City Council Votes 8-1 to Approve Strict New Eviction Protections for Renters

City Council Approves New Tenant Protections

This post first appeared in the April 26 Morning Report. Subscribe to the daily newsletter here. The San Diego City Council voted 8-1 late Tuesday to approve an ordinance that will increase tenant protections in the city following hours of public comments and a series of last-minute amendments.  The basics: The ordinance would make the process for removing a tenant in certain circumstances, like a substantial remodel of the property, more transp…

San Diego City Council approves controversial Tenant Protection Ordinance despite heavy opposition

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Tuesday evening, after hours of public hearing, San Diego City Council voted to approve the controversial Tenant Protection Ordinance. The vote came amid heavy opposition from members of the public and landlords of all sizes. San Diego GOP spokesperson, Scott Sherman, appeared on KUSI News last week to call the ordinance a “joke,” as he urged the public to voice their opposition in hopes the Democrat controlled City Council wo…

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City Council Votes 8-1 to Approve Strict New Eviction Protections for Renters

Apartments in Mission Valley. Photo by Chris Stone After hearing from over 100 speakers, the San Diego City Council voted 8-1 late Tuesday to approved a draft ordinance giving renters more protection from no-fault evictions. Backed by Mayor Todd Gloria and Council President Sean Elo-Rivera, the measure would protect renters from eviction as long as they continue payments and otherwise comply with their lease. The protections would begin on the f…

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City of San Diego approves renters’ protection rules

SAN DIEGO -- Leaders in the City of San Diego Tuesday evening voted in favor of new protections for tenants across America's Finest City. City council voted 8 to 1 following hours of debates at City Hall. It now updates a 19-year-old policy, which is critical to keep people in their rental units to try to prevent homelessness. The ordinance becomes law in 30 days. Protections will now start the day a renters lease begins. A financial assistance …