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Tenant advocates in Long Beach have refiled documents to place a rent control measure before voters.
On Jan. 12, representatives from Housing Long Beach filed paperwork to qualify a rent control initiative for the November 2018 ballot.
An economics professor has concluded that a proposed rent control program in Pacifica could cost the city $2 million each year to implement.
Tom Means, a professor of economics at San Jose State University, shared this conclusion in an analysis of Measure C, the rent control proposal appearing on November’s ballot in Pacifica. Means, who serves on Mountain View’s newly formed Rental Housing Committee, prepared his report for the Coalition for Housing Equality.
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The Lafayette City Council next week will discuss a proposal to require mediation for rent increases exceeding 10 percent.
The council will take up the potential rent-review ordinance when it meets at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at the Lafayette Library & Learning Center – Community Hall, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
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On a 3-2 vote, the Alameda City Council early Wednesday decided to draft just-cause eviction policies.
The city attorney will now write amendments to the city’s rent ordinance, adding to existing eviction controls. The city also has a binding-arbitration policy for rent increases over 5 percent.
The council is expected to hold a formal hearing on the just-cause provisions in mid-June.
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Renters in Alameda win ‘just cause’ eviction protections (East Bay Times, May 17)
Over the objections of CAA and other business groups, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday night voted to immediately implement “just cause” eviction policies.
The council decision came on a 9-2 vote following four hours of emotional testimony. Voting against the emergency just-cause ordinance were council members Johnny Khamis and Dev Davis.
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Presenting a double threat to rental housing owners, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday, May 9, is expected to immediately impose a “just cause” eviction ordinance and consider adopting a significantly tighter cap on annual rent increases.
Emergency just cause ordinance: This ordinance would implement “just cause” the day following council approval. With such a drastic change to existing law, the council should include an implementation period so those unaware of the law avoid the risk of violating it.
San Francisco-style rent control: Last year, the City Council lowered its rent cap from 8 percent annually to 5… Read More
After several hours of testimony, including strong opposition from the California Apartment Association, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday tentatively approved wide-ranging eviction controls on the city’s entire rental housing stock.
The council, which voted 6-5 in favor of San Francisco-style “just cause,” is scheduled to formally adopt the policy in two weeks. The measures would apply to both rent controlled and non-rent controlled units throughout the city, as well as single-family homes and duplexes.
The California Apartment Association is calling on its members to speak out next week against a proposal to place eviction controls on San Jose apartments.
The Pacifica City Council on Monday adopted a temporary ordinance that caps rent increases at 3.4 percent while also imposing eviction controls.
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