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City describes design-stage expansion of rental inspection as part of Richmond Rising displacement-avoidance planning
Summary
City staff described a proposed shift from a renter-access ordinance amendment to a residential rental-inspection program designed to preserve affordable housing quality and pursue energy-efficiency upgrades; the program is still in design and the city invited community feedback.
The City of Richmond told the Richmond Rising stakeholder committee on July 9 that displacement-avoidance work under the grant will focus on a residential rental-inspection program rather than a direct renter-access ordinance amendment.
Beatriz Guerrero and community development staff said the inspection program is still in the design phase and that the program would target housing quality problems in affordable units previously exempt from inspection, and could include incentives for decarbonization and energy-efficiency upgrades.
Why it matters: Committee members identified displacement avoidance as a priority for…
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