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Residents urge Daly City Council to enact tenant anti‑harassment protections after repeated housing complaints
Summary
More than 40 public commenters, many organized by Faith in Action Bay Area, told the Daly City Council about mold, pests, illegal eviction notices and landlord intimidation and urged the council to introduce a tenant anti‑harassment ordinance immediately; staff said stakeholder outreach is underway with a meeting expected in early June.
Dozens of Daly City residents urged the City Council on May 11 to adopt a tenant anti‑harassment ordinance, telling elected officials that unsafe housing conditions and harassment by landlords are harming tenants’ physical and mental health.
The public‑comment period — one of the night’s longest blocks of testimony — featured speakers who described mold, rodents, unsafe plumbing and threats of eviction. Many said they had been left with health problems, higher utility bills or the threat of losing stable housing after reporting problems. A number of speakers said their time to speak had been cut at a prior meeting and asked the…
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