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Committee splits over accelerated show‑cause process and removing jury trials for urgent safety cases
Summary
A proposal to create an accelerated, show‑cause eviction path for lease violations that threaten health or safety — including some proposed criminal-activity language — prompted debate over due process, confidentiality, and whether the trigger should be reframed to 'material lease violations that endanger health and safety.' Members also discussed sealing records until judgment.
The committee spent a lengthy portion of the hearing on an accelerated show‑cause process included in draft 7 72 and others that would allow landlords to seek quick possession when another tenant’s conduct allegedly threatens the health or safety of residents.
Under the proposal discussed, a landlord would file an affidavit under penalty of perjury asserting material lease violations (including in some drafts "criminal activity"). If the affidavit is filed, the tenant would have a short window to rebut the allegations; if the…
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