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Committee advances Tenant Protection Ordinance to strengthen relocation and anti-harassment rules
Summary
The committee voted 3-0 to send a Tenant Protection Ordinance to the full Board that would require replacement of demolished units, add five-year demolition moratoria in certain harassment/buyout cases, increase relocation assistance (with extra protections for lower-income tenants), and tighten disclosures and hearings related to buyouts and eviction processes.
On Dec. 15 the Land Use & Transportation Committee advanced an ordinance intended to reduce tenant displacement tied to demolition, Ellis Act withdrawals and certain buyout agreements.
Vice Chair Cheyenne Chen, the ordinance's author, said the Tenant Protection Ordinance (TPO) focuses on stabilizing tenants and communities in the face of state law changes such as SB 330 (the Housing Crisis Act). "This…
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