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Oxnard council adopts tenant anti-harassment ordinance after months of community work
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 30-57 to bar landlord conduct the city defines as tenant harassment. The ordinance passed 6–1 after public testimony from tenants, advocates and the Realtors Association and debate about standing, private causes of action and potential legal vulnerabilities.
The Oxnard City Council on July 15 adopted an ordinance intended to protect renters from landlord conduct the city defines as harassment. The ordinance — titled an ordinance adding Article 3 to Chapter 27 of the Oxnard City Code — passed 6–1, with Councilmember Aaron Starr voting no.
Supporters, including tenant advocates and organizers, said the rule is the result of two years of community meetings and aims to prevent intimidation, unlawful threats and other conduct that discourages tenants from asserting legal rights.…
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