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Santa Monica mayor, former rent board chair, pledges rent registry and tenant protections
Summary
Mayor Carolyn Turosis told the Rent Control Board she will make a citywide rent registry a top priority, defend the city’s right-to-counsel program with flexible cash assistance, and press enforcement against illegal short-term rentals.
Carolyn Turosis, who was sworn in this month as Santa Monica mayor and previously served on the Rent Control Board, told the board Dec. 11 that the city council — now with a renter-rights majority — will work closely with the board on tenant protections.
“We're one of the few jurisdictions in the country that does have a right to counsel program,” Turosis said, adding the city would not…
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