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Supervisor Campos introduces amendments to Ellis Act relocation-assistance ordinance, caps payments at $50,000
Summary
Supervisor Campos introduced amendments to the city's Ellis Act relocation-assistance ordinance, proposing a $50,000 cap and new use and calculation rules for payments.
Supervisor David Campos introduced amendments on Feb. 3 to a local ordinance that governs relocation assistance for tenants evicted under the Ellis Act, saying the revisions respond to issues raised by a federal judge and aim to preserve tenant protections while addressing legal concerns.
Campos said U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Breyer had struck down the board's prior relocation-assistance ordinance in October 2014 and raised concerns the amendments are intended to address. Campos described three main changes: capping relocation-assistance payments at $50,000; requiring that the relocation assistance be used on replacement housing and moving or mitigation costs; and specifying the method the city controller must use to estimate market rents for displaced units. Campos said the changes were crafted in consultation with parties involved in the original litigation and that the case remains pending before the Ninth Circuit.
Campos framed the amendments as an attempt to "strike a balance" by addressing court concerns while still providing meaningful assistance to tenants displaced by Ellis Act evictions. He asked colleagues for their support in introducing the measure.
