the is 1582 00:39:40,447 --> 00:39:41,513 the as applicable, 1583 00:39:41,515 --> 00:39:42,414 the big exception 1584 00:39:42,416 --> 00:39:43,382 that you can drive a 1585 00:39:43,384 --> 00:39:44,416 hole through because. 1586 00:39:44,418 --> 00:39:45,284 Yeah. But yeah, I 1587 00:39:45,286 --> 00:39:46,351 mean, we don't want 1588 00:39:46,353 --> 00:39:47,252 cleaners saying, you 1589 00:39:47,254 --> 00:39:48,353 know, I use, you know, 1590 00:39:48,355 --> 00:39:49,354 four ounces of dish 1591 00:39:49,356 --> 00:39:50,389 soap and three ounces 1592 00:39:50,391 --> 00:39:51,356 of mop floor fluid 1593 00:39:51,358 --> 00:39:52,357 and whatnot. We want 1594 00:39:52,359 --> 00:39:53,358 them to just they 1595 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:54,259 generally charge an 1596 00:39:54,261 --> 00:39:54,860 hourly rate, right? 1597 00:39:54,862 --> 00:39:56,628 Aaron. 1598 00:39:56,630 --> 00:39:57,763 >> Yeah. No, I think 1599 00:39:57,765 --> 00:39:59,198 we're we're confusing 1600 00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:00,432 the issue between 1601 00:40:00,434 --> 00:40:01,333 third party 1602 00:40:01,335 --> 00:40:03,168 contractor and not 1603 00:40:03,170 --> 00:40:05,370 and a receipt listing 1604 00:40:05,372 --> 00:40:05,804 materials and not 1605 00:40:05,806 --> 00:40:06,738 like I could have an 1606 00:40:06,740 --> 00:40:08,040 on site person that's 1607 00:40:08,042 --> 00:40:09,675 not a third party 1608 00:40:09,677 --> 00:40:11,043 contractor. And this 1609 00:40:11,045 --> 00:40:12,878 would still say, I 1610 00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:14,680 need to list the cost 1611 00:40:14,682 --> 00:40:18,283 of materials used. So 1612 00:40:18,285 --> 00:40:19,251 I don't think it's 1613 00:40:19,253 --> 00:40:20,085 the distinction 1614 00:40:20,087 --> 00:40:21,220 between third party 1615 00:40:21,222 --> 00:40:22,287 and non third party, 1616 00:40:22,289 --> 00:40:23,555 at least for me. It's 1617 00:40:23,557 --> 00:40:24,623 not I don't know if 1618 00:40:24,625 --> 00:40:25,691 it is for Andrew. 1619 00:40:25,693 --> 00:40:26,959 It's the not every 1620 00:40:26,961 --> 00:40:27,559 contractor is going 1621 00:40:27,561 --> 00:40:29,094 to be listing cost of 1622 00:40:29,096 --> 00:40:31,597 materials used. 1623 00:40:31,599 --> 00:40:32,998 >> Well some some 1624 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:34,466 contractors it's not 1625 00:40:34,468 --> 00:40:35,867 going to be the cost 1626 00:40:35,869 --> 00:40:37,002 of materials 1627 00:40:37,004 --> 00:40:37,436 necessarily. I 1628 00:40:37,438 --> 00:40:38,403 dropped some language 1629 00:40:38,405 --> 00:40:39,504 in the chat. I don't 1630 00:40:39,506 --> 00:40:40,505 know, take this off. 1631 00:40:40,507 --> 00:40:41,540 I don't want to send 1632 00:40:41,542 --> 00:40:42,574 that in the wrong 1633 00:40:42,576 --> 00:40:43,475 direction. I agree 1634 00:40:43,477 --> 00:40:44,476 again, I'm going to 1635 00:40:44,478 --> 00:40:45,410 reiterate agree with 1636 00:40:45,412 --> 00:40:46,378 the intent. I'm just 1637 00:40:46,380 --> 00:40:47,412 trying to get some 1638 00:40:47,414 --> 00:40:48,914 cleaner language here. 1639 00:40:48,916 --> 00:40:50,349 So don't read into 1640 00:40:50,351 --> 00:40:52,084 anything that's maybe 1641 00:40:52,086 --> 00:40:53,919 off, but trying to 1642 00:40:53,921 --> 00:40:55,854 just make it, trying 1643 00:40:55,856 --> 00:40:56,788 to not give the 1644 00:40:56,790 --> 00:40:57,723 wiggle room, just 1645 00:40:57,725 --> 00:40:58,724 saying, you know, as 1646 00:40:58,726 --> 00:41:04,630 applicable, copies 1647 00:41:04,632 --> 00:41:05,530 invoices or receipts 1648 00:41:05,532 --> 00:41:06,431 for a third party 1649 00:41:06,433 --> 00:41:07,332 service. So somebody 1650 00:41:07,334 --> 00:41:08,300 that comes in, in a 1651 00:41:08,302 --> 00:41:09,601 number of labor hours, 1652 00:41:09,603 --> 00:41:10,736 their hourly rate for 1653 00:41:10,738 --> 00:41:12,904 work performed by 1654 00:41:12,906 --> 00:41:14,006 landlord or the 1655 00:41:14,008 --> 00:41:14,673 employee, the 1656 00:41:14,675 --> 00:41:15,407 landlord that 1657 00:41:15,409 --> 00:41:16,408 probably needs to get 1658 00:41:16,410 --> 00:41:17,409 switched to be a 1659 00:41:17,411 --> 00:41:19,411 third party, but I 1660 00:41:19,413 --> 00:41:20,112 don't know, just 1661 00:41:20,114 --> 00:41:20,812 something where the, 1662 00:41:20,814 --> 00:41:22,247 the average person 1663 00:41:22,249 --> 00:41:22,981 who's managing a 1664 00:41:22,983 --> 00:41:23,915 couple properties 1665 00:41:23,917 --> 00:41:24,750 knows, here's what I 1666 00:41:24,752 --> 00:41:25,851 gotta do. I gotta get 1667 00:41:25,853 --> 00:41:26,952 some. 1668 00:41:26,954 --> 00:41:28,453 >> If I may. I like 1669 00:41:28,455 --> 00:41:29,821 that language, Andrew. 1670 00:41:29,823 --> 00:41:31,256 What I'm concerned 1671 00:41:31,258 --> 00:41:32,457 about, and I know 1672 00:41:32,459 --> 00:41:34,092 this is key to it is 1673 00:41:34,094 --> 00:41:35,927 as applicable only 1674 00:41:35,929 --> 00:41:36,628 because I'm concerned 1675 00:41:36,630 --> 00:41:37,729 that the less 1676 00:41:37,731 --> 00:41:38,130 professional 1677 00:41:38,132 --> 00:41:39,531 landlords will say, 1678 00:41:39,533 --> 00:41:41,333 nah, none of it's 1679 00:41:41,335 --> 00:41:42,067 applicable. I don't 1680 00:41:42,069 --> 00:41:43,502 need to, you know, do 1681 00:41:43,504 --> 00:41:44,569 anything. And I 1682 00:41:44,571 --> 00:41:45,570 wonder if just adding 1683 00:41:45,572 --> 00:41:47,539 a sentence that, you 1684 00:41:47,541 --> 00:41:48,507 know, I don't know 1685 00:41:48,509 --> 00:41:49,241 how it would read, 1686 00:41:49,243 --> 00:41:51,777 but basically you 1687 00:41:51,779 --> 00:41:53,211 cannot keep the 1688 00:41:53,213 --> 00:41:54,279 security deposit or 1689 00:41:54,281 --> 00:41:56,481 charge extra without 1690 00:41:56,483 --> 00:41:57,549 sufficient 1691 00:41:57,551 --> 00:41:58,250 documentation. And 1692 00:41:58,252 --> 00:42:00,052 then it's still 1693 00:42:00,054 --> 00:42:01,119 flexible enough 1694 00:42:01,121 --> 00:42:03,288 because sufficient is 1695 00:42:03,290 --> 00:42:04,022 subjective, but it's 1696 00:42:04,024 --> 00:42:05,424 clear that some 1697 00:42:05,426 --> 00:42:06,224 documentation has to 1698 00:42:06,226 --> 00:42:07,592 be provided. And I 1699 00:42:07,594 --> 00:42:08,393 think that's a big 1700 00:42:08,395 --> 00:42:10,896 piece of what we want. 1701 00:42:10,898 --> 00:42:14,099 >> Patrick. 1702 00:42:14,101 --> 00:42:15,200 >> I was just going 1703 00:42:15,202 --> 00:42:16,101 to say operationally, 1704 00:42:16,103 --> 00:42:18,036 the way things 1705 00:42:18,038 --> 00:42:18,737 transact in the 1706 00:42:18,739 --> 00:42:19,471 rental housing 1707 00:42:19,473 --> 00:42:20,472 industry, at least a 1708 00:42:20,474 --> 00:42:22,007 lot of our members, I 1709 00:42:22,009 --> 00:42:23,475 may hire a third 1710 00:42:23,477 --> 00:42:24,543 party company to do 1711 00:42:24,545 --> 00:42:25,610 the carpet cleaning, 1712 00:42:25,612 --> 00:42:27,079 so I will have an 1713 00:42:27,081 --> 00:42:28,146 invoice for the 1714 00:42:28,148 --> 00:42:29,614 carpet cleaning. 1715 00:42:29,616 --> 00:42:30,682 However, my internal 1716 00:42:30,684 --> 00:42:31,116 maintenance staff 1717 00:42:31,118 --> 00:42:32,451 will go in and maybe 1718 00:42:32,453 --> 00:42:33,552 a light switch needs 1719 00:42:33,554 --> 00:42:34,953 to be replaced. So 1720 00:42:34,955 --> 00:42:36,021 there'll be a cost on 1721 00:42:36,023 --> 00:42:37,022 the light switch. And 1722 00:42:37,024 --> 00:42:37,456 there's certainly 1723 00:42:37,458 --> 00:42:38,957 time that I used. So 1724 00:42:38,959 --> 00:42:40,058 that's the 1725 00:42:40,060 --> 00:42:41,460 operational logistics 1726 00:42:41,462 --> 00:42:42,594 that's happening on 1727 00:42:42,596 --> 00:42:44,463 site. How I think 1728 00:42:44,465 --> 00:42:45,230 what we're trying to 1729 00:42:45,232 --> 00:42:46,965 do and what I hear 1730 00:42:46,967 --> 00:42:47,966 Christy trying to do, 1731 00:42:47,968 --> 00:42:49,067 I think, is to say, 1732 00:42:49,069 --> 00:42:50,102 okay, if we want to 1733 00:42:50,104 --> 00:42:51,169 see the copy of the 1734 00:42:51,171 --> 00:42:52,137 invoice for that 1735 00:42:52,139 --> 00:42:52,971 third party 1736 00:42:52,973 --> 00:42:54,072 contractor that you 1737 00:42:54,074 --> 00:42:55,474 had, and then also 1738 00:42:55,476 --> 00:42:56,541 what your internal 1739 00:42:56,543 --> 00:42:57,676 costs were, and the 1740 00:42:57,678 --> 00:42:58,844 tenant should be able 1741 00:42:58,846 --> 00:43:00,479 to see all of that. 1742 00:43:00,481 --> 00:43:01,546 Did I, did I state 1743 00:43:01,548 --> 00:43:02,347 that? Correct. 1744 00:43:02,349 --> 00:43:03,081 Christy. 1745 00:43:03,083 --> 00:43:04,082 >> Thank you. Patrick. 1746 00:43:04,084 --> 00:43:05,150 I think it's one or 1747 00:43:05,152 --> 00:43:06,251 the other. I think if 1748 00:43:06,253 --> 00:43:07,319 you are charging, if 1749 00:43:07,321 --> 00:43:08,820 you have if you're 1750 00:43:08,822 --> 00:43:09,287 charging the tenant 1751 00:43:09,289 --> 00:43:10,622 for something that a 1752 00:43:10,624 --> 00:43:12,424 third party 1753 00:43:12,426 --> 00:43:14,226 contractor did, like 1754 00:43:14,228 --> 00:43:15,260 replacing the carpet, 1755 00:43:15,262 --> 00:43:16,395 let's say, then I 1756 00:43:16,397 --> 00:43:17,229 think the receipt 1757 00:43:17,231 --> 00:43:18,163 showing what you 1758 00:43:18,165 --> 00:43:18,897 actually paid the 1759 00:43:18,899 --> 00:43:19,598 third party 1760 00:43:19,600 --> 00:43:20,298 contractor is 1761 00:43:20,300 --> 00:43:21,066 sufficient. It should 1762 00:43:21,068 --> 00:43:22,501 include everything. 1763 00:43:22,503 --> 00:43:23,935 If you're doing it in 1764 00:43:23,937 --> 00:43:24,936 house, then I think 1765 00:43:24,938 --> 00:43:25,704 it's other 1766 00:43:25,706 --> 00:43:26,204 documentation because 1767 00:43:26,206 --> 00:43:27,072 you're not going to 1768 00:43:27,074 --> 00:43:28,640 have a receipt. And, 1769 00:43:28,642 --> 00:43:29,408 and I, you know, I'm 1770 00:43:29,410 --> 00:43:30,442 somewhat flexible on 1771 00:43:30,444 --> 00:43:32,177 how we define that 1772 00:43:32,179 --> 00:43:33,578 other documentation. 1773 00:43:33,580 --> 00:43:34,813 As long as it's clear 1774 00:43:34,815 --> 00:43:35,747 that the 1775 00:43:35,749 --> 00:43:36,982 documentation is 1776 00:43:36,984 --> 00:43:37,616 required. 1777 00:43:37,618 --> 00:43:39,050 >> So I just. 1778 00:43:39,052 --> 00:43:40,285 >> Go ahead. Patrick. 1779 00:43:40,287 --> 00:43:40,852 >> I was just going 1780 00:43:40,854 --> 00:43:42,421 to say, I think from 1781 00:43:42,423 --> 00:43:42,888 a transparency point 1782 00:43:42,890 --> 00:43:44,423 of view, it makes a 1783 00:43:44,425 --> 00:43:45,424 whole lot easier for 1784 00:43:45,426 --> 00:43:46,491 the tenant to see all 1785 00:43:46,493 --> 00:43:47,592 that on one piece of 1786 00:43:47,594 --> 00:43:48,627 paper of what their 1787 00:43:48,629 --> 00:43:49,561 costs were. That's 1788 00:43:49,563 --> 00:43:50,529 kind of where I was 1789 00:43:50,531 --> 00:43:51,630 going with this is, I 1790 00:43:51,632 --> 00:43:52,697 think transparency is 1791 00:43:52,699 --> 00:43:53,598 key making just easy 1792 00:43:53,600 --> 00:43:54,633 to see. Okay, they 1793 00:43:54,635 --> 00:43:55,600 did that, that that 1794 00:43:55,602 --> 00:43:55,934 done. 1795 00:43:55,936 --> 00:43:56,701 >> No, I don't 1796 00:43:56,703 --> 00:43:58,703 disagree with that. 1797 00:43:58,705 --> 00:43:59,704 I'm just trying to 1798 00:43:59,706 --> 00:44:00,639 figure out how we. 1799 00:44:00,641 --> 00:44:01,506 >> Accommodate 1800 00:44:01,508 --> 00:44:01,807 concerns. 1801 00:44:01,809 --> 00:44:02,674 >> Yeah. So this was 1802 00:44:02,676 --> 00:44:03,642 something that came 1803 00:44:03,644 --> 00:44:04,609 up in the first 1804 00:44:04,611 --> 00:44:05,610 meeting. And we had a 1805 00:44:05,612 --> 00:44:06,511 similar conversation 1806 00:44:06,513 --> 00:44:07,145 because I think 1807 00:44:07,147 --> 00:44:07,879 initially we had 1808 00:44:07,881 --> 00:44:09,281 essentially just said 1809 00:44:09,283 --> 00:44:10,749 receipts and we 1810 00:44:10,751 --> 00:44:11,817 received similar 1811 00:44:11,819 --> 00:44:13,952 feedback. So Erin's 1812 00:44:13,954 --> 00:44:14,719 language that she put 1813 00:44:14,721 --> 00:44:15,787 in the chat is very 1814 00:44:15,789 --> 00:44:16,688 similar to the 1815 00:44:16,690 --> 00:44:17,689 language that we had 1816 00:44:17,691 --> 00:44:20,091 in the meeting. The 1817 00:44:20,093 --> 00:44:21,526 second version of the 1818 00:44:21,528 --> 00:44:22,360 workgroup draft. And 1819 00:44:22,362 --> 00:44:23,428 I can read out loud 1820 00:44:23,430 --> 00:44:24,830 what that says. If we 1821 00:44:24,832 --> 00:44:25,864 want to kind of 1822 00:44:25,866 --> 00:44:27,299 revisit that and 1823 00:44:27,301 --> 00:44:28,066 incorporate that or 1824 00:44:28,068 --> 00:44:29,768 tweak it to make it 1825 00:44:29,770 --> 00:44:30,502 more distinct. But 1826 00:44:30,504 --> 00:44:31,970 what that version of 1827 00:44:31,972 --> 00:44:33,104 the bill said, and 1828 00:44:33,106 --> 00:44:34,172 this was created for 1829 00:44:34,174 --> 00:44:35,173 the second workgroup 1830 00:44:35,175 --> 00:44:36,708 meeting, is at the 1831 00:44:36,710 --> 00:44:37,742 very on, and I can 1832 00:44:37,744 --> 00:44:38,443 send this to the 1833 00:44:38,445 --> 00:44:39,511 group, I can resend 1834 00:44:39,513 --> 00:44:43,114 it, but let's see, it 1835 00:44:43,116 --> 00:44:44,583 was line 851. I'm 1836 00:44:44,585 --> 00:44:45,417 sure most of you. But 1837 00:44:45,419 --> 00:44:47,085 it said the paragraph 1838 00:44:47,087 --> 00:44:47,819 started very 1839 00:44:47,821 --> 00:44:48,453 similarly where it 1840 00:44:48,455 --> 00:44:49,054 said, the landlord 1841 00:44:49,056 --> 00:44:49,988 shall not apply to 1842 00:44:49,990 --> 00:44:51,056 any portion of the 1843 00:44:51,058 --> 00:44:52,123 security or shall not 1844 00:44:52,125 --> 00:44:52,891 apply any portion of 1845 00:44:52,893 --> 00:44:54,259 the security deposit 1846 00:44:54,261 --> 00:44:55,660 toward the cost of 1847 00:44:55,662 --> 00:44:58,597 etc. and then it said, 1848 00:44:58,599 --> 00:45:00,398 unless such costs are 1849 00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:01,466 reasonably necessary, 1850 00:45:01,468 --> 00:45:03,635 etc. and be. The 1851 00:45:03,637 --> 00:45:04,736 landlord provides the 1852 00:45:04,738 --> 00:45:05,804 tenant either a 1853 00:45:05,806 --> 00:45:06,571 receipt reflecting 1854 00:45:06,573 --> 00:45:07,639 the costs of the 1855 00:45:07,641 --> 00:45:09,040 professional services 1856 00:45:09,042 --> 00:45:10,842 or an invoice with an 1857 00:45:10,844 --> 00:45:11,843 estimate of the cost 1858 00:45:11,845 --> 00:45:13,044 of materials used to 1859 00:45:13,046 --> 00:45:13,879 return the premises 1860 00:45:13,881 --> 00:45:15,180 to the same condition 1861 00:45:15,182 --> 00:45:16,181 as the condition of 1862 00:45:16,183 --> 00:45:17,649 the premises, less 1863 00:45:17,651 --> 00:45:18,383 reasonable wear and 1864 00:45:18,385 --> 00:45:20,218 tear and an 1865 00:45:20,220 --> 00:45:20,652 itemization of the 1866 00:45:20,654 --> 00:45:21,620 number of hours and 1867 00:45:21,622 --> 00:45:22,721 the hourly rate for 1868 00:45:22,723 --> 00:45:23,989 any labor performed 1869 00:45:23,991 --> 00:45:25,223 by the landlord or an 1870 00:45:25,225 --> 00:45:25,924 employee of the 1871 00:45:25,926 --> 00:45:27,359 landlord. So we did 1872 00:45:27,361 --> 00:45:28,560 this because, you 1873 00:45:28,562 --> 00:45:29,728 know, this feedback, 1874 00:45:29,730 --> 00:45:30,996 we received the same 1875 00:45:30,998 --> 00:45:31,730 feedback that it is 1876 00:45:31,732 --> 00:45:32,797 difficult to know how 1877 00:45:32,799 --> 00:45:34,032 much these materials 1878 00:45:34,034 --> 00:45:35,033 are. If you get using 1879 00:45:35,035 --> 00:45:36,034 half a gallon of 1880 00:45:36,036 --> 00:45:37,035 paint, you can just 1881 00:45:37,037 --> 00:45:38,069 use an estimate of 1882 00:45:38,071 --> 00:45:39,104 the cost of materials. 1883 00:45:39,106 --> 00:45:40,038 That was why we put 1884 00:45:40,040 --> 00:45:41,873 that in. And we did 1885 00:45:41,875 --> 00:45:42,507 explicitly state that 1886 00:45:42,509 --> 00:45:44,643 that invoice with the 1887 00:45:44,645 --> 00:45:45,644 cost of materials and 1888 00:45:45,646 --> 00:45:46,845 the hourly rate is 1889 00:45:46,847 --> 00:45:48,313 for landlords who did 1890 00:45:48,315 --> 00:45:49,581 that labor themselves. 1891 00:45:49,583 --> 00:45:50,916 So if we need to kind 1892 00:45:50,918 --> 00:45:51,316 of revisit that 1893 00:45:51,318 --> 00:45:52,083 language or tweak 1894 00:45:52,085 --> 00:45:54,052 this language to more 1895 00:45:54,054 --> 00:45:55,086 closely align with 1896 00:45:55,088 --> 00:45:56,187 that, we're fine with 1897 00:45:56,189 --> 00:45:57,188 that. I can resend 1898 00:45:57,190 --> 00:45:57,956 that language, but 1899 00:45:57,958 --> 00:45:58,723 that was already 1900 00:45:58,725 --> 00:46:00,859 something that we had 1901 00:46:00,861 --> 00:46:01,560 discussed and tweaked 1902 00:46:01,562 --> 00:46:02,394 in response to the 1903 00:46:02,396 --> 00:46:04,129 very first meeting. 1904 00:46:04,131 --> 00:46:04,863 >> Andrew. 1905 00:46:04,865 --> 00:46:05,964 >> Hey, to, to 1906 00:46:05,966 --> 00:46:07,732 address the Christy 1907 00:46:07,734 --> 00:46:08,433 raised a good point 1908 00:46:08,435 --> 00:46:09,267 as applicable. Kind 1909 00:46:09,269 --> 00:46:10,969 of leaves it wide 1910 00:46:10,971 --> 00:46:13,104 open. The language I 1911 00:46:13,106 --> 00:46:14,205 just dropped in there 1912 00:46:14,207 --> 00:46:15,273 maybe fixes that, 1913 00:46:15,275 --> 00:46:16,341 right? So it says an 1914 00:46:16,343 --> 00:46:18,143 itemized statement, 1915 00:46:18,145 --> 00:46:19,611 including for 1916 00:46:19,613 --> 00:46:20,345 services performed 1917 00:46:20,347 --> 00:46:21,046 the copy of that 1918 00:46:21,048 --> 00:46:22,447 receipt for materials, 1919 00:46:22,449 --> 00:46:23,315 purchased the cost of 1920 00:46:23,317 --> 00:46:24,282 those materials. So 1921 00:46:24,284 --> 00:46:25,383 you get some 1922 00:46:25,385 --> 00:46:26,184 discretion, right? 1923 00:46:26,186 --> 00:46:27,552 Like if you have 1924 00:46:27,554 --> 00:46:28,019 materials, then you 1925 00:46:28,021 --> 00:46:28,853 got to report them. 1926 00:46:28,855 --> 00:46:30,555 But if you don't have 1927 00:46:30,557 --> 00:46:31,022 materials, then you 1928 00:46:31,024 --> 00:46:31,823 don't have to report 1929 00:46:31,825 --> 00:46:32,857 them that that gives 1930 00:46:32,859 --> 00:46:33,825 it a little more 1931 00:46:33,827 --> 00:46:35,060 structure than the as 1932 00:46:35,062 --> 00:46:36,194 applicable, which is, 1933 00:46:36,196 --> 00:46:38,697 you know, going to be, 1934 00:46:38,699 --> 00:46:40,131 can be 1935 00:46:40,133 --> 00:46:41,566 unintentionally or 1936 00:46:41,568 --> 00:46:43,001 intentionally gained. 1937 00:46:43,003 --> 00:46:43,368 Okay. 1938 00:46:43,370 --> 00:46:44,436 >> All right. So I 1939 00:46:44,438 --> 00:46:45,303 know that we guys, we 1940 00:46:45,305 --> 00:46:46,404 all can't resist the, 1941 00:46:46,406 --> 00:46:48,773 the, we really can't 1942 00:46:48,775 --> 00:46:49,240 wordsmith this with 1943 00:46:49,242 --> 00:46:50,041 this whole committee 1944 00:46:50,043 --> 00:46:51,009 here. It just, it's, 1945 00:46:51,011 --> 00:46:51,943 we're never going to 1946 00:46:51,945 --> 00:46:53,078 get finished. I'm 1947 00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:54,212 sorry. I mean, my 1948 00:46:54,214 --> 00:46:54,779 impatience is showing. 1949 00:46:54,781 --> 00:46:56,314 But here it is. It's 1950 00:46:56,316 --> 00:46:57,082 1040. We've been 1951 00:46:57,084 --> 00:46:58,083 working on it 40 1952 00:46:58,085 --> 00:46:58,550 minutes working on 1953 00:46:58,552 --> 00:46:59,351 the same paragraph 1954 00:46:59,353 --> 00:47:00,218 and something I think 1955 00:47:00,220 --> 00:47:01,252 we all agree on. 1956 00:47:01,254 --> 00:47:02,253 Right. We just need 1957 00:47:02,255 --> 00:47:03,221 to figure out the 1958 00:47:03,223 --> 00:47:05,090 best way to do it. So 1959 00:47:05,092 --> 00:47:05,523 that's fine. We'll 1960 00:47:05,525 --> 00:47:06,725 work on whether it's 1961 00:47:06,727 --> 00:47:07,659 revisiting Emmeline's, 1962 00:47:07,661 --> 00:47:08,426 adding incorporating 1963 00:47:08,428 --> 00:47:09,661 some Andrew's, you 1964 00:47:09,663 --> 00:47:10,629 know, for materials. 1965 00:47:10,631 --> 00:47:12,230 I like that approach. 1966 00:47:12,232 --> 00:47:13,031 We'll have staff come 1967 00:47:13,033 --> 00:47:14,532 and come back to us 1968 00:47:14,534 --> 00:47:15,533 at the meeting with 1969 00:47:15,535 --> 00:47:15,967 something, and you 1970 00:47:15,969 --> 00:47:16,868 guys will inevitably 1971 00:47:16,870 --> 00:47:17,702 want to wordsmith 1972 00:47:17,704 --> 00:47:19,070 that some more. And 1973 00:47:19,072 --> 00:47:19,704 through the 1974 00:47:19,706 --> 00:47:20,672 legislative process, 1975 00:47:20,674 --> 00:47:21,640 I think the areas of, 1976 00:47:21,642 --> 00:47:23,775 of disagreement are 1977 00:47:23,777 --> 00:47:24,609 sort of where I want 1978 00:47:24,611 --> 00:47:26,344 to focus us a little 1979 00:47:26,346 --> 00:47:27,345 bit. Again, we can 1980 00:47:27,347 --> 00:47:27,846 wordsmith this stuff. 1981 00:47:27,848 --> 00:47:29,447 I think conceptually, 1982 00:47:29,449 --> 00:47:31,349 as far as we, we, we, 1983 00:47:31,351 --> 00:47:32,651 we like the idea that 1984 00:47:32,653 --> 00:47:33,652 we're of what we've 1985 00:47:33,654 --> 00:47:36,655 got as far as the 1986 00:47:36,657 --> 00:47:37,522 itemization piece, 1987 00:47:37,524 --> 00:47:38,823 the question, the two 1988 00:47:38,825 --> 00:47:39,524 question within that, 1989 00:47:39,526 --> 00:47:40,592 the one thing that we 1990 00:47:40,594 --> 00:47:41,526 don't have consensus 1991 00:47:41,528 --> 00:47:42,627 on is whether we need 1992 00:47:42,629 --> 00:47:43,595 a receipt first, and 1993 00:47:43,597 --> 00:47:44,663 then we don't have a 1994 00:47:44,665 --> 00:47:45,664 consensus on 15 days 1995 00:47:45,666 --> 00:47:47,032 being calendar or 1996 00:47:47,034 --> 00:47:48,133 business, am I am I 1997 00:47:48,135 --> 00:47:49,601 missing any other 1998 00:47:49,603 --> 00:47:51,770 areas of disagreement 1999 00:47:51,772 --> 00:47:52,570 that are not just 2000 00:47:52,572 --> 00:47:55,707 sort of wordsmithing? 2001 00:47:55,709 --> 00:47:56,808 >> Aaron. 2002 00:47:56,810 --> 00:47:57,142 >> Are we. 2003 00:47:57,144 --> 00:47:58,143 >> Still only talking 2004 00:47:58,145 --> 00:47:59,344 about this section. 2005 00:47:59,346 --> 00:48:00,178 >> For now for about 2006 00:48:00,180 --> 00:48:01,112 two more seconds and 2007 00:48:01,114 --> 00:48:02,814 I'm going to move on 2008 00:48:02,816 --> 00:48:03,248 to other sections. 2009 00:48:03,250 --> 00:48:03,815 Okay. 2010 00:48:03,817 --> 00:48:04,816 >> Yeah that's it. 2011 00:48:04,818 --> 00:48:05,817 >> There's only two. 2012 00:48:05,819 --> 00:48:06,818 All right. So I'm 2013 00:48:06,820 --> 00:48:07,819 prepared to to report 2014 00:48:07,821 --> 00:48:08,820 on the controversy on 2015 00:48:08,822 --> 00:48:09,821 the the. 15 business 2016 00:48:09,823 --> 00:48:10,955 and the we use the 2017 00:48:10,957 --> 00:48:11,956 word receipt when we 2018 00:48:11,958 --> 00:48:12,957 present it to the 2019 00:48:12,959 --> 00:48:13,892 full. And hopefully 2020 00:48:13,894 --> 00:48:14,993 we can get the rest 2021 00:48:14,995 --> 00:48:15,994 of those words sort 2022 00:48:15,996 --> 00:48:17,028 of worked out between 2023 00:48:17,030 --> 00:48:17,962 now and then. All 2024 00:48:17,964 --> 00:48:19,030 right. Now on to the 2025 00:48:19,032 --> 00:48:20,098 rest of the of the 2026 00:48:20,100 --> 00:48:21,466 bill. Aaron, where do 2027 00:48:21,468 --> 00:48:24,169 you want to start? 2028 00:48:24,171 --> 00:48:27,405 Numerical order. 2029 00:48:27,407 --> 00:48:28,406 >> Well, we started 2030 00:48:28,408 --> 00:48:29,507 at the bottom. 2031 00:48:29,509 --> 00:48:31,376 >> So the bottom of 2032 00:48:31,378 --> 00:48:32,844 the meat was. 2033 00:48:32,846 --> 00:48:33,878 >> Yeah. If you if 2034 00:48:33,880 --> 00:48:35,013 you want to do, since 2035 00:48:35,015 --> 00:48:35,980 we're already down in 2036 00:48:35,982 --> 00:48:36,981 that section is what 2037 00:48:36,983 --> 00:48:37,982 I was saying. 2038 00:48:37,984 --> 00:48:38,283 >> Gotcha. 2039 00:48:38,285 --> 00:48:39,050 >> Where do you. 2040 00:48:39,052 --> 00:48:40,819 >> Want to go? The 2041 00:48:40,821 --> 00:48:41,820 next one, the utility 2042 00:48:41,822 --> 00:48:42,554 the utility stuff. 2043 00:48:42,556 --> 00:48:45,724 The seven the line 2044 00:48:45,726 --> 00:48:48,326 762763. I sent the 2045 00:48:48,328 --> 00:48:50,462 language over to Ray 2046 00:48:50,464 --> 00:48:52,931 and Terry Ellis. They 2047 00:48:52,933 --> 00:48:54,032 definitely have 2048 00:48:54,034 --> 00:48:55,200 concerns. Want to 2049 00:48:55,202 --> 00:48:56,568 hear back from their 2050 00:48:56,570 --> 00:48:57,068 folks. We talked 2051 00:48:57,070 --> 00:48:57,769 about this at the 2052 00:48:57,771 --> 00:48:58,837 last meeting that we 2053 00:48:58,839 --> 00:49:00,572 do not want to pull 2054 00:49:00,574 --> 00:49:00,939 utilities in, 2055 00:49:00,941 --> 00:49:01,606 specifically internet 2056 00:49:01,608 --> 00:49:02,707 providers. After last 2057 00:49:02,709 --> 00:49:04,109 year. This language 2058 00:49:04,111 --> 00:49:05,176 seems to pull them in 2059 00:49:05,178 --> 00:49:06,177 and they think it 2060 00:49:06,179 --> 00:49:08,847 does. 2061 00:49:08,849 --> 00:49:09,948 >> Okay, so we talked 2062 00:49:09,950 --> 00:49:10,815 just about utility. 2063 00:49:10,817 --> 00:49:11,716 So nothing this 2064 00:49:11,718 --> 00:49:12,183 distinction between 2065 00:49:12,185 --> 00:49:13,118 private owner manager, 2066 00:49:13,120 --> 00:49:14,219 operator from 2067 00:49:14,221 --> 00:49:14,886 including water, 2068 00:49:14,888 --> 00:49:15,487 sewer, electric, 2069 00:49:15,489 --> 00:49:16,721 natural gas or other 2070 00:49:16,723 --> 00:49:18,923 utilities as rent. 2071 00:49:18,925 --> 00:49:20,024 Chris, I know you you 2072 00:49:20,026 --> 00:49:20,959 wanted in here. 2073 00:49:20,961 --> 00:49:21,459 >> Go ahead. 2074 00:49:21,461 --> 00:49:22,961 >> Yes. I mean, I 2075 00:49:22,963 --> 00:49:24,295 think that perhaps 2076 00:49:24,297 --> 00:49:25,330 we're confusing two 2077 00:49:25,332 --> 00:49:26,397 different things 2078 00:49:26,399 --> 00:49:27,165 because my 2079 00:49:27,167 --> 00:49:27,866 understanding from 2080 00:49:27,868 --> 00:49:28,967 talking to Ray during 2081 00:49:28,969 --> 00:49:30,034 session was that 2082 00:49:30,036 --> 00:49:31,136 their concern was 2083 00:49:31,138 --> 00:49:32,570 about these bulk 2084 00:49:32,572 --> 00:49:33,972 deals that they 2085 00:49:33,974 --> 00:49:35,473 provide to large 2086 00:49:35,475 --> 00:49:36,374 multifamily complexes 2087 00:49:36,376 --> 00:49:38,843 that provide somewhat 2088 00:49:38,845 --> 00:49:40,111 of a discount, at 2089 00:49:40,113 --> 00:49:41,679 least to the owners 2090 00:49:41,681 --> 00:49:43,414 of that complex. And 2091 00:49:43,416 --> 00:49:44,783 we're not we're not 2092 00:49:44,785 --> 00:49:45,650 trying to get at that 2093 00:49:45,652 --> 00:49:47,285 because in that 2094 00:49:47,287 --> 00:49:48,019 circumstance, the 2095 00:49:48,021 --> 00:49:51,322 tenant is paying the 2096 00:49:51,324 --> 00:49:54,125 provider and it's a 2097 00:49:54,127 --> 00:49:55,226 fee that they haven't 2098 00:49:55,228 --> 00:49:56,361 negotiated. It is it 2099 00:49:56,363 --> 00:49:57,896 is its own problem. 2100 00:49:57,898 --> 00:49:58,863 And we do want to 2101 00:49:58,865 --> 00:49:59,864 address it at some 2102 00:49:59,866 --> 00:50:00,999 point. This doesn't 2103 00:50:01,001 --> 00:50:02,100 address that. This 2104 00:50:02,102 --> 00:50:03,501 just says you can't 2105 00:50:03,503 --> 00:50:05,670 double dip. You can't 2106 00:50:05,672 --> 00:50:07,505 charge as part of the 2107 00:50:07,507 --> 00:50:09,607 rent for utility 2108 00:50:09,609 --> 00:50:10,375 service that the 2109 00:50:10,377 --> 00:50:12,544 tenant is also paying 2110 00:50:12,546 --> 00:50:13,945 for directly to the 2111 00:50:13,947 --> 00:50:15,814 utility provider. So 2112 00:50:15,816 --> 00:50:16,848 I just think it's a 2113 00:50:16,850 --> 00:50:17,615 different thing, at 2114 00:50:17,617 --> 00:50:18,349 least than what Ray 2115 00:50:18,351 --> 00:50:19,417 and I talked about 2116 00:50:19,419 --> 00:50:20,785 during session, which 2117 00:50:20,787 --> 00:50:21,886 is much more 2118 00:50:21,888 --> 00:50:22,353 complicated. I agree 2119 00:50:22,355 --> 00:50:23,888 with you. This is not 2120 00:50:23,890 --> 00:50:25,456 that. 2121 00:50:25,458 --> 00:50:26,891 >> Jessica. 2122 00:50:26,893 --> 00:50:27,959 >> I just want to 2123 00:50:27,961 --> 00:50:28,326 clarify the 2124 00:50:28,328 --> 00:50:29,460 conversation about 2125 00:50:29,462 --> 00:50:29,861 utilities. Last 2126 00:50:29,863 --> 00:50:30,895 meeting was only 2127 00:50:30,897 --> 00:50:31,596 concerned with the 2128 00:50:31,598 --> 00:50:32,330 Schmidt bill, which 2129 00:50:32,332 --> 00:50:33,498 does veer off into 2130 00:50:33,500 --> 00:50:34,966 that direction. This 2131 00:50:34,968 --> 00:50:36,301 piece has never been 2132 00:50:36,303 --> 00:50:37,435 discussed or an issue 2133 00:50:37,437 --> 00:50:38,069 previously with this 2134 00:50:38,071 --> 00:50:38,803 bill. 2135 00:50:38,805 --> 00:50:39,537 >> Sorry. 2136 00:50:39,539 --> 00:50:41,306 >> So yeah, just to 2137 00:50:41,308 --> 00:50:42,240 separate the concepts 2138 00:50:42,242 --> 00:50:43,508 of these two bills 2139 00:50:43,510 --> 00:50:44,242 completely, as 2140 00:50:44,244 --> 00:50:45,243 Christy said, this is 2141 00:50:45,245 --> 00:50:46,377 an entirely different 2142 00:50:46,379 --> 00:50:47,145 intent, does not 2143 00:50:47,147 --> 00:50:48,213 intend to target 2144 00:50:48,215 --> 00:50:49,280 utility agreements 2145 00:50:49,282 --> 00:50:49,948 where the 2146 00:50:49,950 --> 00:50:50,548 relationship between 2147 00:50:50,550 --> 00:50:51,382 the tenant and 2148 00:50:51,384 --> 00:50:52,851 utility in that way 2149 00:50:52,853 --> 00:50:54,285 whatsoever. This is 2150 00:50:54,287 --> 00:50:55,453 just what it says 2151 00:50:55,455 --> 00:50:56,287 here, and I believe 2152 00:50:56,289 --> 00:50:58,056 it kind of mirrors a 2153 00:50:58,058 --> 00:50:58,523 different section in 2154 00:50:58,525 --> 00:50:59,290 the code as well, 2155 00:50:59,292 --> 00:51:00,258 where this language 2156 00:51:00,260 --> 00:51:01,192 was already in use. 2157 00:51:01,194 --> 00:51:02,260 And my understanding 2158 00:51:02,262 --> 00:51:03,027 is that the 2159 00:51:03,029 --> 00:51:03,528 definition of utility 2160 00:51:03,530 --> 00:51:04,262 in the Landlord 2161 00:51:04,264 --> 00:51:05,230 Tenant Act does not 2162 00:51:05,232 --> 00:51:06,030 include internet 2163 00:51:06,032 --> 00:51:06,564 service providers. So 2164 00:51:06,566 --> 00:51:07,932 I don't really 2165 00:51:07,934 --> 00:51:09,434 understand what the 2166 00:51:09,436 --> 00:51:10,468 concern is on that 2167 00:51:10,470 --> 00:51:11,302 front. And I've also 2168 00:51:11,304 --> 00:51:12,337 reached out to the 2169 00:51:12,339 --> 00:51:13,404 VTA and they can 2170 00:51:13,406 --> 00:51:14,405 provide comment at 2171 00:51:14,407 --> 00:51:15,506 any time. I just want 2172 00:51:15,508 --> 00:51:16,374 to clarify, these two 2173 00:51:16,376 --> 00:51:17,342 bills are entirely 2174 00:51:17,344 --> 00:51:18,142 different and they're 2175 00:51:18,144 --> 00:51:18,476 they're. 2176 00:51:18,478 --> 00:51:19,177 >> Different issues. 2177 00:51:19,179 --> 00:51:20,011 >> This language 2178 00:51:20,013 --> 00:51:20,511 seems pretty specific 2179 00:51:20,513 --> 00:51:21,312 to just not double. 2180 00:51:21,314 --> 00:51:22,280 You can't charge it 2181 00:51:22,282 --> 00:51:23,281 as rent. And then 2182 00:51:23,283 --> 00:51:24,315 also you can't charge 2183 00:51:24,317 --> 00:51:25,717 somebody water as 2184 00:51:25,719 --> 00:51:26,251 part of their rent if 2185 00:51:26,253 --> 00:51:27,252 they're also paying a 2186 00:51:27,254 --> 00:51:28,286 water bill directly. 2187 00:51:28,288 --> 00:51:32,056 >> That's awesome. 2188 00:51:32,058 --> 00:51:33,992 Aaron. Yeah. 2189 00:51:33,994 --> 00:51:35,293 >> The only reason I 2190 00:51:35,295 --> 00:51:36,761 flagged this was in 2191 00:51:36,763 --> 00:51:38,897 my very, very general 2192 00:51:38,899 --> 00:51:40,398 research on utilities 2193 00:51:40,400 --> 00:51:41,799 in the code. It did 2194 00:51:41,801 --> 00:51:44,302 include internet. And 2195 00:51:44,304 --> 00:51:45,803 so by adding that 2196 00:51:45,805 --> 00:51:46,838 extra sentence, I was 2197 00:51:46,840 --> 00:51:47,939 worried that we were 2198 00:51:47,941 --> 00:51:49,007 pulling in 2199 00:51:49,009 --> 00:51:49,440 stakeholders that 2200 00:51:49,442 --> 00:51:50,475 just weren't a part 2201 00:51:50,477 --> 00:51:51,876 of the conversation. 2202 00:51:51,878 --> 00:51:52,944 I do see that there 2203 00:51:52,946 --> 00:51:54,746 is a separate 2204 00:51:54,748 --> 00:51:57,282 definition of utility 2205 00:51:57,284 --> 00:51:59,450 under the VRLTA, 2206 00:51:59,452 --> 00:52:01,753 which does not appear 2207 00:52:01,755 --> 00:52:03,054 to include internet. 2208 00:52:03,056 --> 00:52:04,155 So this this wasn't 2209 00:52:04,157 --> 00:52:05,924 like a a, you know, a 2210 00:52:05,926 --> 00:52:07,025 stopping point for us. 2211 00:52:07,027 --> 00:52:08,459 I was just concerned 2212 00:52:08,461 --> 00:52:09,861 that maybe the right 2213 00:52:09,863 --> 00:52:11,296 stakeholders weren't 2214 00:52:11,298 --> 00:52:12,797 here that knew the 2215 00:52:12,799 --> 00:52:14,232 subject matter better 2216 00:52:14,234 --> 00:52:15,600 than, than I did. So 2217 00:52:15,602 --> 00:52:16,701 that was my only flag 2218 00:52:16,703 --> 00:52:16,968 on this. 2219 00:52:16,970 --> 00:52:17,835 >> All right. So 2220 00:52:17,837 --> 00:52:18,870 we'll leave that as 2221 00:52:18,872 --> 00:52:20,638 is. Let's go back up 2222 00:52:20,640 --> 00:52:25,810 to moving up. DJ do 2223 00:52:25,812 --> 00:52:27,679 you have the next one 2224 00:52:27,681 --> 00:52:30,748 or Aaron. 2225 00:52:30,750 --> 00:52:32,517 >> Miss the line 29. 2226 00:52:32,519 --> 00:52:33,251 >> For the out of 2227 00:52:33,253 --> 00:52:34,719 pocket expenses. Our 2228 00:52:34,721 --> 00:52:36,187 members have asked 2229 00:52:36,189 --> 00:52:37,221 and that's under 2230 00:52:37,223 --> 00:52:39,390 admin fees or I 2231 00:52:39,392 --> 00:52:40,792 believe it's under or 2232 00:52:40,794 --> 00:52:41,559 maybe it's 2233 00:52:41,561 --> 00:52:45,897 application fees. 2234 00:52:45,899 --> 00:52:49,133 >> 329. 2235 00:52:49,135 --> 00:52:52,003 >> So we deleted the 2236 00:52:52,005 --> 00:52:52,704 exclusive of actual 2237 00:52:52,706 --> 00:52:53,838 out of pocket 2238 00:52:53,840 --> 00:52:54,572 expenses. And my 2239 00:52:54,574 --> 00:52:55,273 members have just 2240 00:52:55,275 --> 00:52:56,307 asked to put it back 2241 00:52:56,309 --> 00:52:57,342 in. They're really 2242 00:52:57,344 --> 00:52:57,809 struggling with 2243 00:52:57,811 --> 00:52:58,509 fraudulent 2244 00:52:58,511 --> 00:52:58,943 applications. And 2245 00:52:58,945 --> 00:52:59,978 they're having to do 2246 00:52:59,980 --> 00:53:01,779 a lot of additional 2247 00:53:01,781 --> 00:53:02,814 verification checks 2248 00:53:02,816 --> 00:53:03,915 that are costing 2249 00:53:03,917 --> 00:53:05,383 additional money. And 2250 00:53:05,385 --> 00:53:06,417 it's potential for 2251 00:53:06,419 --> 00:53:07,485 that cost to go up. 2252 00:53:07,487 --> 00:53:08,886 And so they've just 2253 00:53:08,888 --> 00:53:10,088 asked that the actual 2254 00:53:10,090 --> 00:53:11,456 out of pocket 2255 00:53:11,458 --> 00:53:12,557 expenses paid that 2256 00:53:12,559 --> 00:53:14,325 language go back in. 2257 00:53:14,327 --> 00:53:15,326 >> We're going to. 2258 00:53:15,328 --> 00:53:16,327 >> Go ahead. Emily. 2259 00:53:16,329 --> 00:53:17,328 And then Christy and 2260 00:53:17,330 --> 00:53:18,663 then Victoria. 2261 00:53:18,665 --> 00:53:20,465 >> Yeah, we took that 2262 00:53:20,467 --> 00:53:21,232 out because as it 2263 00:53:21,234 --> 00:53:22,233 states right now in 2264 00:53:22,235 --> 00:53:23,101 code, this is saying 2265 00:53:23,103 --> 00:53:23,968 that you get 2266 00:53:23,970 --> 00:53:24,902 essentially like, and 2267 00:53:24,904 --> 00:53:25,937 I'm not saying that 2268 00:53:25,939 --> 00:53:26,971 this is what always 2269 00:53:26,973 --> 00:53:27,905 occurs, but you can 2270 00:53:27,907 --> 00:53:29,173 kind of take a 2271 00:53:29,175 --> 00:53:30,541 default $50 and then 2272 00:53:30,543 --> 00:53:31,242 also charge for 2273 00:53:31,244 --> 00:53:32,343 whatever your cost of 2274 00:53:32,345 --> 00:53:33,111 expenses are on top 2275 00:53:33,113 --> 00:53:34,812 of that. That's not 2276 00:53:34,814 --> 00:53:35,380 necessarily happening 2277 00:53:35,382 --> 00:53:36,347 in practice all the 2278 00:53:36,349 --> 00:53:37,215 time, but that's 2279 00:53:37,217 --> 00:53:37,715 something that would 2280 00:53:37,717 --> 00:53:38,783 be allowed under this 2281 00:53:38,785 --> 00:53:40,985 current language. We 2282 00:53:40,987 --> 00:53:42,053 would I spoke to 2283 00:53:42,055 --> 00:53:42,787 Patrick. If we want 2284 00:53:42,789 --> 00:53:44,222 to do an application 2285 00:53:44,224 --> 00:53:46,024 fee, shall not exceed 2286 00:53:46,026 --> 00:53:47,625 $50 or the actual out 2287 00:53:47,627 --> 00:53:49,193 of pocket expenses. 2288 00:53:49,195 --> 00:53:49,927 Patrick wrote some 2289 00:53:49,929 --> 00:53:50,695 language for 2290 00:53:50,697 --> 00:53:51,429 consideration this 2291 00:53:51,431 --> 00:53:52,130 morning related to 2292 00:53:52,132 --> 00:53:54,265 that. We can do that, 2293 00:53:54,267 --> 00:53:54,999 but we're not 2294 00:53:55,001 --> 00:53:56,467 comfortable saying 2295 00:53:56,469 --> 00:53:57,568 exclusive of any 2296 00:53:57,570 --> 00:53:58,636 actual out of pocket 2297 00:53:58,638 --> 00:53:59,337 expenses because 2298 00:53:59,339 --> 00:54:01,239 that's $50 then, plus 2299 00:54:01,241 --> 00:54:02,240 the out of pocket 2300 00:54:02,242 --> 00:54:03,041 expenses. If we want 2301 00:54:03,043 --> 00:54:05,109 to do either or, then 2302 00:54:05,111 --> 00:54:05,877 we can do that. But 2303 00:54:05,879 --> 00:54:07,578 right now it's 50 2304 00:54:07,580 --> 00:54:08,446 plus and that's 2305 00:54:08,448 --> 00:54:09,380 something we're not 2306 00:54:09,382 --> 00:54:10,915 comfortable with. 2307 00:54:10,917 --> 00:54:12,016 >> Either or is fine 2308 00:54:12,018 --> 00:54:13,317 with me. 2309 00:54:13,319 --> 00:54:14,419 >> Okay. Do we have 2310 00:54:14,421 --> 00:54:15,319 language on how 2311 00:54:15,321 --> 00:54:16,687 either or works? 2312 00:54:16,689 --> 00:54:17,688 >> Patrick I think 2313 00:54:17,690 --> 00:54:18,756 wrote some if he 2314 00:54:18,758 --> 00:54:19,757 wanted to. Yep, it's 2315 00:54:19,759 --> 00:54:21,993 right there. Perfect. 2316 00:54:21,995 --> 00:54:23,895 >> So I see $50 or 2317 00:54:23,897 --> 00:54:24,629 the actual out of 2318 00:54:24,631 --> 00:54:25,596 pocket expenses paid 2319 00:54:25,598 --> 00:54:26,597 by the landlord to a 2320 00:54:26,599 --> 00:54:27,498 third party 2321 00:54:27,500 --> 00:54:27,999 performing background 2322 00:54:28,001 --> 00:54:28,633 credit. Okay. Got it. 2323 00:54:28,635 --> 00:54:29,934 Okay. Go ahead. 2324 00:54:29,936 --> 00:54:30,201 Christy. 2325 00:54:30,203 --> 00:54:30,735 >> I do have a 2326 00:54:30,737 --> 00:54:31,769 question about that 2327 00:54:31,771 --> 00:54:32,603 specifically for 2328 00:54:32,605 --> 00:54:34,238 Aaron and I may be 2329 00:54:34,240 --> 00:54:35,306 misremembering our 2330 00:54:35,308 --> 00:54:36,474 conversation, but I 2331 00:54:36,476 --> 00:54:37,909 thought we had a 2332 00:54:37,911 --> 00:54:38,443 conversation a couple 2333 00:54:38,445 --> 00:54:39,710 of sessions ago in 2334 00:54:39,712 --> 00:54:41,045 which we talked about 2335 00:54:41,047 --> 00:54:43,214 how, given the use of 2336 00:54:43,216 --> 00:54:45,016 third party tenant 2337 00:54:45,018 --> 00:54:46,517 screening companies, 2338 00:54:46,519 --> 00:54:47,952 many landlords are 2339 00:54:47,954 --> 00:54:48,352 contracting with 2340 00:54:48,354 --> 00:54:49,420 those third party 2341 00:54:49,422 --> 00:54:50,088 tenant screening 2342 00:54:50,090 --> 00:54:51,222 companies. So they 2343 00:54:51,224 --> 00:54:52,990 get services sort of 2344 00:54:52,992 --> 00:54:54,392 in bulk. Will that 2345 00:54:54,394 --> 00:54:56,194 make it hard to 2346 00:54:56,196 --> 00:54:57,295 determine what the 2347 00:54:57,297 --> 00:54:59,430 actual cost is? And 2348 00:54:59,432 --> 00:55:00,898 if so, they can just 2349 00:55:00,900 --> 00:55:02,066 charge the $50. And 2350 00:55:02,068 --> 00:55:02,800 that's certainly fine 2351 00:55:02,802 --> 00:55:04,869 with us. But I just 2352 00:55:04,871 --> 00:55:06,971 wanted to flag that 2353 00:55:06,973 --> 00:55:08,906 in in and see what 2354 00:55:08,908 --> 00:55:09,740 you thought about 2355 00:55:09,742 --> 00:55:10,508 that. Aaron. 2356 00:55:10,510 --> 00:55:11,509 >> Yeah, no, that's 2357 00:55:11,511 --> 00:55:12,276 absolutely valid. My, 2358 00:55:12,278 --> 00:55:14,779 my take on that is if 2359 00:55:14,781 --> 00:55:17,715 they feel like this 2360 00:55:17,717 --> 00:55:19,517 expense to further 2361 00:55:19,519 --> 00:55:21,219 verify applications 2362 00:55:21,221 --> 00:55:22,887 is so great, right, 2363 00:55:22,889 --> 00:55:23,821 that they're 2364 00:55:23,823 --> 00:55:25,623 purchasing this bulk 2365 00:55:25,625 --> 00:55:27,058 expense, then they're 2366 00:55:27,060 --> 00:55:28,092 going to have to try 2367 00:55:28,094 --> 00:55:29,227 and figure out, you 2368 00:55:29,229 --> 00:55:30,328 know, if I pay for 2369 00:55:30,330 --> 00:55:32,063 100 applications and 2370 00:55:32,065 --> 00:55:34,999 then it is that cost 2371 00:55:35,001 --> 00:55:36,167 divided by 100, like 2372 00:55:36,169 --> 00:55:37,168 that's on them. I 2373 00:55:37,170 --> 00:55:38,936 just don't want to 2374 00:55:38,938 --> 00:55:40,037 keep it so that they 2375 00:55:40,039 --> 00:55:41,139 could never recoup 2376 00:55:41,141 --> 00:55:42,173 that cost as that 2377 00:55:42,175 --> 00:55:43,274 cost continues to 2378 00:55:43,276 --> 00:55:45,076 grow. So I'm fine 2379 00:55:45,078 --> 00:55:46,144 with that language. 2380 00:55:46,146 --> 00:55:46,978 >> All right. Just 2381 00:55:46,980 --> 00:55:48,045 one other point. And 2382 00:55:48,047 --> 00:55:48,980 this may be what 2383 00:55:48,982 --> 00:55:49,947 Victoria is going to 2384 00:55:49,949 --> 00:55:51,048 say to you. The only 2385 00:55:51,050 --> 00:55:51,282 other. 2386 00:55:51,284 --> 00:55:52,183 >> Thing happened a 2387 00:55:52,185 --> 00:55:53,084 couple of times, I 2388 00:55:53,086 --> 00:55:54,118 think you've talked 2389 00:55:54,120 --> 00:55:54,952 in Victoria has 2390 00:55:54,954 --> 00:55:55,987 turned her hand off. 2391 00:55:55,989 --> 00:55:57,054 >> But that the only 2392 00:55:57,056 --> 00:55:58,022 thing that really 2393 00:55:58,024 --> 00:55:58,856 other thing that 2394 00:55:58,858 --> 00:55:59,857 really concerns me is 2395 00:55:59,859 --> 00:56:00,958 then the lack of you 2396 00:56:00,960 --> 00:56:01,859 can call it 2397 00:56:01,861 --> 00:56:02,360 transparency. You can 2398 00:56:02,362 --> 00:56:02,960 call it 2399 00:56:02,962 --> 00:56:03,394 predictability for 2400 00:56:03,396 --> 00:56:04,195 the tenant. And I 2401 00:56:04,197 --> 00:56:05,863 don't know how we get 2402 00:56:05,865 --> 00:56:06,330 around. 2403 00:56:06,332 --> 00:56:07,064 >> Those fees have to 2404 00:56:07,066 --> 00:56:08,099 be disclosed up front 2405 00:56:08,101 --> 00:56:09,033 before they even hit 2406 00:56:09,035 --> 00:56:10,601 the button. So. 2407 00:56:10,603 --> 00:56:11,302 >> Okay, even if 2408 00:56:11,304 --> 00:56:12,403 they're even if 2409 00:56:12,405 --> 00:56:13,838 they're specific to 2410 00:56:13,840 --> 00:56:17,808 that screening, okay. 2411 00:56:17,810 --> 00:56:19,977 >> Victoria. 2412 00:56:19,979 --> 00:56:20,978 >> I mean, you're 2413 00:56:20,980 --> 00:56:21,979 right. I, you know, 2414 00:56:21,981 --> 00:56:23,080 Christy and I in many 2415 00:56:23,082 --> 00:56:24,048 ways think with one 2416 00:56:24,050 --> 00:56:25,449 mind, but I, I did 2417 00:56:25,451 --> 00:56:26,217 want to say the same 2418 00:56:26,219 --> 00:56:27,185 thing. I'm just 2419 00:56:27,187 --> 00:56:28,085 really concerned with 2420 00:56:28,087 --> 00:56:29,353 all the actual cost 2421 00:56:29,355 --> 00:56:30,454 things because it's 2422 00:56:30,456 --> 00:56:31,656 so hard for a tenant 2423 00:56:31,658 --> 00:56:32,590 to ever figure out 2424 00:56:32,592 --> 00:56:34,458 what that is. And, 2425 00:56:34,460 --> 00:56:35,626 you know, to Aaron's 2426 00:56:35,628 --> 00:56:36,527 point, there are a 2427 00:56:36,529 --> 00:56:37,495 couple other places 2428 00:56:37,497 --> 00:56:38,696 in the code or in 2429 00:56:38,698 --> 00:56:41,566 this draft and in 2430 00:56:41,568 --> 00:56:42,300 Delegate Bennett 2431 00:56:42,302 --> 00:56:42,800 Parker's bill that's 2432 00:56:42,802 --> 00:56:43,768 going to go into 2433 00:56:43,770 --> 00:56:44,669 effect in July, 2434 00:56:44,671 --> 00:56:45,269 requiring these fees 2435 00:56:45,271 --> 00:56:46,404 to be stated upfront. 2436 00:56:46,406 --> 00:56:47,138 And I wouldn't want 2437 00:56:47,140 --> 00:56:48,673 it to be a situation 2438 00:56:48,675 --> 00:56:49,840 where we turn around 2439 00:56:49,842 --> 00:56:50,875 in the landlords are 2440 00:56:50,877 --> 00:56:51,409 saying something like, 2441 00:56:51,411 --> 00:56:52,410 well, those fees are 2442 00:56:52,412 --> 00:56:53,110 variable, so we don't 2443 00:56:53,112 --> 00:56:54,145 have to disclose them 2444 00:56:54,147 --> 00:56:55,146 or something like 2445 00:56:55,148 --> 00:56:55,947 that. You know, 2446 00:56:55,949 --> 00:56:56,914 there's no way for 2447 00:56:56,916 --> 00:56:57,915 tenants to figure out 2448 00:56:57,917 --> 00:56:58,950 what those fees are. 2449 00:56:58,952 --> 00:57:00,017 It would be very hard 2450 00:57:00,019 --> 00:57:01,052 for them to get into 2451 00:57:01,054 --> 00:57:02,086 court. I'm a broken 2452 00:57:02,088 --> 00:57:03,054 record on the fact 2453 00:57:03,056 --> 00:57:04,021 that, like when 2454 00:57:04,023 --> 00:57:04,855 landlords violate 2455 00:57:04,857 --> 00:57:05,856 some of these and 2456 00:57:05,858 --> 00:57:06,457 overcharge tenants, 2457 00:57:06,459 --> 00:57:07,525 there are very few 2458 00:57:07,527 --> 00:57:08,626 remedies for them to 2459 00:57:08,628 --> 00:57:09,994 get their money back. 2460 00:57:09,996 --> 00:57:12,163 And also just some of 2461 00:57:12,165 --> 00:57:13,264 this cost is just the 2462 00:57:13,266 --> 00:57:13,998 cost of doing 2463 00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:15,466 business as a 2464 00:57:15,468 --> 00:57:16,100 landlord. I mean, for 2465 00:57:16,102 --> 00:57:18,603 tenants $50 already, 2466 00:57:18,605 --> 00:57:19,470 they, you know, 2467 00:57:19,472 --> 00:57:20,438 they're having to 2468 00:57:20,440 --> 00:57:21,539 apply to sometimes 2469 00:57:21,541 --> 00:57:22,607 dozens of apartments. 2470 00:57:22,609 --> 00:57:23,708 And for low income 2471 00:57:23,710 --> 00:57:24,709 tenants, this is a 2472 00:57:24,711 --> 00:57:25,876 huge barrier. For 2473 00:57:25,878 --> 00:57:26,611 example, someone with 2474 00:57:26,613 --> 00:57:27,278 a section eight 2475 00:57:27,280 --> 00:57:28,446 voucher has 60 days 2476 00:57:28,448 --> 00:57:29,447 to find a new 2477 00:57:29,449 --> 00:57:30,047 apartment. And if 2478 00:57:30,049 --> 00:57:31,015 they're having to 2479 00:57:31,017 --> 00:57:31,449 spend hundreds of 2480 00:57:31,451 --> 00:57:32,149 dollars on these 2481 00:57:32,151 --> 00:57:33,751 application fees, it 2482 00:57:33,753 --> 00:57:34,819 really starts to add 2483 00:57:34,821 --> 00:57:36,654 up. 2484 00:57:36,656 --> 00:57:37,722 >> Aaron. 2485 00:57:37,724 --> 00:57:38,823 >> Yeah. I just want 2486 00:57:38,825 --> 00:57:39,724 to clarify, this 2487 00:57:39,726 --> 00:57:40,258 should not be 2488 00:57:40,260 --> 00:57:41,659 variable. Our members 2489 00:57:41,661 --> 00:57:44,228 are taught 2490 00:57:44,230 --> 00:57:44,662 unequivocally. You 2491 00:57:44,664 --> 00:57:45,630 should be reviewing 2492 00:57:45,632 --> 00:57:47,431 every application the 2493 00:57:47,433 --> 00:57:48,933 exact same way. That 2494 00:57:48,935 --> 00:57:49,967 would be a massive 2495 00:57:49,969 --> 00:57:51,435 fair housing 2496 00:57:51,437 --> 00:57:52,870 violation. And so 2497 00:57:52,872 --> 00:57:53,904 whatever the expense 2498 00:57:53,906 --> 00:57:55,373 is, is the expense. 2499 00:57:55,375 --> 00:57:56,274 It's not variable 2500 00:57:56,276 --> 00:57:57,174 based on what the 2501 00:57:57,176 --> 00:57:57,908 application looks 2502 00:57:57,910 --> 00:57:59,277 like and based on the 2503 00:57:59,279 --> 00:58:00,278 rest of the code 2504 00:58:00,280 --> 00:58:01,279 would have to be 2505 00:58:01,281 --> 00:58:01,746 disclosed up front. 2506 00:58:01,748 --> 00:58:02,513 So whether they 2507 00:58:02,515 --> 00:58:03,481 choose to do that or 2508 00:58:03,483 --> 00:58:05,283 not, you know, out of 2509 00:58:05,285 --> 00:58:06,284 pocket or $50, they 2510 00:58:06,286 --> 00:58:06,884 would have to 2511 00:58:06,886 --> 00:58:07,618 disclose it upfront 2512 00:58:07,620 --> 00:58:08,719 before an applicant 2513 00:58:08,721 --> 00:58:09,754 hit submit. 2514 00:58:09,756 --> 00:58:10,855 >> Right. Christy. 2515 00:58:10,857 --> 00:58:12,290 >> I just and I know 2516 00:58:12,292 --> 00:58:13,324 this is a new issue 2517 00:58:13,326 --> 00:58:14,158 and you all aren't 2518 00:58:14,160 --> 00:58:15,092 going to be happy 2519 00:58:15,094 --> 00:58:16,894 with me, but I have 2520 00:58:16,896 --> 00:58:18,029 long thought that 2521 00:58:18,031 --> 00:58:19,130 charging people who 2522 00:58:19,132 --> 00:58:20,898 are using housing 2523 00:58:20,900 --> 00:58:23,134 choice vouchers and 2524 00:58:23,136 --> 00:58:25,269 application fee of of 2525 00:58:25,271 --> 00:58:26,637 $32, then plus out of 2526 00:58:26,639 --> 00:58:28,806 pocket expenses makes 2527 00:58:28,808 --> 00:58:30,408 it very difficult, if 2528 00:58:30,410 --> 00:58:32,076 not impossible, for 2529 00:58:32,078 --> 00:58:35,313 them to apply to the 2530 00:58:35,315 --> 00:58:36,180 places that they want 2531 00:58:36,182 --> 00:58:38,182 to apply to. $32 has 2532 00:58:38,184 --> 00:58:40,017 always seemed pretty 2533 00:58:40,019 --> 00:58:41,118 high to me, in light 2534 00:58:41,120 --> 00:58:42,853 of what their incomes 2535 00:58:42,855 --> 00:58:44,288 are relative to area 2536 00:58:44,290 --> 00:58:45,389 median income, 2537 00:58:45,391 --> 00:58:46,123 because we're talking 2538 00:58:46,125 --> 00:58:47,191 about folks who are, 2539 00:58:47,193 --> 00:58:48,326 I don't know, 2540 00:58:48,328 --> 00:58:51,529 Victoria, probably 40, 2541 00:58:51,531 --> 00:58:52,963 30% ami most of the 2542 00:58:52,965 --> 00:58:54,098 time. I don't know if 2543 00:58:54,100 --> 00:58:55,066 we can address that 2544 00:58:55,068 --> 00:58:56,133 now or if that's a, 2545 00:58:56,135 --> 00:58:57,101 you know, talk to 2546 00:58:57,103 --> 00:58:58,102 someone about another 2547 00:58:58,104 --> 00:58:59,103 bill in 2028. But I 2548 00:58:59,105 --> 00:59:00,271 just wanted to raise 2549 00:59:00,273 --> 00:59:01,272 it. 2550 00:59:01,274 --> 00:59:01,639 >> Yeah. 2551 00:59:01,641 --> 00:59:03,374 >> I got you on the 2552 00:59:03,376 --> 00:59:03,808 enforceability 2553 00:59:03,810 --> 00:59:04,575 question. I just, for 2554 00:59:04,577 --> 00:59:06,644 what it's worth. I'll 2555 00:59:06,646 --> 00:59:07,678 briefly tell us where 2556 00:59:07,680 --> 00:59:08,746 I was at the Falls 2557 00:59:08,748 --> 00:59:09,647 Church Fall Festival, 2558 00:59:09,649 --> 00:59:10,614 and constituent 2559 00:59:10,616 --> 00:59:11,382 approached me and 2560 00:59:11,384 --> 00:59:11,816 said, when are you 2561 00:59:11,818 --> 00:59:12,750 guys going to do 2562 00:59:12,752 --> 00:59:13,851 something about the 2563 00:59:13,853 --> 00:59:15,686 these junk fees on 2564 00:59:15,688 --> 00:59:16,187 apartments? I'm like, 2565 00:59:16,189 --> 00:59:17,288 oh, that's timely. 2566 00:59:17,290 --> 00:59:18,155 And they're like, 2567 00:59:18,157 --> 00:59:19,223 yeah, we, we, we have 2568 00:59:19,225 --> 00:59:20,257 to pay online through 2569 00:59:20,259 --> 00:59:21,225 their portal. And it 2570 00:59:21,227 --> 00:59:22,159 cost us $15 2571 00:59:22,161 --> 00:59:22,560 convenience fee. 2572 00:59:22,562 --> 00:59:23,327 Every time I'm like, 2573 00:59:23,329 --> 00:59:24,295 no, no, no, we 2574 00:59:24,297 --> 00:59:25,262 changed the law. 2575 00:59:25,264 --> 00:59:26,230 We're not allowed to 2576 00:59:26,232 --> 00:59:27,264 do that. They're like, 2577 00:59:27,266 --> 00:59:28,165 well, they're doing 2578 00:59:28,167 --> 00:59:29,166 it. What am I 2579 00:59:29,168 --> 00:59:30,167 supposed to do? I'm 2580 00:59:30,169 --> 00:59:31,168 like, I'll write them 2581 00:59:31,170 --> 00:59:31,602 a strongly worded 2582 00:59:31,604 --> 00:59:32,336 letter, but like, 2583 00:59:32,338 --> 00:59:33,337 you're not going to 2584 00:59:33,339 --> 00:59:34,438 go sue them over, you 2585 00:59:34,440 --> 00:59:35,806 know, 15 bucks. So 2586 00:59:35,808 --> 00:59:37,241 anyhow, I, I feel you 2587 00:59:37,243 --> 00:59:38,242 on that. And it's a 2588 00:59:38,244 --> 00:59:39,310 real problem. A real 2589 00:59:39,312 --> 00:59:39,777 constituent actually 2590 00:59:39,779 --> 00:59:41,245 out of the blue, you 2591 00:59:41,247 --> 00:59:41,712 know, approached me 2592 00:59:41,714 --> 00:59:43,214 about it. So it's not 2593 00:59:43,216 --> 00:59:44,048 theoretical. Emily. 2594 00:59:44,050 --> 00:59:45,216 >> Yeah. For 2595 00:59:45,218 --> 00:59:46,250 clarification from my 2596 00:59:46,252 --> 00:59:47,051 understanding of the 2597 00:59:47,053 --> 00:59:47,685 realtor's 2598 00:59:47,687 --> 00:59:48,152 recommendations, it 2599 00:59:48,154 --> 00:59:50,187 said line 329, which 2600 00:59:50,189 --> 00:59:51,288 applies only to the 2601 00:59:51,290 --> 00:59:52,723 section stating $50. 2602 00:59:52,725 --> 00:59:54,892 It did not highlight 2603 00:59:54,894 --> 00:59:56,694 the $32, which is 2604 00:59:56,696 --> 00:59:57,395 related to those who 2605 00:59:57,397 --> 00:59:58,295 might be receiving 2606 00:59:58,297 --> 00:59:59,196 Housing Choice 2607 00:59:59,198 --> 01:00:00,197 vouchers. So from my 2608 01:00:00,199 --> 01:00:00,965 understanding of the 2609 01:00:00,967 --> 01:00:01,432 recommendation, it 2610 01:00:01,434 --> 01:00:03,501 was not to change 2611 01:00:03,503 --> 01:00:04,602 that second portion 2612 01:00:04,604 --> 01:00:05,436 of the section to 2613 01:00:05,438 --> 01:00:07,471 state that it's $32 2614 01:00:07,473 --> 01:00:08,572 exclusive actual of 2615 01:00:08,574 --> 01:00:10,040 actual out of pocket 2616 01:00:10,042 --> 01:00:10,908 costs. And Aaron, you 2617 01:00:10,910 --> 01:00:11,642 can correct me, but 2618 01:00:11,644 --> 01:00:12,676 my understanding was 2619 01:00:12,678 --> 01:00:13,944 you only wanted to 2620 01:00:13,946 --> 01:00:15,079 change the first part 2621 01:00:15,081 --> 01:00:17,181 related to $50, which 2622 01:00:17,183 --> 01:00:17,915 doesn't fully address 2623 01:00:17,917 --> 01:00:19,016 Christi's concerns 2624 01:00:19,018 --> 01:00:20,084 because it's still 2625 01:00:20,086 --> 01:00:21,285 $32. But this part, 2626 01:00:21,287 --> 01:00:23,421 we're not saying $32 2627 01:00:23,423 --> 01:00:24,422 or the cost of 2628 01:00:24,424 --> 01:00:25,356 expenses. It would 2629 01:00:25,358 --> 01:00:26,424 still be a flat $32 2630 01:00:26,426 --> 01:00:29,794 for those individuals. 2631 01:00:29,796 --> 01:00:30,861 >> Okay. All right. 2632 01:00:30,863 --> 01:00:32,029 That's good. Sounds 2633 01:00:32,031 --> 01:00:34,432 good. All right. 2634 01:00:34,434 --> 01:00:45,976 >> Moving on up. And 2635 01:00:45,978 --> 01:00:46,777 Patrick, I will take 2636 01:00:46,779 --> 01:00:47,845 you up. I will let 2637 01:00:47,847 --> 01:00:48,946 you know where they 2638 01:00:48,948 --> 01:00:49,747 because they were 2639 01:00:49,749 --> 01:00:50,848 going to get in touch 2640 01:00:50,850 --> 01:00:51,882 with me for writing a 2641 01:00:51,884 --> 01:00:53,651 letter. So I told her 2642 01:00:53,653 --> 01:00:54,718 I'd look into it. So 2643 01:00:54,720 --> 01:00:55,786 thank you for your 2644 01:00:55,788 --> 01:00:56,787 offer of help on that 2645 01:00:56,789 --> 01:00:57,888 with that constituent. 2646 01:00:57,890 --> 01:00:58,756 All right. What else 2647 01:00:58,758 --> 01:00:59,690 do we have? 2648 01:00:59,692 --> 01:01:01,125 >> As far as. 2649 01:01:01,127 --> 01:01:04,128 >> Line 304. 2650 01:01:04,130 --> 01:01:06,197 >> Or 3? I skipped 2651 01:01:06,199 --> 01:01:06,897 310. 2652 01:01:06,899 --> 01:01:07,364 >> Yeah. We don't 2653 01:01:07,366 --> 01:01:09,400 want to skip 308 yep. 2654 01:01:09,402 --> 01:01:11,202 >> Sorry. 2655 01:01:11,204 --> 01:01:12,203 >> My concern with 2656 01:01:12,205 --> 01:01:12,970 this with the 2657 01:01:12,972 --> 01:01:14,071 application deposit 2658 01:01:14,073 --> 01:01:15,806 is it says if they 2659 01:01:15,808 --> 01:01:17,675 don't get the unit 2660 01:01:17,677 --> 01:01:18,943 that they reserved 2661 01:01:18,945 --> 01:01:19,477 with their 2662 01:01:19,479 --> 01:01:20,244 application deposit, 2663 01:01:20,246 --> 01:01:21,679 that the landlord 2664 01:01:21,681 --> 01:01:22,379 shall return the 2665 01:01:22,381 --> 01:01:23,247 application deposit. 2666 01:01:23,249 --> 01:01:24,215 I just wanted to take 2667 01:01:24,217 --> 01:01:25,316 into account that 2668 01:01:25,318 --> 01:01:26,717 there could be an 2669 01:01:26,719 --> 01:01:27,384 option. There could 2670 01:01:27,386 --> 01:01:29,253 be a situation where 2671 01:01:29,255 --> 01:01:30,287 the landlord says, 2672 01:01:30,289 --> 01:01:31,155 hey, I wasn't able to 2673 01:01:31,157 --> 01:01:34,258 keep your unit, but 2674 01:01:34,260 --> 01:01:35,359 this unit is 2675 01:01:35,361 --> 01:01:36,360 available if you want 2676 01:01:36,362 --> 01:01:37,361 this one. And then 2677 01:01:37,363 --> 01:01:38,362 the tenant says, okay. 2678 01:01:38,364 --> 01:01:39,363 And then that that 2679 01:01:39,365 --> 01:01:39,830 application deposit 2680 01:01:39,832 --> 01:01:41,465 could be under 2681 01:01:41,467 --> 01:01:42,199 current law, it would 2682 01:01:42,201 --> 01:01:43,100 be converted into a 2683 01:01:43,102 --> 01:01:44,068 security deposit. But 2684 01:01:44,070 --> 01:01:45,069 the way we've written 2685 01:01:45,071 --> 01:01:46,136 it, now, they have to 2686 01:01:46,138 --> 01:01:47,204 send it back and get 2687 01:01:47,206 --> 01:01:48,072 it back. 2688 01:01:48,074 --> 01:01:48,305 >> I. 2689 01:01:48,307 --> 01:01:50,074 >> I think as long as 2690 01:01:50,076 --> 01:01:51,141 there's the way it's 2691 01:01:51,143 --> 01:01:52,142 written and this, I 2692 01:01:52,144 --> 01:01:53,143 think is what you're 2693 01:01:53,145 --> 01:01:54,011 saying takes into 2694 01:01:54,013 --> 01:01:55,145 account that that the 2695 01:01:55,147 --> 01:01:56,580 tenant approves or 2696 01:01:56,582 --> 01:01:57,648 wants or, you know, I 2697 01:01:57,650 --> 01:01:58,349 think you're 2698 01:01:58,351 --> 01:01:59,083 absolutely right. If 2699 01:01:59,085 --> 01:02:00,518 there's, there's no 2700 01:02:00,520 --> 01:02:03,020 reason to preclude 2701 01:02:03,022 --> 01:02:04,488 saying, hey, here's 2702 01:02:04,490 --> 01:02:05,523 another comparable 2703 01:02:05,525 --> 01:02:06,657 unit that we just 2704 01:02:06,659 --> 01:02:08,125 painted. Yeah, I 2705 01:02:08,127 --> 01:02:10,961 think that's fine. 2706 01:02:10,963 --> 01:02:11,662 >> Okay. 2707 01:02:11,664 --> 01:02:12,229 >> Everybody happy 2708 01:02:12,231 --> 01:02:13,230 with that. Thank you. 2709 01:02:13,232 --> 01:02:14,231 I think that's good. 2710 01:02:14,233 --> 01:02:15,266 I was going to have 2711 01:02:15,268 --> 01:02:16,267 to exchange checks, 2712 01:02:16,269 --> 01:02:17,201 which seems like it 2713 01:02:17,203 --> 01:02:17,535 would have. 2714 01:02:17,537 --> 01:02:18,469 >> Been silly. Silly. 2715 01:02:18,471 --> 01:02:19,270 Yeah. 2716 01:02:19,272 --> 01:02:20,271 >> All right. So 2717 01:02:20,273 --> 01:02:21,272 we're going to skip 2718 01:02:21,274 --> 01:02:22,339 that one. It was an 2719 01:02:22,341 --> 01:02:23,941 easy one 304. 2720 01:02:23,943 --> 01:02:26,443 >> That's an easy one. 2721 01:02:26,445 --> 01:02:27,511 >> Prospective tenant. 2722 01:02:27,513 --> 01:02:28,946 Everybody agree with 2723 01:02:28,948 --> 01:02:29,179 that. 2724 01:02:29,181 --> 01:02:31,849 >> That's fine. 2725 01:02:31,851 --> 01:02:32,550 >> Mr. Chair. 2726 01:02:32,552 --> 01:02:33,684 >> Really quick Emily. 2727 01:02:33,686 --> 01:02:34,919 >> Can we go back to 2728 01:02:34,921 --> 01:02:35,786 308. 2729 01:02:35,788 --> 01:02:37,254 >> No. 2730 01:02:37,256 --> 01:02:38,255 >> This will take 2731 01:02:38,257 --> 01:02:39,256 like one minute, I 2732 01:02:39,258 --> 01:02:40,090 think. So we're 2733 01:02:40,092 --> 01:02:40,824 comfortable with the 2734 01:02:40,826 --> 01:02:42,993 intent. I think what 2735 01:02:42,995 --> 01:02:44,795 I we're like, I think 2736 01:02:44,797 --> 01:02:46,063 we need to be more 2737 01:02:46,065 --> 01:02:46,463 clear that this 2738 01:02:46,465 --> 01:02:47,164 alternative unit 2739 01:02:47,166 --> 01:02:48,065 needs to be 2740 01:02:48,067 --> 01:02:48,532 comparable in terms 2741 01:02:48,534 --> 01:02:49,867 of square footage 2742 01:02:49,869 --> 01:02:50,601 price. Because I 2743 01:02:50,603 --> 01:02:51,302 think alternative 2744 01:02:51,304 --> 01:02:52,303 unit, I mean, I'm 2745 01:02:52,305 --> 01:02:52,803 just being really 2746 01:02:52,805 --> 01:02:54,572 nitpicky now, but. 2747 01:02:54,574 --> 01:02:54,972 >> That's right. 2748 01:02:54,974 --> 01:02:55,706 >> But it. 2749 01:02:55,708 --> 01:02:56,840 >> Has to agree. It's 2750 01:02:56,842 --> 01:02:57,841 up to the tenant. 2751 01:02:57,843 --> 01:02:59,577 >> Yeah. It's as much 2752 01:02:59,579 --> 01:02:59,977 the prospective 2753 01:02:59,979 --> 01:03:00,678 tenant agrees to an 2754 01:03:00,680 --> 01:03:01,579 alternate unit. 2755 01:03:01,581 --> 01:03:02,580 >> Right. Okay. I 2756 01:03:02,582 --> 01:03:03,581 mean we can yeah 2757 01:03:03,583 --> 01:03:04,582 that's fine. I think 2758 01:03:04,584 --> 01:03:04,949 there was just 2759 01:03:04,951 --> 01:03:06,150 concerns that if. 2760 01:03:06,152 --> 01:03:07,084 >> You're getting 2761 01:03:07,086 --> 01:03:07,918 sold all the time or 2762 01:03:07,920 --> 01:03:08,919 something like that. 2763 01:03:08,921 --> 01:03:09,286 >> I. 2764 01:03:09,288 --> 01:03:10,788 >> I agree with Emily 2765 01:03:10,790 --> 01:03:11,455 actually, I just 2766 01:03:11,457 --> 01:03:12,189 thought we, I 2767 01:03:12,191 --> 01:03:12,890 actually wrote in my 2768 01:03:12,892 --> 01:03:13,924 notes something about 2769 01:03:13,926 --> 01:03:14,792 add option of 2770 01:03:14,794 --> 01:03:16,093 providing another 2771 01:03:16,095 --> 01:03:17,261 comparable unit. Is 2772 01:03:17,263 --> 01:03:18,329 there a problem with 2773 01:03:18,331 --> 01:03:19,196 adding the word 2774 01:03:19,198 --> 01:03:19,730 comparable? I think 2775 01:03:19,732 --> 01:03:20,431 that's what's going 2776 01:03:20,433 --> 01:03:21,332 to happen anyway. 2777 01:03:21,334 --> 01:03:22,399 >> I mean, I think my 2778 01:03:22,401 --> 01:03:24,168 concern is not like a 2779 01:03:24,170 --> 01:03:24,568 bait and switch, 2780 01:03:24,570 --> 01:03:25,436 right? My concern is 2781 01:03:25,438 --> 01:03:27,204 I wasn't able to get 2782 01:03:27,206 --> 01:03:28,172 you the unit you 2783 01:03:28,174 --> 01:03:29,306 wanted, but I do have 2784 01:03:29,308 --> 01:03:30,307 this unit right here. 2785 01:03:30,309 --> 01:03:31,308 I don't know if it's 2786 01:03:31,310 --> 01:03:32,176 comparable. Maybe 2787 01:03:32,178 --> 01:03:33,177 it's not. But the 2788 01:03:33,179 --> 01:03:34,845 tenant still says I'm 2789 01:03:34,847 --> 01:03:36,647 100% good. Switch my 2790 01:03:36,649 --> 01:03:37,114 application deposit 2791 01:03:37,116 --> 01:03:38,782 to a security deposit 2792 01:03:38,784 --> 01:03:39,883 rather than send it 2793 01:03:39,885 --> 01:03:40,751 back. Or the tenant 2794 01:03:40,753 --> 01:03:41,652 says, forget it. I 2795 01:03:41,654 --> 01:03:42,686 want my money back. 2796 01:03:42,688 --> 01:03:43,621 >> Yeah, no, I 2797 01:03:43,623 --> 01:03:44,054 totally understand 2798 01:03:44,056 --> 01:03:44,855 and appreciate your 2799 01:03:44,857 --> 01:03:45,990 intent. I am just 2800 01:03:45,992 --> 01:03:46,690 always thinking about 2801 01:03:46,692 --> 01:03:47,658 people who are not 2802 01:03:47,660 --> 01:03:48,659 your members, who are 2803 01:03:48,661 --> 01:03:50,361 not Patrick's members, 2804 01:03:50,363 --> 01:03:52,863 and who see 2805 01:03:52,865 --> 01:03:53,564 opportunity to rip 2806 01:03:53,566 --> 01:03:55,366 our clients off in 2807 01:03:55,368 --> 01:03:55,799 everything. And 2808 01:03:55,801 --> 01:03:56,467 that's what we're 2809 01:03:56,469 --> 01:03:57,534 trying to prevent. 2810 01:03:57,536 --> 01:03:58,669 >> I think if we add 2811 01:03:58,671 --> 01:03:59,536 the word. 2812 01:03:59,538 --> 01:04:00,471 >> Tenant agrees 2813 01:04:00,473 --> 01:04:00,904 change that. Can't 2814 01:04:00,906 --> 01:04:01,805 the tenant still just 2815 01:04:01,807 --> 01:04:02,606 say, no. 2816 01:04:02,608 --> 01:04:04,008 >> It's there. It's a 2817 01:04:04,010 --> 01:04:04,775 different situation 2818 01:04:04,777 --> 01:04:05,809 when maybe this is 2819 01:04:05,811 --> 01:04:06,977 the only place like 2820 01:04:06,979 --> 01:04:08,012 this is where you put 2821 01:04:08,014 --> 01:04:09,079 all your money. You 2822 01:04:09,081 --> 01:04:10,114 have no other money. 2823 01:04:10,116 --> 01:04:11,181 You can't really 2824 01:04:11,183 --> 01:04:12,650 afford to wait to get 2825 01:04:12,652 --> 01:04:13,717 that refundable 2826 01:04:13,719 --> 01:04:14,818 application deposit 2827 01:04:14,820 --> 01:04:16,286 back. I just, I think 2828 01:04:16,288 --> 01:04:18,055 it protects the 2829 01:04:18,057 --> 01:04:18,922 tenant and doesn't 2830 01:04:18,924 --> 01:04:19,857 really hurt the 2831 01:04:19,859 --> 01:04:20,924 landlord. To just 2832 01:04:20,926 --> 01:04:21,925 clarify that the unit 2833 01:04:21,927 --> 01:04:22,926 has to be comparable. 2834 01:04:22,928 --> 01:04:24,128 >> All right. And 2835 01:04:24,130 --> 01:04:25,095 then Patrick, whoever 2836 01:04:25,097 --> 01:04:26,664 heard from Bisma yet? 2837 01:04:26,666 --> 01:04:28,832 It's a new voice. 2838 01:04:28,834 --> 01:04:29,566 >> Christy, I 2839 01:04:29,568 --> 01:04:30,334 understand your point 2840 01:04:30,336 --> 01:04:31,702 about comparable. I 2841 01:04:31,704 --> 01:04:32,803 just think that, you 2842 01:04:32,805 --> 01:04:33,637 know what? If there 2843 01:04:33,639 --> 01:04:35,639 is no comparable unit, 2844 01:04:35,641 --> 01:04:38,275 do they you know, is 2845 01:04:38,277 --> 01:04:39,677 there no alternative 2846 01:04:39,679 --> 01:04:40,744 unit, then, you know, 2847 01:04:40,746 --> 01:04:42,146 so it doesn't really 2848 01:04:42,148 --> 01:04:43,213 work out in the 2849 01:04:43,215 --> 01:04:44,682 tenant's favor either, 2850 01:04:44,684 --> 01:04:45,916 you know, and just 2851 01:04:45,918 --> 01:04:47,051 going back to Erin's 2852 01:04:47,053 --> 01:04:48,318 point, you know, the 2853 01:04:48,320 --> 01:04:49,720 tenant does have the 2854 01:04:49,722 --> 01:04:51,522 option to accept or 2855 01:04:51,524 --> 01:04:52,523 deny, but this is 2856 01:04:52,525 --> 01:04:53,624 just another option 2857 01:04:53,626 --> 01:04:55,492 for them. 2858 01:04:55,494 --> 01:04:58,429 >> Victoria. 2859 01:04:58,431 --> 01:04:59,563 >> I think, I mean, I 2860 01:04:59,565 --> 01:05:00,531 think when we're 2861 01:05:00,533 --> 01:05:01,532 getting to the point 2862 01:05:01,534 --> 01:05:02,533 of though, that like, 2863 01:05:02,535 --> 01:05:03,567 you have to pay the 2864 01:05:03,569 --> 01:05:04,435 application deposit 2865 01:05:04,437 --> 01:05:05,536 to get like any unit 2866 01:05:05,538 --> 01:05:06,437 in the building, 2867 01:05:06,439 --> 01:05:07,504 we're kind of when we 2868 01:05:07,506 --> 01:05:07,905 initially talked 2869 01:05:07,907 --> 01:05:08,639 about application 2870 01:05:08,641 --> 01:05:09,473 deposits, it was a 2871 01:05:09,475 --> 01:05:09,907 circumstance where 2872 01:05:09,909 --> 01:05:10,974 you wanted some very 2873 01:05:10,976 --> 01:05:12,042 specific unit in a 2874 01:05:12,044 --> 01:05:12,876 building, and that 2875 01:05:12,878 --> 01:05:13,877 was the agreement 2876 01:05:13,879 --> 01:05:14,912 between the landlord 2877 01:05:14,914 --> 01:05:16,046 and the prospective 2878 01:05:16,048 --> 01:05:17,047 tenant. And I think 2879 01:05:17,049 --> 01:05:18,115 this is going back to 2880 01:05:18,117 --> 01:05:19,249 sort of a way for 2881 01:05:19,251 --> 01:05:20,150 landlords to just 2882 01:05:20,152 --> 01:05:21,051 charge an application 2883 01:05:21,053 --> 01:05:21,485 deposit to every 2884 01:05:21,487 --> 01:05:22,553 single tenant as like 2885 01:05:22,555 --> 01:05:23,320 an additional fee 2886 01:05:23,322 --> 01:05:24,188 that they're always 2887 01:05:24,190 --> 01:05:25,189 going to have to pay. 2888 01:05:25,191 --> 01:05:26,156 And that'll be my 2889 01:05:26,158 --> 01:05:27,224 concern with this. 2890 01:05:27,226 --> 01:05:28,292 >> My view is to go 2891 01:05:28,294 --> 01:05:29,293 ahead and throw in 2892 01:05:29,295 --> 01:05:30,360 the word comparable. 2893 01:05:30,362 --> 01:05:31,295 I don't I don't think 2894 01:05:31,297 --> 01:05:32,362 it's necessary, but I 2895 01:05:32,364 --> 01:05:33,263 don't think it's 2896 01:05:33,265 --> 01:05:34,231 harmful. I think it's 2897 01:05:34,233 --> 01:05:35,199 undefined. So I think 2898 01:05:35,201 --> 01:05:36,300 if it makes you guys 2899 01:05:36,302 --> 01:05:37,334 feel comfortable to 2900 01:05:37,336 --> 01:05:38,135 have the word 2901 01:05:38,137 --> 01:05:39,036 comparable in there 2902 01:05:39,038 --> 01:05:39,369 agrees to a 2903 01:05:39,371 --> 01:05:40,037 comparable 2904 01:05:40,039 --> 01:05:41,238 alternative unit. And 2905 01:05:41,240 --> 01:05:43,373 then let's just let's 2906 01:05:43,375 --> 01:05:44,675 do that and move on. 2907 01:05:44,677 --> 01:05:45,676 Again, I don't think 2908 01:05:45,678 --> 01:05:47,745 it I, I don't know 2909 01:05:47,747 --> 01:05:48,612 that it helps tenants, 2910 01:05:48,614 --> 01:05:49,279 but because I think 2911 01:05:49,281 --> 01:05:50,981 it may make landlords 2912 01:05:50,983 --> 01:05:52,015 a little more 2913 01:05:52,017 --> 01:05:52,783 conservative about 2914 01:05:52,785 --> 01:05:53,517 offering that option. 2915 01:05:53,519 --> 01:05:54,284 But if you guys want 2916 01:05:54,286 --> 01:05:55,753 it, we'll put it in 2917 01:05:55,755 --> 01:05:58,188 All right. So that 2918 01:05:58,190 --> 01:05:59,256 was the one minute 2919 01:05:59,258 --> 01:06:00,124 discussion of 308 2920 01:06:00,126 --> 01:06:01,058 about seven minutes 2921 01:06:01,060 --> 01:06:03,160 ago. 2922 01:06:03,162 --> 01:06:04,328 >> It was a great one. 2923 01:06:04,330 --> 01:06:05,329 There was one minute 2924 01:06:05,331 --> 01:06:06,497 that we all seemed 2925 01:06:06,499 --> 01:06:08,932 and and just like. 2926 01:06:08,934 --> 01:06:09,933 >> Alright, so 2927 01:06:09,935 --> 01:06:10,434 prospective tenant, 2928 01:06:10,436 --> 01:06:12,836 we got on 304. That's 2929 01:06:12,838 --> 01:06:13,837 still that's still an 2930 01:06:13,839 --> 01:06:15,105 easy one, right? Yeah. 2931 01:06:15,107 --> 01:06:17,875 300. 2932 01:06:17,877 --> 01:06:18,976 >> I'm fine. I think 2933 01:06:18,978 --> 01:06:20,077 we're fine with that. 2934 01:06:20,079 --> 01:06:20,878 We understand that 2935 01:06:20,880 --> 01:06:21,879 there's going to be 2936 01:06:21,881 --> 01:06:22,546 variance if this 2937 01:06:22,548 --> 01:06:23,347 language, if we need 2938 01:06:23,349 --> 01:06:24,248 to be more specific 2939 01:06:24,250 --> 01:06:25,182 about the language, 2940 01:06:25,184 --> 01:06:26,150 if people have issues 2941 01:06:26,152 --> 01:06:27,117 with the language. 2942 01:06:27,119 --> 01:06:28,318 But I think in 2943 01:06:28,320 --> 01:06:29,019 practice landlords 2944 01:06:29,021 --> 01:06:30,120 are already showing 2945 01:06:30,122 --> 01:06:31,221 kind of a scale right 2946 01:06:31,223 --> 01:06:32,289 now, just based on my 2947 01:06:32,291 --> 01:06:33,423 own rental search of 2948 01:06:33,425 --> 01:06:34,758 this is the kind of 2949 01:06:34,760 --> 01:06:35,259 baseline, but it 2950 01:06:35,261 --> 01:06:36,126 might change 2951 01:06:36,128 --> 01:06:36,960 depending on your 2952 01:06:36,962 --> 01:06:38,829 application and in 2953 01:06:38,831 --> 01:06:39,830 the intent. We are 2954 01:06:39,832 --> 01:06:40,631 fine with the 2955 01:06:40,633 --> 01:06:41,565 intention of this 2956 01:06:41,567 --> 01:06:42,733 change. 2957 01:06:42,735 --> 01:06:43,734 >> Okay, let's leave 2958 01:06:43,736 --> 01:06:45,969 it alone then. All 2959 01:06:45,971 --> 01:06:48,872 right. 206 we have a 2960 01:06:48,874 --> 01:06:54,978 whole hundred line. 2961 01:06:54,980 --> 01:06:56,380 All right. Page eight. 2962 01:06:56,382 --> 01:06:57,548 Security deposit. 2963 01:06:57,550 --> 01:06:59,983 Okay. 2964 01:06:59,985 --> 01:07:01,051 >> This is this was 2965 01:07:01,053 --> 01:07:01,985 brought up. We 2966 01:07:01,987 --> 01:07:02,986 brought this up in 2967 01:07:02,988 --> 01:07:03,420 the last meeting. 2968 01:07:03,422 --> 01:07:04,254 Just the specificity 2969 01:07:04,256 --> 01:07:05,189 of the terminology 2970 01:07:05,191 --> 01:07:06,123 that like if we were 2971 01:07:06,125 --> 01:07:07,157 saying at the time, 2972 01:07:07,159 --> 01:07:08,192 and just like Aaron 2973 01:07:08,194 --> 01:07:09,193 has agita over like 2974 01:07:09,195 --> 01:07:11,128 the best, like if 2975 01:07:11,130 --> 01:07:13,664 it's this, then like 2976 01:07:13,666 --> 01:07:14,798 if this is what we're 2977 01:07:14,800 --> 01:07:15,732 defining it as if 2978 01:07:15,734 --> 01:07:16,800 it's the day before, 2979 01:07:16,802 --> 01:07:17,801 day after, etc. like 2980 01:07:17,803 --> 01:07:18,769 it just, we don't 2981 01:07:18,771 --> 01:07:19,870 have to be specific. 2982 01:07:19,872 --> 01:07:20,804 Again, we're not held 2983 01:07:20,806 --> 01:07:21,805 up on the point. 2984 01:07:21,807 --> 01:07:22,673 That's what we're 2985 01:07:22,675 --> 01:07:23,173 offering alternatives 2986 01:07:23,175 --> 01:07:23,907 to it. It's just she 2987 01:07:23,909 --> 01:07:25,709 doesn't like the 2988 01:07:25,711 --> 01:07:28,779 specificity. 2989 01:07:28,781 --> 01:07:29,012 >> I. 2990 01:07:29,014 --> 01:07:30,013 >> You know, I think 2991 01:07:30,015 --> 01:07:30,981 that goes to the 2992 01:07:30,983 --> 01:07:32,015 heart of what we're 2993 01:07:32,017 --> 01:07:33,050 trying to do, though, 2994 01:07:33,052 --> 01:07:34,051 to make sure that 2995 01:07:34,053 --> 01:07:35,652 these are charged 2996 01:07:35,654 --> 01:07:37,087 only when there's an 2997 01:07:37,089 --> 01:07:38,188 actual legal 2998 01:07:38,190 --> 01:07:39,223 commitment to rent 2999 01:07:39,225 --> 01:07:41,792 that unit. So I do 3000 01:07:41,794 --> 01:07:42,392 have. 3001 01:07:42,394 --> 01:07:42,693 >> Right. 3002 01:07:42,695 --> 01:07:44,428 >> But I like it the 3003 01:07:44,430 --> 01:07:45,529 way it is, is what 3004 01:07:45,531 --> 01:07:45,863 I'm saying. 3005 01:07:45,865 --> 01:07:47,397 >> That's all like an 3006 01:07:47,399 --> 01:07:47,865 execution of rental 3007 01:07:47,867 --> 01:07:48,599 agreement is when the 3008 01:07:48,601 --> 01:07:49,666 tenant signs at that 3009 01:07:49,668 --> 01:07:50,667 point they're signing 3010 01:07:50,669 --> 01:07:51,568 the doc, right? So 3011 01:07:51,570 --> 01:07:52,603 but if, hey, are my 3012 01:07:52,605 --> 01:07:53,537 paychecks coming 3013 01:07:53,539 --> 01:07:54,504 tomorrow and I bring 3014 01:07:54,506 --> 01:07:55,405 the money tomorrow, 3015 01:07:55,407 --> 01:07:56,506 or if they give it to 3016 01:07:56,508 --> 01:07:57,674 us a day early, now 3017 01:07:57,676 --> 01:07:58,675 it's an application 3018 01:07:58,677 --> 01:07:58,876 fee. 3019 01:07:58,878 --> 01:07:59,676 >> Well, no, then 3020 01:07:59,678 --> 01:08:00,644 they can just sign 3021 01:08:00,646 --> 01:08:02,312 the lease a day 3022 01:08:02,314 --> 01:08:02,746 earlier or a day 3023 01:08:02,748 --> 01:08:06,283 later. 3024 01:08:06,285 --> 01:08:07,718 >> So execution is by 3025 01:08:07,720 --> 01:08:10,354 the by the buyer 3026 01:08:10,356 --> 01:08:12,089 because sometimes, 3027 01:08:12,091 --> 01:08:12,422 right. 3028 01:08:12,424 --> 01:08:13,257 >> It would be when 3029 01:08:13,259 --> 01:08:14,324 the tenant signs it 3030 01:08:14,326 --> 01:08:14,591 to. 3031 01:08:14,593 --> 01:08:15,325 >> It's when the 3032 01:08:15,327 --> 01:08:16,393 tenant signs it. 3033 01:08:16,395 --> 01:08:17,361 >> So execution, when 3034 01:08:17,363 --> 01:08:19,596 the tenant signs it, 3035 01:08:19,598 --> 01:08:20,264 it's effective when 3036 01:08:20,266 --> 01:08:21,064 the buyer sign, when 3037 01:08:21,066 --> 01:08:22,499 the when the landlord 3038 01:08:22,501 --> 01:08:23,567 signs it right, it's 3039 01:08:23,569 --> 01:08:24,635 usually getting. 3040 01:08:24,637 --> 01:08:25,369 >> And that is the 3041 01:08:25,371 --> 01:08:27,170 only time based on 3042 01:08:27,172 --> 01:08:28,472 the terminology at 3043 01:08:28,474 --> 01:08:29,673 the execution rental 3044 01:08:29,675 --> 01:08:30,440 agreement is the only 3045 01:08:30,442 --> 01:08:31,475 time they can accept 3046 01:08:31,477 --> 01:08:32,342 the security deposit 3047 01:08:32,344 --> 01:08:33,343 is in that moment 3048 01:08:33,345 --> 01:08:33,977 when they're both 3049 01:08:33,979 --> 01:08:34,811 signing. Not a day 3050 01:08:34,813 --> 01:08:36,747 before, not a day 3051 01:08:36,749 --> 01:08:40,150 after. 3052 01:08:40,152 --> 01:08:41,285 >> As opposed to, in 3053 01:08:41,287 --> 01:08:42,152 accordance with and 3054 01:08:42,154 --> 01:08:42,986 to secure the 3055 01:08:42,988 --> 01:08:44,087 performances in the 3056 01:08:44,089 --> 01:08:46,657 terms. All right. 3057 01:08:46,659 --> 01:08:48,792 Emily. 3058 01:08:48,794 --> 01:08:49,893 >> So I would just 3059 01:08:49,895 --> 01:08:50,861 like to state, the 3060 01:08:50,863 --> 01:08:51,795 reason we actually 3061 01:08:51,797 --> 01:08:52,896 put this in was after 3062 01:08:52,898 --> 01:08:53,797 the first meeting, 3063 01:08:53,799 --> 01:08:54,531 because Aaron had 3064 01:08:54,533 --> 01:08:55,265 raised concerns that 3065 01:08:55,267 --> 01:08:55,966 without the 3066 01:08:55,968 --> 01:08:57,434 application deposit, 3067 01:08:57,436 --> 01:08:57,935 landlords would have 3068 01:08:57,937 --> 01:09:00,003 to go to court in 3069 01:09:00,005 --> 01:09:01,004 order to recoup 3070 01:09:01,006 --> 01:09:02,472 damages. If somebody 3071 01:09:02,474 --> 01:09:03,540 backs out of a lease 3072 01:09:03,542 --> 01:09:04,241 agreement before they 3073 01:09:04,243 --> 01:09:06,109 move in, or if you 3074 01:09:06,111 --> 01:09:06,843 know they're holding 3075 01:09:06,845 --> 01:09:08,312 this, this house for 3076 01:09:08,314 --> 01:09:09,012 months on end, and 3077 01:09:09,014 --> 01:09:10,047 then they back out. 3078 01:09:10,049 --> 01:09:11,615 So we put this in in 3079 01:09:11,617 --> 01:09:12,649 order to clarify that 3080 01:09:12,651 --> 01:09:14,318 landlords can have 3081 01:09:14,320 --> 01:09:15,319 tenants sign a lease 3082 01:09:15,321 --> 01:09:16,486 months in advance and 3083 01:09:16,488 --> 01:09:17,220 can take that 3084 01:09:17,222 --> 01:09:18,155 security deposit at 3085 01:09:18,157 --> 01:09:19,089 the time of lease 3086 01:09:19,091 --> 01:09:20,090 signing so that they 3087 01:09:20,092 --> 01:09:21,158 can use it to recoup 3088 01:09:21,160 --> 01:09:22,159 those damages if 3089 01:09:22,161 --> 01:09:23,060 somebody backs out. 3090 01:09:23,062 --> 01:09:24,061 That was why we put 3091 01:09:24,063 --> 01:09:25,062 this language in the 3092 01:09:25,064 --> 01:09:26,096 definition to clarify 3093 01:09:26,098 --> 01:09:26,997 that that is an 3094 01:09:26,999 --> 01:09:29,032 option. There's 3095 01:09:29,034 --> 01:09:29,800 already other 3096 01:09:29,802 --> 01:09:30,801 language in the bill 3097 01:09:30,803 --> 01:09:31,568 stating that the 3098 01:09:31,570 --> 01:09:33,070 security deposit, the 3099 01:09:33,072 --> 01:09:34,104 security deposit is 3100 01:09:34,106 --> 01:09:35,205 taken at least 3101 01:09:35,207 --> 01:09:35,672 execution. So if we 3102 01:09:35,674 --> 01:09:36,606 want to take it out 3103 01:09:36,608 --> 01:09:38,108 of the definition, 3104 01:09:38,110 --> 01:09:39,142 I'm okay with it. It 3105 01:09:39,144 --> 01:09:39,910 doesn't actually 3106 01:09:39,912 --> 01:09:41,678 change the kind of 3107 01:09:41,680 --> 01:09:43,080 timeline of when fees 3108 01:09:43,082 --> 01:09:43,847 are taken, when 3109 01:09:43,849 --> 01:09:44,915 security deposits are 3110 01:09:44,917 --> 01:09:46,750 taken. Our intention 3111 01:09:46,752 --> 01:09:48,585 was just to clarify, 3112 01:09:48,587 --> 01:09:49,920 you can take the 3113 01:09:49,922 --> 01:09:50,721 security deposit at 3114 01:09:50,723 --> 01:09:52,556 lease lease execution, 3115 01:09:52,558 --> 01:09:53,256 because our 3116 01:09:53,258 --> 01:09:53,724 overarching intent 3117 01:09:53,726 --> 01:09:55,058 with this bill was to 3118 01:09:55,060 --> 01:09:55,559 clarify which fees 3119 01:09:55,561 --> 01:09:56,526 and deposits you can 3120 01:09:56,528 --> 01:09:57,861 take and at which 3121 01:09:57,863 --> 01:09:58,762 times we can take it 3122 01:09:58,764 --> 01:10:00,063 out of the definition. 3123 01:10:00,065 --> 01:10:00,731 And that's totally 3124 01:10:00,733 --> 01:10:02,232 fine with us because 3125 01:10:02,234 --> 01:10:03,233 we have that language 3126 01:10:03,235 --> 01:10:04,434 later on. Clarifying 3127 01:10:04,436 --> 01:10:05,068 what fees and 3128 01:10:05,070 --> 01:10:05,969 deposits can be taken, 3129 01:10:05,971 --> 01:10:07,037 at least execution. 3130 01:10:07,039 --> 01:10:07,904 But that was the 3131 01:10:07,906 --> 01:10:09,039 reason we put it in, 3132 01:10:09,041 --> 01:10:10,540 was to address those 3133 01:10:10,542 --> 01:10:11,942 concerns about 3134 01:10:11,944 --> 01:10:12,676 students. The college 3135 01:10:12,678 --> 01:10:13,410 students. Was the 3136 01:10:13,412 --> 01:10:14,611 example raised, right? 3137 01:10:14,613 --> 01:10:15,345 Who may want to hold 3138 01:10:15,347 --> 01:10:17,114 a unit for months on 3139 01:10:17,116 --> 01:10:18,115 advance so we can 3140 01:10:18,117 --> 01:10:19,216 take it out. It keeps 3141 01:10:19,218 --> 01:10:20,183 them in it. We 3142 01:10:20,185 --> 01:10:21,118 maintain the intent 3143 01:10:21,120 --> 01:10:22,185 later in the bill. So. 3144 01:10:22,187 --> 01:10:22,786 Okay. 3145 01:10:22,788 --> 01:10:23,820 >> So, Mr. Chair, 3146 01:10:23,822 --> 01:10:25,222 that. Sorry, Mr. 3147 01:10:25,224 --> 01:10:26,723 Chair, the I know the 3148 01:10:26,725 --> 01:10:27,824 ones underlined, but 3149 01:10:27,826 --> 01:10:28,892 Aaron has that as an 3150 01:10:28,894 --> 01:10:29,359 alternative. There's 3151 01:10:29,361 --> 01:10:30,327 a definition above it. 3152 01:10:30,329 --> 01:10:30,961 Security deposit 3153 01:10:30,963 --> 01:10:31,828 means any refundable 3154 01:10:31,830 --> 01:10:33,030 deposit of money 3155 01:10:33,032 --> 01:10:33,964 that's furnished to a 3156 01:10:33,966 --> 01:10:34,998 tenant, etc. like, I 3157 01:10:35,000 --> 01:10:36,433 mean, I think that's 3158 01:10:36,435 --> 01:10:38,268 Aaron's preferred 3159 01:10:38,270 --> 01:10:39,269 route. And again, if 3160 01:10:39,271 --> 01:10:40,771 we take that out, I 3161 01:10:40,773 --> 01:10:42,939 think. 3162 01:10:42,941 --> 01:10:43,940 >> Taking it out 3163 01:10:43,942 --> 01:10:44,374 altogether without 3164 01:10:44,376 --> 01:10:45,142 putting in accordance 3165 01:10:45,144 --> 01:10:45,509 with. 3166 01:10:45,511 --> 01:10:47,277 >> And yeah. See the. 3167 01:10:47,279 --> 01:10:48,712 Yeah. Yeah. What. 3168 01:10:48,714 --> 01:10:49,780 Yeah. What was just 3169 01:10:49,782 --> 01:10:50,380 highlighted like that 3170 01:10:50,382 --> 01:10:51,381 one. Like I think 3171 01:10:51,383 --> 01:10:51,915 that's Aaron's 3172 01:10:51,917 --> 01:10:52,749 preferred because, 3173 01:10:52,751 --> 01:10:54,484 but again, if y'all 3174 01:10:54,486 --> 01:10:55,452 are good with in 3175 01:10:55,454 --> 01:10:56,253 accordance to we're 3176 01:10:56,255 --> 01:10:57,287 not going to get held 3177 01:10:57,289 --> 01:10:58,722 up on that. 3178 01:10:58,724 --> 01:11:00,190 >> Okay. All right. 3179 01:11:00,192 --> 01:11:01,291 >> Cool. 3180 01:11:01,293 --> 01:11:02,392 >> Emily. I will take 3181 01:11:02,394 --> 01:11:03,794 Emily's yes for as a 3182 01:11:03,796 --> 01:11:04,161 yes. 3183 01:11:04,163 --> 01:11:05,295 >> Yeah, we can take 3184 01:11:05,297 --> 01:11:06,296 it out. We still 3185 01:11:06,298 --> 01:11:06,763 maintain the intent 3186 01:11:06,765 --> 01:11:07,531 of this language 3187 01:11:07,533 --> 01:11:08,498 later in the bill by 3188 01:11:08,500 --> 01:11:09,499 taking it out. So 3189 01:11:09,501 --> 01:11:10,567 we're fine with that, 3190 01:11:10,569 --> 01:11:11,301 Emily. 3191 01:11:11,303 --> 01:11:12,402 >> And say one more 3192 01:11:12,404 --> 01:11:13,303 minute, it'd be 3193 01:11:13,305 --> 01:11:14,304 really quick. Say one 3194 01:11:14,306 --> 01:11:15,305 more minute and this 3195 01:11:15,307 --> 01:11:16,306 will be really quick 3196 01:11:16,308 --> 01:11:17,307 and we'll see what 3197 01:11:17,309 --> 01:11:17,574 happens. 3198 01:11:17,576 --> 01:11:18,308 >> All right. 3199 01:11:18,310 --> 01:11:19,376 >> And so that was 3200 01:11:19,378 --> 01:11:20,477 that was it from the 3201 01:11:20,479 --> 01:11:21,311 realtors. Anybody 3202 01:11:21,313 --> 01:11:24,681 else have any issues 3203 01:11:24,683 --> 01:11:27,551 again. So I think the 3204 01:11:27,553 --> 01:11:28,718 Jessica's been taking 3205 01:11:28,720 --> 01:11:29,686 notes on the non 3206 01:11:29,688 --> 01:11:30,187 consensus items which 3207 01:11:30,189 --> 01:11:30,921 I'll just flag for 3208 01:11:30,923 --> 01:11:33,023 the commission. And 3209 01:11:33,025 --> 01:11:34,024 there's a little bit 3210 01:11:34,026 --> 01:11:35,058 of drafting I guess 3211 01:11:35,060 --> 01:11:36,126 left to be done. But 3212 01:11:36,128 --> 01:11:37,227 I think we're pretty 3213 01:11:37,229 --> 01:11:38,328 much there. All right. 3214 01:11:38,330 --> 01:11:39,129 I'm going to close 3215 01:11:39,131 --> 01:11:40,497 the turn the page on 3216 01:11:40,499 --> 01:11:41,565 this particular 3217 01:11:41,567 --> 01:11:42,299 section. We're going 3218 01:11:42,301 --> 01:11:43,333 to get this to the 3219 01:11:43,335 --> 01:11:45,235 full commission. 3220 01:11:45,237 --> 01:11:47,404 Hopefully we'll have 3221 01:11:47,406 --> 01:11:48,405 we'll be pretty close 3222 01:11:48,407 --> 01:11:49,406 to a full consensus. 3223 01:11:49,408 --> 01:11:50,507 We can let the full, 3224 01:11:50,509 --> 01:11:52,442 the full group either 3225 01:11:52,444 --> 01:11:53,176 decide to decide or 3226 01:11:53,178 --> 01:11:54,544 not to decide on some 3227 01:11:54,546 --> 01:11:55,912 of the. The areas of 3228 01:11:55,914 --> 01:11:57,848 friction. All right. 3229 01:11:57,850 --> 01:11:58,849 That brings us back 3230 01:11:58,851 --> 01:12:02,452 to HB 1409. 3231 01:12:02,454 --> 01:12:04,254 >> Mr. Chair. 3232 01:12:04,256 --> 01:12:05,088 >> Yes, Emily. 3233 01:12:05,090 --> 01:12:06,389 >> I believe that we 3234 01:12:06,391 --> 01:12:08,191 had one more thing to 3235 01:12:08,193 --> 01:12:08,992 discuss that we 3236 01:12:08,994 --> 01:12:10,093 didn't touch on 3237 01:12:10,095 --> 01:12:11,161 because we were 3238 01:12:11,163 --> 01:12:11,528 discussing the 3239 01:12:11,530 --> 01:12:12,229 realtors concerns, 3240 01:12:12,231 --> 01:12:13,697 but okay, we just had 3241 01:12:13,699 --> 01:12:14,664 I believe the last 3242 01:12:14,666 --> 01:12:15,532 thing to discuss was 3243 01:12:15,534 --> 01:12:16,867 the proposed language 3244 01:12:16,869 --> 01:12:17,667 as related to the 3245 01:12:17,669 --> 01:12:19,503 damage addendum. And 3246 01:12:19,505 --> 01:12:20,504 I think Jessica sent 3247 01:12:20,506 --> 01:12:23,006 that out both in 3248 01:12:23,008 --> 01:12:24,174 August and then 3249 01:12:24,176 --> 01:12:25,208 yesterday as well. 3250 01:12:25,210 --> 01:12:27,711 The proposed language 3251 01:12:27,713 --> 01:12:28,845 related to that 3252 01:12:28,847 --> 01:12:30,313 section. 3253 01:12:30,315 --> 01:12:33,183 >> So 55.11208 I see 3254 01:12:33,185 --> 01:12:34,217 something there. 3255 01:12:34,219 --> 01:12:34,518 >> Yep. 3256 01:12:34,520 --> 01:12:35,585 >> But what lines is 3257 01:12:35,587 --> 01:12:36,653 that in the bill we 3258 01:12:36,655 --> 01:12:37,654 have bill number 3259 01:12:37,656 --> 01:12:38,622 lines or is that. 3260 01:12:38,624 --> 01:12:39,923 >> Let me see. I can 3261 01:12:39,925 --> 01:12:41,525 try to pull up the 3262 01:12:41,527 --> 01:12:44,261 lines. 3263 01:12:44,263 --> 01:12:45,262 >> I can probably 3264 01:12:45,264 --> 01:12:46,329 find it too. If I'm 3265 01:12:46,331 --> 01:12:50,000 going at 12081204. 3266 01:12:50,002 --> 01:12:53,303 All right. Go ahead. 3267 01:12:53,305 --> 01:12:54,371 >> I can present the 3268 01:12:54,373 --> 01:12:55,338 language. Or if I 3269 01:12:55,340 --> 01:12:56,840 didn't know Jessica 3270 01:12:56,842 --> 01:13:00,110 wanted to do that. I 3271 01:13:00,112 --> 01:13:01,077 can present the 3272 01:13:01,079 --> 01:13:02,579 language. So after 3273 01:13:02,581 --> 01:13:03,747 the previous meeting, 3274 01:13:03,749 --> 01:13:05,815 spoke to Patrick and 3275 01:13:05,817 --> 01:13:06,883 we drafted some 3276 01:13:06,885 --> 01:13:07,884 language, a couple of 3277 01:13:07,886 --> 01:13:08,752 different language 3278 01:13:08,754 --> 01:13:10,487 options, which does 3279 01:13:10,489 --> 01:13:12,622 not flat out prohibit 3280 01:13:12,624 --> 01:13:13,790 the usage of damage 3281 01:13:13,792 --> 01:13:14,457 addendums. We 3282 01:13:14,459 --> 01:13:15,559 understand that some 3283 01:13:15,561 --> 01:13:16,426 landlords provide 3284 01:13:16,428 --> 01:13:17,427 these as a way to 3285 01:13:17,429 --> 01:13:18,395 give tenants an idea 3286 01:13:18,397 --> 01:13:19,529 of what charges they 3287 01:13:19,531 --> 01:13:20,430 may incur, should 3288 01:13:20,432 --> 01:13:21,298 they cause physical 3289 01:13:21,300 --> 01:13:22,866 damages. Rather, we 3290 01:13:22,868 --> 01:13:23,833 put in this language 3291 01:13:23,835 --> 01:13:24,568 essentially 3292 01:13:24,570 --> 01:13:25,068 prohibiting that kind 3293 01:13:25,070 --> 01:13:26,136 of language that was 3294 01:13:26,138 --> 01:13:27,103 in the damage 3295 01:13:27,105 --> 01:13:27,604 addendum saying, 3296 01:13:27,606 --> 01:13:28,538 you're going to 3297 01:13:28,540 --> 01:13:30,373 charge, you're going 3298 01:13:30,375 --> 01:13:31,775 to pay either what is 3299 01:13:31,777 --> 01:13:32,676 in this damage 3300 01:13:32,678 --> 01:13:33,710 addendum or the cost 3301 01:13:33,712 --> 01:13:34,644 of materials, 3302 01:13:34,646 --> 01:13:35,712 whatever is greater. 3303 01:13:35,714 --> 01:13:36,980 So that is the intent 3304 01:13:36,982 --> 01:13:37,881 with this language. 3305 01:13:37,883 --> 01:13:38,982 This would ultimately 3306 01:13:38,984 --> 01:13:40,417 fall, I believe, 3307 01:13:40,419 --> 01:13:41,885 probably around line 3308 01:13:41,887 --> 01:13:42,886 570, which is right 3309 01:13:42,888 --> 01:13:44,054 after that move out 3310 01:13:44,056 --> 01:13:48,258 fee language. So the 3311 01:13:48,260 --> 01:13:50,427 two options presented. 3312 01:13:50,429 --> 01:13:51,228 >> In addition to 3313 01:13:51,230 --> 01:13:53,997 what's the current 3314 01:13:53,999 --> 01:13:55,899 number eight, we 3315 01:13:55,901 --> 01:13:56,633 would add a new 3316 01:13:56,635 --> 01:13:58,034 number nine. 3317 01:13:58,036 --> 01:13:58,301 >> Yes. 3318 01:13:58,303 --> 01:13:59,169 >> Because this is 3319 01:13:59,171 --> 01:14:00,170 that's that's all I 3320 01:14:00,172 --> 01:14:01,304 was trying. This is 3321 01:14:01,306 --> 01:14:02,138 new language. It's 3322 01:14:02,140 --> 01:14:03,039 not amending anything 3323 01:14:03,041 --> 01:14:03,540 that's already there. 3324 01:14:03,542 --> 01:14:04,241 This is a new 3325 01:14:04,243 --> 01:14:05,642 prohibited practice, 3326 01:14:05,644 --> 01:14:05,976 essentially. 3327 01:14:05,978 --> 01:14:08,845 >> Yes. Yeah. So 3328 01:14:08,847 --> 01:14:09,613 these are the two 3329 01:14:09,615 --> 01:14:10,714 options. I don't know 3330 01:14:10,716 --> 01:14:11,781 if members of this 3331 01:14:11,783 --> 01:14:12,549 workgroup had an 3332 01:14:12,551 --> 01:14:13,583 opportunity to review 3333 01:14:13,585 --> 01:14:15,352 those, but the 3334 01:14:15,354 --> 01:14:16,152 intention here is 3335 01:14:16,154 --> 01:14:17,921 just to essentially 3336 01:14:17,923 --> 01:14:18,622 restating what is 3337 01:14:18,624 --> 01:14:19,489 already in the bill. 3338 01:14:19,491 --> 01:14:20,490 And that was what 3339 01:14:20,492 --> 01:14:21,524 already was consensus, 3340 01:14:21,526 --> 01:14:23,627 which is your only 3341 01:14:23,629 --> 01:14:24,294 deducting what is 3342 01:14:24,296 --> 01:14:25,428 necessary to actually 3343 01:14:25,430 --> 01:14:26,896 make those repairs. 3344 01:14:26,898 --> 01:14:27,597 So this is 3345 01:14:27,599 --> 01:14:28,331 essentially just 3346 01:14:28,333 --> 01:14:29,733 restating that to 3347 01:14:29,735 --> 01:14:30,934 ensure that these 3348 01:14:30,936 --> 01:14:31,901 damage addendums are 3349 01:14:31,903 --> 01:14:33,470 not charging outside 3350 01:14:33,472 --> 01:14:36,206 of what is necessary. 3351 01:14:36,208 --> 01:14:38,575 >> I think option two 3352 01:14:38,577 --> 01:14:42,746 works. 3353 01:14:42,748 --> 01:14:43,747 >> Anybody have any 3354 01:14:43,749 --> 01:14:44,247 objections to number 3355 01:14:44,249 --> 01:14:47,417 two? 3356 01:14:47,419 --> 01:14:48,518 >> Aaron had to step 3357 01:14:48,520 --> 01:14:49,619 out for a meeting. We 3358 01:14:49,621 --> 01:14:50,587 didn't get a chance 3359 01:14:50,589 --> 01:14:51,621 to talk about this 3360 01:14:51,623 --> 01:14:52,522 damage on this 3361 01:14:52,524 --> 01:14:53,490 section. I know we 3362 01:14:53,492 --> 01:14:55,325 had a little bit of 3363 01:14:55,327 --> 01:14:56,059 concern when I was 3364 01:14:56,061 --> 01:14:57,160 presented at the last 3365 01:14:57,162 --> 01:14:58,628 meeting. So I don't 3366 01:14:58,630 --> 01:14:59,296 know that we're not 3367 01:14:59,298 --> 01:15:00,263 good with option two, 3368 01:15:00,265 --> 01:15:01,064 but she didn't tell 3369 01:15:01,066 --> 01:15:02,132 me explicitly we are 3370 01:15:02,134 --> 01:15:03,733 okay with it. So I 3371 01:15:03,735 --> 01:15:04,801 just kind of have to 3372 01:15:04,803 --> 01:15:05,835 reserve back on that. 3373 01:15:05,837 --> 01:15:06,836 >> Option two seems 3374 01:15:06,838 --> 01:15:07,904 to include a little 3375 01:15:07,906 --> 01:15:08,805 more stuff that you 3376 01:15:08,807 --> 01:15:11,474 can do. So yeah, and 3377 01:15:11,476 --> 01:15:12,575 this is those that 3378 01:15:12,577 --> 01:15:13,443 say, and I've seen 3379 01:15:13,445 --> 01:15:14,477 this in some leases 3380 01:15:14,479 --> 01:15:15,545 that say, if the 3381 01:15:15,547 --> 01:15:16,413 carpet's too dirty, 3382 01:15:16,415 --> 01:15:17,347 you're going to pay 3383 01:15:17,349 --> 01:15:18,415 500 bucks for carpet 3384 01:15:18,417 --> 01:15:19,282 cleaning, like when 3385 01:15:19,284 --> 01:15:20,984 you sign the lease. 3386 01:15:20,986 --> 01:15:21,985 And if we determine 3387 01:15:21,987 --> 01:15:22,686 that there's floor, 3388 01:15:22,688 --> 01:15:25,221 you know, filling 3389 01:15:25,223 --> 01:15:26,222 picture holes on the 3390 01:15:26,224 --> 01:15:27,324 wall will be $25 per 3391 01:15:27,326 --> 01:15:28,224 picture hole or 3392 01:15:28,226 --> 01:15:28,692 something like that. 3393 01:15:28,694 --> 01:15:29,559 Right. You guys are 3394 01:15:29,561 --> 01:15:30,460 saying you can't do 3395 01:15:30,462 --> 01:15:31,594 that anymore. 3396 01:15:31,596 --> 01:15:32,495 >> Yes. We're saying 3397 01:15:32,497 --> 01:15:33,496 that you can provide 3398 01:15:33,498 --> 01:15:34,431 an estimate, but you 3399 01:15:34,433 --> 01:15:35,999 can't charge a fee 3400 01:15:36,001 --> 01:15:36,833 that is not matched 3401 01:15:36,835 --> 01:15:37,834 the cost of making 3402 01:15:37,836 --> 01:15:39,636 those repairs. 3403 01:15:39,638 --> 01:15:41,104 >> Gotcha. So 3404 01:15:41,106 --> 01:15:42,138 estimated but not I. 3405 01:15:42,140 --> 01:15:43,206 Gotcha. All right. 3406 01:15:43,208 --> 01:15:44,607 >> That's good. 3407 01:15:44,609 --> 01:15:48,712 >> Okay. All right. 3408 01:15:48,714 --> 01:15:49,446 Now I think we're 3409 01:15:49,448 --> 01:15:50,313 going to turn away 3410 01:15:50,315 --> 01:15:51,948 from this bill. I'm 3411 01:15:51,950 --> 01:15:52,449 looking for hands. I 3412 01:15:52,451 --> 01:15:53,450 don't see any. Hands 3413 01:15:53,452 --> 01:15:55,652 up. Alright. We got 3414 01:15:55,654 --> 01:15:56,753 about 20 minutes left 3415 01:15:56,755 --> 01:15:58,355 or so. I don't know 3416 01:15:58,357 --> 01:15:59,422 how much time you all 3417 01:15:59,424 --> 01:16:00,357 budgeted for this 3418 01:16:00,359 --> 01:16:01,358 meeting. Some of you 3419 01:16:01,360 --> 01:16:02,359 only are gone, so 3420 01:16:02,361 --> 01:16:03,460 some of you only did 3421 01:16:03,462 --> 01:16:05,061 an hour. The HB 1409. 3422 01:16:05,063 --> 01:16:05,995 Where, where did we 3423 01:16:05,997 --> 01:16:06,863 leave that? Is there 3424 01:16:06,865 --> 01:16:07,764 any chance of getting 3425 01:16:07,766 --> 01:16:08,798 to a consensus on 3426 01:16:08,800 --> 01:16:10,266 this bill? 3427 01:16:10,268 --> 01:16:11,000 >> Can I. 3428 01:16:11,002 --> 01:16:11,668 >> Go, Jessica? 3429 01:16:11,670 --> 01:16:13,503 >> Go ahead, go ahead. 3430 01:16:13,505 --> 01:16:13,937 >> Sorry. 3431 01:16:13,939 --> 01:16:15,004 >> We did not leave 3432 01:16:15,006 --> 01:16:17,040 really in any sort of 3433 01:16:17,042 --> 01:16:17,674 position in the last 3434 01:16:17,676 --> 01:16:18,708 couple of meetings. I 3435 01:16:18,710 --> 01:16:19,609 think that we're 3436 01:16:19,611 --> 01:16:20,643 still very far apart. 3437 01:16:20,645 --> 01:16:21,578 So staff didn't have 3438 01:16:21,580 --> 01:16:22,679 much to go on as far 3439 01:16:22,681 --> 01:16:24,381 as direction for this 3440 01:16:24,383 --> 01:16:26,182 one. So yeah, just to 3441 01:16:26,184 --> 01:16:27,217 set the conversation 3442 01:16:27,219 --> 01:16:28,418 there. 3443 01:16:28,420 --> 01:16:29,519 >> Christy, if I may, 3444 01:16:29,521 --> 01:16:30,553 the one thing that I 3445 01:16:30,555 --> 01:16:32,622 took away from our 3446 01:16:32,624 --> 01:16:33,523 last discussion of 3447 01:16:33,525 --> 01:16:34,491 this that Christy 3448 01:16:34,493 --> 01:16:36,826 Kelly put out there 3449 01:16:36,828 --> 01:16:37,527 that I thought was 3450 01:16:37,529 --> 01:16:38,528 really helpful, was 3451 01:16:38,530 --> 01:16:39,362 the distinction 3452 01:16:39,364 --> 01:16:41,531 between those 3453 01:16:41,533 --> 01:16:42,632 services and extra 3454 01:16:42,634 --> 01:16:44,067 fees a tenant would 3455 01:16:44,069 --> 01:16:45,502 opt into, because 3456 01:16:45,504 --> 01:16:47,537 they are not included 3457 01:16:47,539 --> 01:16:48,738 in the landlord's 3458 01:16:48,740 --> 01:16:50,106 general obligation to 3459 01:16:50,108 --> 01:16:51,474 maintain the unit in 3460 01:16:51,476 --> 01:16:52,876 a habitable condition 3461 01:16:52,878 --> 01:16:55,345 versus those that are 3462 01:16:55,347 --> 01:16:57,180 included in that 3463 01:16:57,182 --> 01:16:58,548 definition, which the 3464 01:16:58,550 --> 01:16:59,616 tenant could not be 3465 01:16:59,618 --> 01:17:01,284 charged extra for, 3466 01:17:01,286 --> 01:17:03,820 which are mandatory 3467 01:17:03,822 --> 01:17:04,354 already under the law. 3468 01:17:04,356 --> 01:17:05,321 I don't know if we 3469 01:17:05,323 --> 01:17:07,190 can there, but I 3470 01:17:07,192 --> 01:17:08,224 think that 3471 01:17:08,226 --> 01:17:08,625 distinction was 3472 01:17:08,627 --> 01:17:10,427 really helpful. 3473 01:17:10,429 --> 01:17:11,494 >> Right. I think we 3474 01:17:11,496 --> 01:17:12,829 also probably agreed 3475 01:17:12,831 --> 01:17:14,998 that ten was this 3476 01:17:15,000 --> 01:17:15,698 little moment of ten 3477 01:17:15,700 --> 01:17:16,499 was the one that 3478 01:17:16,501 --> 01:17:17,434 required some more 3479 01:17:17,436 --> 01:17:18,468 input from some other 3480 01:17:18,470 --> 01:17:19,469 stakeholders. All 3481 01:17:19,471 --> 01:17:20,470 right. Well, I don't 3482 01:17:20,472 --> 01:17:21,471 think we're going to 3483 01:17:21,473 --> 01:17:22,472 get there today. I'm 3484 01:17:22,474 --> 01:17:23,773 sorry. I wish we had 3485 01:17:23,775 --> 01:17:24,774 again, unless 3486 01:17:24,776 --> 01:17:25,475 anybody's come up 3487 01:17:25,477 --> 01:17:26,075 with a breakthrough 3488 01:17:26,077 --> 01:17:26,910 that gets everybody 3489 01:17:26,912 --> 01:17:28,378 on board and we may 3490 01:17:28,380 --> 01:17:30,013 have to just go back. 3491 01:17:30,015 --> 01:17:31,014 And I mean, we've 3492 01:17:31,016 --> 01:17:32,115 done a lot of time 3493 01:17:32,117 --> 01:17:33,116 and effort on fees 3494 01:17:33,118 --> 01:17:34,150 and junk fees here on 3495 01:17:34,152 --> 01:17:35,118 this particular bill 3496 01:17:35,120 --> 01:17:36,486 for SB 349, I think, 3497 01:17:36,488 --> 01:17:37,387 you know, given where 3498 01:17:37,389 --> 01:17:38,288 we are in the 3499 01:17:38,290 --> 01:17:39,122 calendar, you know, 3500 01:17:39,124 --> 01:17:40,089 we can continue it 3501 01:17:40,091 --> 01:17:41,090 again, you know, for 3502 01:17:41,092 --> 01:17:43,293 further conversations 3503 01:17:43,295 --> 01:17:44,294 next year. But I 3504 01:17:44,296 --> 01:17:44,794 think we're probably 3505 01:17:44,796 --> 01:17:45,528 in a position to 3506 01:17:45,530 --> 01:17:46,529 report. I just don't 3507 01:17:46,531 --> 01:17:47,497 think there's any 3508 01:17:47,499 --> 01:17:48,398 real value in us 3509 01:17:48,400 --> 01:17:49,365 going through and 3510 01:17:49,367 --> 01:17:50,366 trying to nitpick it, 3511 01:17:50,368 --> 01:17:51,401 because I think we're 3512 01:17:51,403 --> 01:17:52,268 probably too far 3513 01:17:52,270 --> 01:17:52,669 apart there. So 3514 01:17:52,671 --> 01:17:53,436 anybody have any 3515 01:17:53,438 --> 01:17:54,370 disagreement? I think 3516 01:17:54,372 --> 01:17:55,338 we're close enough to 3517 01:17:55,340 --> 01:17:56,306 make it worth a 3518 01:17:56,308 --> 01:17:58,441 longer discussion. 3519 01:17:58,443 --> 01:17:59,442 Alright. I think we 3520 01:17:59,444 --> 01:17:59,909 heard the answer 3521 01:17:59,911 --> 01:18:00,743 there or didn't hear 3522 01:18:00,745 --> 01:18:03,446 it. Right. So with 3523 01:18:03,448 --> 01:18:05,248 that is there, unless 3524 01:18:05,250 --> 01:18:06,082 there's any more 3525 01:18:06,084 --> 01:18:06,716 business to come 3526 01:18:06,718 --> 01:18:09,786 before the whatever 3527 01:18:09,788 --> 01:18:13,189 we are working group. 3528 01:18:13,191 --> 01:18:15,024 Jessica. 3529 01:18:15,026 --> 01:18:15,458 >> Apologies. Real 3530 01:18:15,460 --> 01:18:17,126 quick, I would love 3531 01:18:17,128 --> 01:18:17,560 potentially 3532 01:18:17,562 --> 01:18:18,127 volunteers for a 3533 01:18:18,129 --> 01:18:18,928 small group to 3534 01:18:18,930 --> 01:18:19,863 workshop that section 3535 01:18:19,865 --> 01:18:21,064 just on our Zoom 3536 01:18:21,066 --> 01:18:22,599 meeting virtual of 3537 01:18:22,601 --> 01:18:24,000 your time. So I'd 3538 01:18:24,002 --> 01:18:25,335 love to email all the 3539 01:18:25,337 --> 01:18:25,735 people who were 3540 01:18:25,737 --> 01:18:26,469 involved in that 3541 01:18:26,471 --> 01:18:27,403 conversation and set 3542 01:18:27,405 --> 01:18:28,471 up a, a separate 3543 01:18:28,473 --> 01:18:28,905 conversation from 3544 01:18:28,907 --> 01:18:29,539 here to wordsmith 3545 01:18:29,541 --> 01:18:30,473 that language. We can 3546 01:18:30,475 --> 01:18:32,308 all get to a point of 3547 01:18:32,310 --> 01:18:32,775 agreement, hopefully 3548 01:18:32,777 --> 01:18:33,443 to present to the 3549 01:18:33,445 --> 01:18:34,377 full commission in 3550 01:18:34,379 --> 01:18:35,311 November just to 3551 01:18:35,313 --> 01:18:36,312 speed up that process. 3552 01:18:36,314 --> 01:18:37,313 So we're not all 3553 01:18:37,315 --> 01:18:37,747 emailing back and 3554 01:18:37,749 --> 01:18:38,314 forth. 3555 01:18:38,316 --> 01:18:39,415 >> And when you guys 3556 01:18:39,417 --> 01:18:40,416 get to something that 3557 01:18:40,418 --> 01:18:41,417 you all feel like 3558 01:18:41,419 --> 01:18:42,352 within your smaller 3559 01:18:42,354 --> 01:18:43,319 group is, is a 3560 01:18:43,321 --> 01:18:44,320 consensus. If you get 3561 01:18:44,322 --> 01:18:45,421 it out to us again 3562 01:18:45,423 --> 01:18:46,322 just before the 3563 01:18:46,324 --> 01:18:46,756 presentation. So I 3564 01:18:46,758 --> 01:18:47,590 don't want anybody to 3565 01:18:47,592 --> 01:18:48,591 be looking at that 3566 01:18:48,593 --> 01:18:49,459 language for the 3567 01:18:49,461 --> 01:18:50,460 first time when I 3568 01:18:50,462 --> 01:18:51,461 present it to the 3569 01:18:51,463 --> 01:18:52,395 full commission. So 3570 01:18:52,397 --> 01:18:53,429 the idea would be to 3571 01:18:53,431 --> 01:18:54,430 be transparent about 3572 01:18:54,432 --> 01:18:55,331 it. Okay. Absolutely. 3573 01:18:55,333 --> 01:18:55,598 >> Yeah. 3574 01:18:55,600 --> 01:18:56,533 >> All right, all 3575 01:18:56,535 --> 01:18:57,400 right. Thank you 3576 01:18:57,402 --> 01:18:58,334 everybody. Thanks for 3577 01:18:58,336 --> 01:18:59,335 all your hard work. 3578 01:18:59,337 --> 01:19:00,470 And I hope I didn't 3579 01:19:00,472 --> 01:19:01,437 get too testy about 3580 01:19:01,439 --> 01:19:03,506 it. All right. We'll 3581 01:19:03,508 --> 01:19:19,589 talk