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Despite
strong opposition from the California Apartment Association, the San Rafael
City Council passed a “just cause” eviction and mandatory-mediation ordinance Monday
on a 3-1 vote.
The just-cause eviction
ordinance will prevent landlords from terminating tenancies without
proving that a specified cause exists. Such policies drag out the eviction
process and make it more difficult and costlier to terminate tenancies.
Mandatory mediation will be required
for rental increases exceeding 5 percent over a 12-month period and will
include single-family homes.
Interest in “just cause” for eviction proposals continued to grow in the North Bay this month, as the city of Novato became the latest jurisdiction in Marin County to begin researching the policy.
On Feb. 12, the Novato City Council began preliminary discussions of just-cause eviction, based on a motion by Councilwoman Pam Drew.
The council voted to discuss the matter further and to consider adopting just cause during the third quarter of this year, which falls between July 1 and Sept. 30.
At the meeting, Alex Khalfin, CAA’s vice president of public affairs, expressed CAA’s unequivocal opposition to just-cause… Read More
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Taking a page from Marin County, the San Rafael City Council this week agreed to continue studying “just cause” eviction and mandatory mediation policies.
City staff highlighted both ideas in a report on “renter protections” delivered to the council Monday.
At the meeting, the California Apartment Association reiterated its opposition to just cause, which forces landlords to prove that at least one of several specified conditions exist before evictions can proceed. Such policies drag out the eviction process and make it more difficult and costly to terminate tenancies.
Update: The Marin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Dec. 12, formally adopted a mandatory mediation program to handle disputes over rent increases.
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Citing pending litigation, the California Apartment Association has urged Marin County supervisors to defer work on an ordinance that would force rental property owners to participate in the Section 8 program.
Despite CAA’s objections, county supervisors are scheduled to formally adopt such a law at their Nov. 8 meeting. The board granted preliminary approval of the proposal, an “ordinance to establish source of income protection,” on Oct. 25.
Yet as the Board of Supervisors considers its measure, the city of Santa Monica is embroiled in a lawsuit challenging its adoption of a similar ordinance.
Mallori Spilker, CAA’s vice president of… Read More