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Newark council adopts tenant‑protection ordinance, rent‑review process and a $200,000 emergency rental assistance pilot
Summary
Council approved chapters establishing residential landlord‑tenant relations and a rent‑review/mediation process, expanded relocation assistance for no‑fault evictions from one month to two months, and authorized up to $200,000 for a local emergency rental assistance program and up to $50,000 for program administration.
The City Council voted unanimously to add two new chapters to the Newark Municipal Code creating a Residential Landlord and Tenant Relations ordinance and a Rent Review/mediation program, and approved a pilot emergency rental assistance program (ERAP).
Housing programs manager Michael Coolum told the council the proposals implement housing element goals to keep people in their homes and reduce displacement. The landlord‑tenant chapter largely mirrors state provisions under AB 1482 (the tenant protections act) but includes several local refinements: single‑family rental homes are generally subject to the ordinance unless owner‑occupied in limited situations; the city would require property registration for covered rental units (staff proposed a modest $25 per‑unit registration…
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