Supervisors introduce eviction protections and small-business measures
Summary
Supervisors introduced a tenant-protection ordinance to limit evictions for small arrears and a pair of bills to empower small-business tenants and worker purchase opportunities; the measures were introduced for committee consideration.
Several supervisors used the Sept. 1 meeting to introduce legislation addressing housing instability and small-business displacement. Supervisor Fielder introduced an ordinance intended to restrict evictions for tenants who fall behind in rent unless the arrearage exceeds a portion of fair-market rent; he cited a 10-year high in evictions and said many nonpayment cases stem from affordability pressures.
Supervisor Chan introduced two pieces of legislation: a Small Business Tenants Union measure that would allow commercial tenants to organize collectively and bargain with landlords, and a Workers Opportunity to Purchase Act modeled on the city’s existing community-opportunity-to-purchase frameworks to give employees a right of first offer when an owner seeks to sell. Chan also introduced a resolution urging CalEPA to reconsider recent CalEnviroScreen changes that may remove dense, low-income urban neighborhoods from disadvantaged-community lists.
Supervisors thanked local legal and advocacy partners and said they expect committee scheduling for hearings and further drafting.
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