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Council ratifies settlement and ordinance package protecting Saint George tenants; landlord rent increases limited
Summary
The council accepted a settlement resolving litigation over the St. George Apartments and moved to rescind the emergency ordinance tied to the dispute. The settlement bars enforcement of July 2024 tenant notices, limits rent increases and requires refunds for tenants who paid under those notices.
The City Council accepted a settlement agreement between the city and the owner of the St. George Apartments and adopted the staff recommendation tied to implementing the negotiated terms.
What the settlement does: Assistant City Attorney Cassie Bronson told the council the agreement prevents the landlord from raising rents on non‑voucher tenants by more than 8.8 percent and imposes limits on increases for units with Housing Choice (Section 8) vouchers. Bronson said, “the settlement…
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