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Tenants and residents urge delay: demolition permit would trigger 60‑day eviction notices
Summary
Residents and tenants urged the council to delay issuing a demolition permit because issuance allows the developer to deliver a 60‑day eviction notice; multiple tenants described anxiety finding housing and asked the city for protections and clearer timelines.
Speakers who live at Mallard Point said the prospect of receiving 60‑day eviction notices is creating immediate hardship and urged the city to ensure the record and technical conditions are complete before letting notices go out.
One tenant described the stress of searching for housing. "They wanted us to stay till the, quote, unquote, bitter end," a tenant said, describing uncertain timing and lack of developer communication. Several residents said previous notices they received were not legally valid because permits were not attached; staff confirmed eviction notices may only be issued after a demolition permit is issued and that the 60‑day clock begins then.
City staff and the housing attorney said relocation payments were made to qualifying lower‑income tenants and that the affordable housing agreement has been signed but still needs county recording. They emphasized the city cannot review or stop a developer's 60‑day notice until the demolition permit is issued, though the city can review notices after issuance for legal compliance and require developers to accept a clarifying note tying demolition to bulkhead permits before issuing the demolition permit.
