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Lemon Grove planners seek input on tenant-protection ordinance after Sarah Grove rehabs; staff to brief council May 19
Summary
City staff presented options to strengthen local tenant protections — including changes to definitions of "substantial remodel," tiered relocation assistance and buyout disclosure rules — and solicited Planning Commission feedback; staff will bring the input to City Council on May 19 and may return a draft ordinance in June.
City staff and legal counsel described possible local changes to California’s Tenant Protection Act and asked the Lemon Grove Planning Commission for feedback on options ranging from enhanced relocation assistance to tighter definitions for "substantial remodel." The commission spent more than two hours on questions, public comment and policy trade-offs.
Interim City Manager Tony Muni and City Attorney Kristen Steinke led the presentation. Steinke summarized state law, noting that the Tenant Protection Act (codified at Civil Code §1946.2) governs statewide but allows local jurisdictions to adopt more protective substantive rules. "If your tenancy is terminated for a no-fault just cause, the landlord is required to pay relocation assistance — generally one month of rent — or waive the last month’s rent," Steinke said.
Staff presented Lemon Grove’s housing…
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