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The Santa Rosa Rent Stabilization Subcommittee has voted 2-1 to recommend “soft” rent control and a just-cause-for eviction policy for the city.
The committee, at its March 31 meeting, also recommended that an urgency rent moratorium be enacted to halt any rent increases for 45 days. The full City Council is set to discuss these recommendations at its May 3 meeting.
The votes for soft rent control came from City Council members Julie Combs and Chris Coursey.
Don’t let the terminology fool you. “Soft” or “limited” rent stabilization is no different than real rent control.
The only minor variation from… Read More
The San Mateo City Council next week will consider an emergency ordinance that would temporarily ban rent increases on pre-1995 apartments.
The council will consider the emergency ordinance at 7 p.m. Monday, April 4, at San Mateo City Hall. The ordinance, which also includes just-cause eviction measures, was recommended by city staff Thursday evening — just two business days before the council meeting.
If approved Monday, the measure could take effect as early as the following day. It would then last 90 days but could be extended.
City staff justifies this proposal by calling this a “temporary” measure. It is… Read More
Tagged: Just Cause EvictionRent Control
Rental property owners in San Jose would face a more stringent cap on annual rent increases under draft recommendations released by the city’s housing department.
Housing officials Tuesday recommended moving from the current 8 percent limit on annual rent increases to a model based on the rate of inflation.
Under the Housing Department’s recommendations, the annual allowable rent increase would be 100 percent of the consumer price index with a floor of 2 percent and a ceiling of 8 percent.
“City staff is proposing the most punitive form of rent control possible … that will only make the (housing) problem… Read More
Marin County supervisors abandoned plans for a just-cause eviction ordinance this month, opting instead for CAA-supported alternatives, including voluntary rent guidelines and a landlord-incentives program.
The decision came Feb. 9 as the county board explored various policy options to preserve affordable housing and prevent resident displacement.
Heading into the meeting, the California Apartment Association North Coast objected to two ordinances under consideration. One of them, a just-cause eviction measure, would require rental owners to prove “cause” in court or, in some cases, before a political body whenever needing to remove a problem resident. The other would enforce source-of-income protection.
In… Read More
The Marin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday afternoon will consider adopting a just-cause eviction ordinance and other measures to address the area’s housing issues.
At the Feb. 9 meeting, county supervisors are expected to provide staff with next steps in creating policies to prevent the displacement of existing residents and to preserve housing affordability in unincorporated areas. A just-cause eviction measure is among the options being considered.
This kind of ordinance would require rental owners to prove “cause” in court or, in some cases, before a political body every time they need to remove a problem resident.
The California… Read More
Tagged: Just Cause Eviction Marin County
The Santa Rosa City Council on Jan. 26 held a public study session to discuss rent control and other measures touted as renter protections.
The council heard from its hired consultant, who laid out several options for addressing the city’s housing issues, including:
Mediation
Just-cause eviction
Rent stabilization
CAA and business coalition partners mobilized approximately 100 stakeholders to attend this meeting, with many speaking out against rent control and just-cause eviction policies. As a result, Mayor Sawyer and Councilmen Ernesto Olivares and Tom Schwedhelm stated that rent control was not the solution.
Other council members were divided but signaled openness… Read More
A number of Northern California cities will take up rent control early next week.
On Monday, for example, the controversial topic comes to Pacifica and Lafayette, and on Tuesday, it heads to Santa Rosa.
Below, you’ll find links to stories about the meetings, including ways members of the rental housing industry can help.
Pacifica council to take up rent control Monday
The Pacifica City Council will consider rent control during its Monday meeting, and CAA is calling on members to speak out against this flawed policy. At the meeting, rent control advocates also are expected to demand a just-cause eviction… Read More
Tagged: Just Cause EvictionRent Control
The Pacifica City Council will consider rent control during its Monday meeting, and CAA is calling on members to speak out against this flawed policy.
At the meeting, rent control advocates also are expected to demand a just-cause eviction ordinance, which would make it difficult to evict tenants suspected of violent crimes, making it impossible to protect your residents and property.
It is vital that members of the rental housing industry attend and speak against these harmful regulations and remind council members that:
Rent control isn’t an affordable housing program; it will not build one new unit of housing
Rent… Read More
The Lafayette City Council on Monday is expected to consider a number of bad policies for the multifamily housing industry, including rent control.
The council also is likely to consider a moratorium on rent increases — and perhaps a just-cause for eviction measure, which would make it difficult to evict problem tenants, including those endangering other residents.
The California Apartment Association is encouraging its members to testify at the meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Lafayette Library & Learning Center.
It is important that local members of the rental housing industry remind the council that rent control:… Read More
The Santa Rosa City Council will discuss rent control Tuesday, Jan. 26, and hear from a consultant who’s laid out several options for addressing the city’s housing issues.
During the study session, set for 2 p.m. at City Hall, the council will also review a possible just-cause eviction ordinance, which would make it unduly difficult to evict problem tenants, including those suspected of violent crime.
The California Apartment Association’s North Coast division asks that rental housing owners and managers attend and speak out against both of these flawed policies.
Rent control and just cause are among the options that a… Read More