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County staff presents renter and eviction data; board requests wider distribution and follow-up
Summary
Housing and Community Development presented a preliminary report May 13 showing roughly 30% of residents in unincorporated Monterey County are renters and that nearly half of renter households are cost-burdened; staff recommended continued use of census survey data and outlined the administrative implications of a rental registry.
Monterey County staff on May 13 presented a preliminary analysis of renter and eviction data for the county's unincorporated areas and recommended next steps including further data collection and possible policy options.
Craig Spencer, Housing and Community Development, told the board staff used U.S. Census Bureau sources (including the American Community Survey) to estimate that about 30% of residents in unincorporated Monterey County live in rental housing. Spencer said nearly half of renter households meet HUD's definition of cost-burdened (paying more than 30% of income for housing), and noted an increase in overcrowding measures (for example, units with more than two occupants per…
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