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City council steers away from regulation; staff to pursue rental assistance and legal clinics
Summary
Following debate over rent-regulation repeal, the council directed staff to pursue service-based tenant supports: emergency rental assistance and expanded legal clinics in partnership with local nonprofits; inspection programs were discussed but not advanced.
The council spent substantial time on April 21 examining alternatives to regulatory tenant protections after receiving staffs recommendation to pivot toward service-based supports. City Manager's Office staff presented three options: emergency rental assistance, a rental-inspection program, and expanding tenant legal services through a partnership with Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLASPA).
Irma Acosta summarized the options and implementation trade-offs, noting a 2020 emergency rental assistance effort supported about…
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