Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Housing Stability topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee extends no‑fault eviction protections, advances housing stability and rental relief proposals
Summary
Supervisors voted to send an ordinance extending no‑fault eviction protections through March 31, 2021 to the full Board and advanced companion proposals creating a Housing Stability Fund and a COVID rent relief program; the latter two items were continued to Oct. 19 for substantive amendment and further public input.
The Land Use Committee took several actions on housing and pandemic relief: it adopted an amendment clarifying that an extension of no‑fault eviction protections would apply to notices issued on or after Sept. 15 and voted to forward the ordinance to the full Board as a committee report; it also heard two related funding proposals — a Housing Stability Fund to support acquisition and permanently affordable housing strategies and a COVID Rent Resolution and Relief Fund to assist small landlords — and continued those funding ordinances to Oct. 19 for additional drafting and stakeholder consultation.
Supervisor Dean Preston said the eviction extension would remove month‑to‑month uncertainty for tenants during the pandemic and align local rules with state action on pandemic rent arrears. "The time has come for us to remove the monthly uncertainty for tenants during this pandemic," he said, introducing the amendment to apply the prohibition through March 31, 2021 and clarifying its retroactive scope to notices pending as of Sept. 15.
The committee heard broad public support from tenant advocates, senior and disability groups, and legal aid organizations. "Tenants are very stressed," one public commenter said, urging certainty for renters who have lost income. Legal Assistance to the Elderly and other advocates emphasized that eviction court processes are unsafe during the pandemic and urged passage.
Preston also presented the companion Fair Recovery measures. The Housing Stability Fund language was amended to rename the program and to create a 15‑member oversight board and to prioritize projects lacking access to traditional state and federal funding; it also proposed setting AMI targets at the ZIP‑code level for targeted affordability. The COVID Rent Relief proposal would prioritize small landlords (10 or fewer units) and allow MOHCD to administer grants covering a percentage of waived rent through March 31, 2023; the committee voted to continue both items to Oct. 19 to allow more time for substantive edits and community engagement.
