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But although the committee's work is now complete, few are happy with the results. And least happy are the members of the committee themselves.
Although both landlord and tenant organizations were represented on the committee, the two groups could not reach a consensus. So the report contains only the recommendations of the chair, Assistant City Manager Michael Rosenberg.
SPOA members say that the minimum level of rents suggested by Rosenberg is far too low to provide landlords with the income necessary to properly maintain and improve their buildings.
For example, Rosenberg's suggested minimum rent for a four-room heated apartment is $336. SPOA members used two methodologies to calculate an appropriate minimum rent, and came up with figures of $502 and $720 for the same unit, the report states.
And small property owners also dislike the outreach proposal. "We don't need outreach and counseling," Natale says. "We need higher rents immediately."