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County Presentation Urges Rental Protections, Registry and Legal Help to Curb Displacement
Summary
Marin County staff presented the "Rooted in Marin" report to Corte Madera council, urging policies including a rental registry, rent stabilization options, relocation assistance, right-to-return rules and expanded legal support for renters.
Marin County staff told the Corte Madera Town Council on May 6 that displacement is eroding the county’s low-income population and recommended local policies such as a rental registry, rent stabilization options, relocation assistance and expanded tenant legal services.
Chris Logan, the Partnership for Bay Future Fellow with the Marin County Community Development Agency, presented findings from the county’s Rooted in Marin investigation into involuntary displacement and said the report documents countywide losses of lower-income households and high rates of rent burden in Corte Madera.
Logan summarized the data: “Looking at Marin County as a whole, we’ve realized…
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