Report 2010-125 Recommendation 7 Responses

Report 2010-125: State Lands Commission: Because It Has Not Managed Public Lands Effectively, the State Has Lost Millions in Revenue for the General Fund (Release Date: August 2011)

Recommendation #7 To: Lands Commission, State

To complete its rent reviews promptly and obtain a fair rental amount for its leases, the commission should consistently notify lessees of impending rent reviews or rental increases within established timelines.

1-Year Agency Response

The commission stated that it updated a rent review checklist and now requires staff to pull lease files one year in advance of the rent review date rather than nine months. It also indicated that it has a process in place that prioritizes rent reviews for high value or otherwise significant issues. Further, the commission requested and received five additional staff for lease compliance purposes and to accommodate the rent review workload. (See 2013-406, p. 203)

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2010-125

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.