SAN DIEGO, CA – As part of strategies to address the housing and homelessness crisis in San Diego, Mayor Todd Gloria and Council President Sean Elo-Rivera have released a draft Residential Tenant Protection Ordinance to Prevent Eviction and Homelessness.
The proposed ordinance is designed to provide a high level of protection against evictions so that tenants remain in their homes if they are paying their rent and complying with the mandates of their lease.
“San Diegans who pay rent and abide by the terms of their lease should not have to live in fear of eviction. Unfortunately, all too often, San Diego tenants are being evicted despite following the rules, causing enormous financial and emotional distress to families and can lead to displacement and put people at risk of homelessness,” said Council President Sean Elo-Rivera.
“This ordinance will help address the reality that we have people becoming newly homeless faster than we can get people housed,” said Mayor Todd Gloria.
The bill is the result of a collaborative process between the council president and mayor, tenants’ rights advocates and stakeholders in the rental housing sector.
The proposed tenant protection bill would bring San Diego up to the standards set by AB 1482 and, in some key areas, offer protections above and beyond state standards, including protections that apply on day 1 of a lease, with an exemption for short-term agreements.
Also, the bill provides for financial relief when the lease is terminated for extraneous causes; as well as accountability measures to ensure that bad actors do not get away with violating these protections.
Currently, tenants and landlords are governed by the Tenants’ Right to Know Ordinance of 2004, which only protects them when they have been living in their residence for at least two years. The proposed ordinance will be discussed at City Council on Tuesday, April 25.
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