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Consider adoption of a Temporary Eviction Control Urgency Ordinance enacting a temporary prohibition on no-fault evictions from residential real property through the effective date of Assembly Bill 1482, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019. (ADDED VIA ADDENDA)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Temporary Eviction Control Urgency Ordinance, enacting a temporary prohibition on no-fault evictions from residential real property through the effective date of Assembly Bill 1482, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On October 8, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1482 (AB 1482), the "Tenant Protections Act of 2019". AB 1482 addresses California's affordable housing crisis by preventing rent gouging and arbitrary evictions. AB 1482 becomes effective on January 1, 2020. The Unincorporated County of Monterey is home to approximately 37,0721 housing units and 66% of those units are owner-occupied and 34% are renter-occupied and protected under AB 14822. Currently, no rent or eviction control protections are in place in unincorporated Monterey County, exposing those rental households to significant and unexpected rent increases or eviction notices without "just cause," otherwise known as "no fault" evictions.
There is a financial incentive for landlords to evict long-term, lower-income tenants, without cause, to raise rents and attract wealthier tenants before AB 1482 becomes effective. The owner of residential real property shall not terminate the tenancy without at-fault just cause, which shall be stated in the written notice of termination of tenancy.
The proposed ordinance would temporarily prohibit no-fault evictions through December 31, 2019, for residential real property that will be subject to the protections of AB 1482 beginning on January 1, 2020. The ordinance does not address rent increases because AB 1482 makes t...
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