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OCII adopts limited Ellis Act housing-preference policy for future agency-assisted projects
Summary
OCII voted to adopt a temporary Ellis Act eviction preference (EAP) for qualifying displaced tenants in future OCII-assisted affordable housing projects, with limits: it applies after COP holders, only to projects with at least five affordable units, and to at most 20% of a project's affordable units; annual reporting and a three-year review were added.
The Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure on Aug. 5 adopted a resolution to include an Ellis Act eviction housing preference (referred to at the meeting as EAP) in future OCII-assisted affordable housing projects, subject to a set of operational limits and an amendment to require annual reporting and a three-year review.
Maria Benjamin of the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) explained the program’s purpose and eligibility. "The Ellis Act is a way that a landlord who owns a rent-controlled building can go out of business in essence and evict the tenants," Benjamin said,…
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