Bell Gardens Yes • BGMC Section 5.63.020, defines
rental unit as any dwelling unit, as
defined under California Civil Code
Section
1940(c) located in the
jurisdictional boundaries of the city of
Bell Gardens and that is used or
occupied for human habitation in
consideration of payment of rent,
whether or not the residential use is
legally permitted, including
mobilehomes rented by the owner of
the mobilehome, and accessory
dwelling units.
• Pursuant to BGMC Section
5.62.040, A landlord shall not
increase the rent for a covered
rental unit by more than 50
percent of the change in CPI, or
four percent, whichever is lower.
• “Change in CPI” means the
percentage change in the
consumer price index over the
previous 12-month period ending
in April of each year.
Chapter 5.62 of BGMC does not
supersede a landlord’s right to
set the initial rent for new
tenancies under state law.
No
Beverly Hills Yes • Pursuant to BHMC Title 4 Chapter 6
Section 4-6-1, the provisions of rent
stabilization apply to all multiple
residential dwellings consisting of two
(2) or more units with the exception of
those units that are subject to the
existing rent stabilization provisions of
Title 4 chapter 5. Additionally, single-
• Pursuant to BHMC Title 4
Chapter 6 Section 4-6-3 (for
multi-unit building that was built
before February 1, 1995, with a
move-in rent exceeding $600 per
month), rent increases shall not
exceed the greater of: 1) three
percent (3%) of the rental rate
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family residential units; housing
accommodations in hotels, motels,
inns, and rooming houses which are
rented primarily to transient guests for
a period of thirty (30) consecutive
days or less; Condominiums existing
as of March 27, 1979, and
condominiums created thereafter by
apartment unit conversion or
redevelopment; units in nonprofit
cooperatives owned and controlled by
a majority of the residents; units
owned, operated or managed by a
government agency; and units in a
building that has a certificate of
occupancy issued after February 1,
1995 are excluded.
then in effect, or 2) the
percentage equal to the
percentage increase, if any, of
the Consumer Price Index for the
Los Angeles/Riverside/Orange
County Area, as published by the
United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
between May 1 of the then
current year and May 1 of the
immediately preceding year.
BHMC Title 4 Chapter 5 covers
annual rent increases for multi-
unit building built before
September 20, 1978, with a
move-in rent of $600 or less per
month.
Claremont No • Pursuant CMC Section 8.34.010,
Chapter 8.34 on just cause evictions
apply to residential properties that are
subject to AB 1482's just cause
eviction provisions, and does not
apply to residential properties that are
exempt from AB 1482's just cause
eviction provisions set forth in
subsection (e) of Section 1946.2 of
the California Civil Code. Additionally,
the chapter does not apply to
residential tenancies in a building or in
a complex of commonly-owned
buildings with nine or fewer rental
units.
• Relocation assistance increased
to three months of a tenant’s rent
for all no-fault just cause eviction
defined in subsection (b)(2) of
Section 1946.2 of the California
Civil Code (CMC Section
8.34.030).
• No
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Culver City Yes • Pursuant to CCMC Section 15.09.210,
following rental units are exempt from
provisions of local rent control: units
expressly exempt pursuant to any
provision of state or federal law; units
that have a certificate of occupancy or
equivalent permit for residential
occupancy issued after February 1,
1995; unit that is alienable separate
from the title to any other dwelling
unit, including single-family
residences, condominiums and
townhomes, but excluding: (i)
mobilehomes offered for rent by the
owner of the mobilehome; and (ii) a
rental unit that is wholly contained
within such separately alienable
dwelling unit; unit that is a subdivided
interest in a subdivision; and any unit
for which the landlord receives
federal, state, or local housing
subsidies, including, but not limited to,
federal housing assistance vouchers
issued under Section 8.
• Pursuant to CCMC Section
15.09.215(B), on or after October
30, 2020, rent for a covered
rental unit may be increased
annually, without application to
the city, in an amount not to
exceed the percentage change
in CPI, subject to the following
provisions:
o In no event shall the rent
for a covered rental unit
be increased more than
5% every 12 months.
o If the percentage change
in CPI is less than 2%,
rent for a covered rental
unit may be increased by
up to 2%.
o Not more than one rent
increase for a covered
rental unit may be
imposed in any 12-month
period,
• Effective between September 1,
2025, through October 31, 2025,
the maximum permissible annual
rent increase is 3.00%.
• No
Glendale No Applies to all multi-family residential units with more than two units., excluding:
units owned by govt. agency, transitional
housing units, units subject to affordability
agreement, dormitories, housing
accommodation in a hospital, church,
• Glendale requires property
owners to offer one-year written
leases (GMC Section 9.30.025).
• Relocation assistance fee for a
no-fault just cause eviction is
three times the greater of the
• Yes, the city
mandates a relocation
assistance fee if a
tenant chose to
vacate the rental unit
due a rent increase
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hotels, boarding houses, and rental units
in common interest development, except
when the rental unit's landlord owns 50%
or more of the units in the common
interest development (GMC Section
9.30.020)
amount of the current rent or the
fair market rent as established by
the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development for a
rental unit of similar size of that
being vacated in Los Angeles
County during the year the unit is
vacated, plus $2,000, which
amount shall be reviewed
periodically not to exceed three
years by the city council and
adjusted as necessary (GMC
Section 9.30.035).
• GMC Section 9.30.045 requires
rent reduction for service
reduction.
that is greater than a
non-relocation rent
increase (7%), (GMC
Section 9.30.033).
Long Beach No • LBMC Section 18.25.030, defines
Rental Unit as a dwelling space
containing a separate bathroom,
kitchen, and living area, including a
single-family dwelling or unit in a
multifamily or multipurpose dwelling;
or, it means a unit in a condominium
or cooperative housing project, which
is hired, rented, or leased to a tenant
or household within the meaning of
Section 1940 of the California Civil
Code
• Long Beach provides similar
protection as the California
T enant Protection Act of 2019
(AB 1482) for just cause for
termination of tenancy (LBMC
Title 18 Chapter 18.25).
• The city has codified regulation
prohibiting tenant harassment
(LBMC Chapter 8.101).
• No
Pasadena Yes • PMC Section 9.75.020, defines a
rental unit as any residential housing
unit excluding single family residents
and condominium units.
• Pursuant to Pasadena Charter
Section 1808, the Annual
General Adjustment (local rent
cap) shall be equal to seventy
five percent (75%) of the
• Pursuant to PMC
Section 9.75.060, a
tenant qualifies for
relocation assistance
fee if they choose to
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percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) as
reported and published by the
U.S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, for
the twelve-month period ending
as of March of the current year.
vacate a unit due to a
rent increase that
exceeds the Cost of
Living Increase
("CPI") plus five
percent (5%) within
the 12-month period
at any time within 18
months of the change
in ownership of a
rental unit.
City of Santa
Cruz
No • The ordinance amending SCMC
Section21.03 covers all rentals city-
wide, including units assisted through
the Section 8 Housing Choice
Voucher Program. (Ordinance No.
2018-20)
• SCMC Chapter 21.07 extends
the no-fault just cause eviction
protections of California Civil
Code Section 1946.2to tenants
receiving subsidy through the
Section 8 Housing Choice
Voucher Program or the Section
8 Project Based Voucher
Program.
• SCMC Section 21.07.020,
provides civil remedies for
enforcement of SCMC Chapter
21.07 • Yes, pursuant to
SCMC Section
21.03.020(c), tenants
who relocate due to a
large rent increase
are eligible for a
relocation assistance
fee equivalent to two
months of the tenant’s
actual rent.
• SCMC Section
21.03.121 defines
large rent increase as
a rent increase of
more than five
percent in one year or
cumulatively more
than seven percent in
any two consecutive
years.
County of Los
Angeles
Yes • Pursuant to LACMC Section 8.52.040,
the regulations on rent stabilization
• Pursuant to LACMC Section
8.52.050, Effective January 1,
• No
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and tenant protection apply to all
Landlords and Tenants in Rental Units
within the Unincorporated areas of the
County, unless otherwise exempted
by federal or State law. Exemptions
include institutional facilities, housing
accommodations owned or managed
by government, hotels, motels, or
other facilities with transient guests,
owner occupied shared housing, and
vacant rental units that are not offered
for rent.
2025, annual Rent increases for
Fully Covered Rental Units are
limited to sixty percent (60%) of
the percentage change in the
average CPI over the previous
12-month period ending in
September, not to exceed a
maximum Rent increase of three
percent (3%), unless otherwise
approved by the Department.
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Update on the City’s
Housing Enforcement Unit
and Related Programs; and
Discuss Possible Updates to
Burbank’s Tenant
Protections
City Council
October 28, 2025
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DEVELOPMENT
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2 Programs and Regulations Under
Consideration
Provide direction, if any, on existing and/or potential programs & regulations related to tenant protection in the City of Burbank.
Decision Points :
• Ending Renovation Evictions
• Universal Just Cause
• Expanded Relocation Assistance Payment
• Data Program
• Hard Rent Cap vs. Soft Rent Cap
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Burbank Tenant Protection Efforts
To Date
Jan 31, 2023
First Step Report
on California
Tenant Protection
Act (AB 1482)
Aug 8, 2023
AB 1482 Study
Session
July 1, 2023
Renter
Relocation
Program goes
in effect
Sept 12, 2023
Adoption of
Urgency
Ordinance
May 7, 2024
Report to
Council on
funding to
create a
Housing
Enforcement
Program (HEU)
June 2024
Council approves
funding for HEU,
and Low -Income
Legal Services
Program(s)
July 30, 2024
Adoption of
Tenant
Protection
Ordinance
(TPO)
Aug – Oct
2024
Outreach on
Potential Rent
Cap & Survey
Results
Presented
October 15,
2024
3 August 30,
2024
Begin
enforcement of
state and local
tenant
protections
Feb 11, 2025
Amendment to TPO
Tenant Bill of Rights
with owner/owner
relative move -in
exemption from
higher relocation
fees
May 6, 2025
Budget
Discussion
Papers
Budget Discussion Papers on Expanded Relocation Assistance for Qualified Households & Rental Data Collection paused for FPPC inquiry. 601 Burbank Tenant Protection Efforts To Date
* Paused due to FPPC Restriction
Proof of
Substantial
Remodeling
Initial Tenant
Relocation
Assistance for
Renovation
Eviction
Heightened
Relocation
Assistance
Mom & Pop
Exemption
Budget
Discussion
Paper on
Expanded
Relocation
Assistance for
Qualified
Households* Anti-
Retaliation
Provisions
Tenants Bill
of Rights
Intake & Housing
Referrals
Habitability
Inspections
Legal
Mediation
Legal
Assistance
Grant
Outreach on
Potential Rent Cap
Options and
Survey
Budget
Discussion
Paper -
Program for
Rental Unit
Data
Collection*
Eviction
Protection
Relocation Assistance Anti-Retaliation &
Anti-Harassment
Housing Enforcement Unit
Social
Services
Coordination
Rent Cap
Outreach
Rental
Registry
602
5 Housing related calls since March 2025 673
HEU Cases since August 2024 191
Notice of Violation sent by City Attorney’s Office 12
Number of Housing Clinics 4
Number of People Assisted by Housing Clinics 34
Housing Enforcement Unit & Landlord Tenant
Commission
Breakdown of HEU related cases in future slide. 603
6 Number of HEU Cases sent to CAO Legal Mediation 4
Number of HEU Cases sent to Low Income Legal
Representation
2 Number of LTC Meetings since January 2025 9
Number of LTC Cases 8
Housing Enforcement Unit & Landlord Tenant
Commission - CONTINUED
604
7 Breakdown of Housing Enforcement Unit Cases
Eviction Related Cases &
Concerns, 36, 19%
Habitability
Concern , 23,
12%
Illegal Eviction ,
16, 8%
Illegal/unreasonable
rent increase , 10, 5%
Information/resources ,
60, 32%
Harrassment/
Retaliation
Concern , 17,
9%
Lease Agreement Questions,
29, 15%
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8 Tenant Protection
Programs/Measures
Date of
Implementation
Cost
Renter Relocation Assistance July 2023 $600,000 (One-time) Housing Enforcement Unit July 2024 $650,000 (Recurring) Legal Mediation & Low-Income
Legal Service Grant Programs
July 2024 $100,000 (One-time)
Rent Cap Outreach Survey &
Community Meetings
Aug – Oct 2024 $300,000 (One-time)
Tenant Protection Programs Implemented in
the City of Burbank
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Tenant Protection Regulations that apply in Burbank
9 • Just Cause Protections
• Tenants must occupy a unit for at least 12 months
• Just cause stated in a written notice to terminate tenancy • Relocation Assistance or Rent Waiver (City Council
approved an increased Relocation Assistance — three-month of tenant’s rent for all no-fault just cause evictions) • Statewide Rent Cap
• 5% + Increase in CPI, with max. increase limited to 10% The current CPI is 3% and the current rent cap is 8%
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10 Tenant Protection
Regulations
Completed Date of
Completion
Eviction Protection Proof of Substantial Remodeling September 2023
Relocation
Assistance
Initial Relocation Assistance for
Renovation Eviction
September
2023
Heightened Relocation Payment
Requirement for all No-Fault
Evictions
July 2024
Exception for No-Fault Evictions
due to Owner or Owner Relative
Move-in
March 2025
Tenant Protection Regulations Implemented in
the City of Burbank
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11 Tenant Protection
Regulations
Completed Date of
Completion
Anti-Retaliation and
Anti-Harassment
Anti-Retaliation Provisions July 2024
Tenants Bill of Rights Anti-
Harassment Provisions
March 2025
Tenant Protection Regulations Implemented in
the City of Burbank - CONTINUED
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12 Tenant Protection
Strategies
Requires Council Direction
Eviction Protection Ending Renovation Evictions
Just Cause requirement for “all units“
Heightened
Relocation
Assistance
Additional Relocation Payments for Qualified Tenants
(2024-25 Budget Discussion Paper)
Rent Registry (Data
Program)
Monitor Rental Housing Stock and Trends including
Rental Rate & Rent Increases
(2024-25 Budget Discussion Paper)
Additional Tenant Protection Regulations &
Programs for Council Consideration
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13 Tenant Protection
Strategies
Requires Council Direction
Rent Cap Local Cap on Rent Increases with Fair Rate of Return Review
Status Quo – AB 1482 cap plus existing local
relocation burden
Local Soft Cap on Rent Increases with Added
Relocation Assistance Option
Additional Tenant Protection Regulations &
Programs for Council Consideration - CONTINUED
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14 Landlord Tenant Commission
For Future Council Consideration :
• Potential Update to Existing Powers and Duties
• Potential Renaming
• Both BMC and State law use the phrase “owner of the
residential real property”
• State law also includes the term “landlord”
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Ending Renovation Evictions
15 Jurisdictions that
eliminated Renovation
Evictions:
• Bell Gardens
• Beverly Hills
• County of Los
Angeles
• Culver City
Jurisdictions that
provide heightened
protections for
Renovation Evictions:
• Claremont
• Glendale
• Pasadena
Jurisdictions that
follow AB 1482
regulations for
Renovation Evictions:
• Long Beach
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Extension of “Just Cause” Protections to All Rental Types 16 Jurisdiction Universal
Just Cause
Applicability
Bell Gardens Yes Structure or part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place
Beverly Hills No Multi-family units with two or more units with a few exceptions including SF units
and units with COO issued after Feb 1, 1995
Claremont No All units covered under AB 1482
Culver City Yes Structure or part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place
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Extension of “Just Cause” Protections to All Rental Types -
CONTINUED
17 Jurisdiction Universal
Just Cause
Applicability
Glendale No Rental units located on a parcel
containing more than two units
Long Beach No All units covered under AB 1482
Pasadena Yes All rental units including units exempt
from rent control pursuant to Costa
Hawkins, inclusionary housing density
bonus units, and Section 8 units.
Excludes SF units with temporary tenancy
and units where owner shares kitchen /
bathroom
County of Los
Angeles
No Rentals with 2 or more units with COO
issued on or before Feb 1, 1995.
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Expanded Relocation Assistance for Qualified
Tenants
18 Jurisdiction Expanded Relocation Assistance for Qualified Tenants
Bell Gardens Yes Households with seniors (62 yrs), disabled, children (<18 yrs), low-income tenants, and
tenants who have continuously resided in a unit
for 5 yrs+ eligible for additional relocation.
Beverly Hills Yes Households with seniors (62 yrs), disabled, and minors (<18 yrs) entitled to additional $2k
relocation.
Claremont No
Culver City No
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Expanded Relocation Assistance for Qualified
Tenants - CONTINUED
19 Jurisdiction Expanded Relocation Assistance for Qualified Tenants
Glendale Yes Household with low-income tenants pursuant to Section 8, seniors (70 yrs), disabled, school-aged
children (pre-k through 12) enrolled in public-
school eligible for additional relocation fees.
Long Beach No
Pasadena Yes Additional moving expense for households with dependents, disabled, or seniors.
County of Los
Angeles
Yes
Households with seniors (62 yrs), children (<18 yrs),
and lower income tenants eligible for additional
relocation.
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Data Program – Survey Cities
20 Jurisdiction Local Rent Cap Rent Registry
Bell Gardens Yes Yes
Beverly Hills Yes Yes
Claremont No No
Culver City Yes Yes
Glendale No No
Long Beach No No
Pasadena Yes Yes
County of Los
Angeles
Yes Yes
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Data Program – Other Communities
21 Jurisdiction Local Rent
Cap
Rent Registry
El Cerrito No • Rent Registry Ordinance eff. June 2019
• All residential rental properties subject to
registration
• Rent Registry relies on the City Rental Business
Licenses for reporting
• Participation is mandatory
• Annual fee $49.00/unit July 1, 2024 – June 30,
2025
Marin
County
No • Ordinance establishing Rent Registry approved
Jan 2019
• Three dwelling units or more required to register
• No registry fee
• Rent Registry operates in conjunction with
Business License application
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Data Program – Other Communities
22 Jurisdiction Local Rent
Cap
Rent Registry
Palo Alto No • Rent Registry Ordinance adopted in Dec. 2023 • Three dwelling units+ required to register
• Rental registry fee for first year waived
• The Rental Registry Program uses a separate
software not tied to the city’s business licenses.
San Leandro No • Rent Registry Ordinance adopted in Mar. 2025 • All residential rental properties with a few
exceptions subject to registration
• Registry uses separate software not tied to the
city’s business licenses
• Registry fee to be determined by the Council
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Local Rent Cap including “Soft Caps”
23 Jurisdiction Local Rent
Cap
Rent Increase Pursuant to Local Rent
Cap
Alameda - Hard Cap
- Soft Cap for
units exempt
from local
rent cap and
AB 1482
- Ordinance providing relocation payment
to displaced tenants adopted in Sept. 2019
- Rent cap increase is 70% of % change in
CPI for 12-month period, provided increase
shall not be > 5% and < 1%
- Rent increases above 10% trigger
relocation fees for units exempt from local
rent cap and AB 1482
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Local Rent Cap including “Soft Caps” - CONTINUED
24 Jurisdiction Local Rent
Cap
Rent Increase Pursuant to Local Rent Cap
Glendale Soft Cap - Glendale’s Rental Rights Program eff. Mar. 2019 - Relocation fee required if tenant chose to
vacate due to a rent increase >7% during the 12-
months preceding the effective date of the
increase
- Cap at the lower of AB 1482 cap of 5% + CPI or
10%
Santa Cruz Soft Cap - Large Rent Increase Ordinance eff. Nov. 2018 - Relocation fee required if tenant relocates due
to a rent increase exceeding 5% in one year or
cumulatively 7% in two consecutive years
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Local Rent Cap including “Soft Caps” - CONTINUED
25 Jurisdiction Local
Rent Cap
Rent Increase Pursuant to Local Rent Cap
Bell Gardens Hard Cap Rent increase no more than 50 % of the change in CPI, or 4%, whichever is lower
Beverly Hills Hard Cap Increases shall not exceed the greater of 3% of the rental rate in effect or % equal to the %
increase, if any, of CPI
Claremont No Follows state mandated rent increase of 5% + CPI or 10%, whichever is lower
Culver City Hard Cap Rent increase not to exceed the percentage change in CPI
Increase limited to 5% every year. Increase
limited to 2% if change in CPI is < 2%
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Local Rent Cap including “Soft Caps” - CONTINUED
26 Jurisdiction Local Rent
Cap
Rent Increase Pursuant to Local Rent
Cap
Long Beach No Follows state mandated rent increase of
5% + CPI or 10%, whichever is lower
Pasadena Hard Cap 75% of increase in CPI
County of
Los Angeles
Hard Cap Increase limited to 60% of the % change in
the average CPI over the previous 12-
month period, not to exceed max. increase
of 3%
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27 Preliminary Estimate of New
Tenant Protection Programs & Regulations
Tenant Protection
Regulation/Program
Preliminary Estimate
Ending Renovation Evictions • One-time Cost associated
with Staff Time
• Annual operational cost
associated with staffing
Just Cause requirement for “all units“
Local Soft Cap on Rent Increases with
Added Relocation Assistance Option
Additional Relocation Payments for
Qualified Tenants
• One-time cost of
$600,000 for an
Enhanced Relocation
Assistance Program
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28 Tenant Protection
Regulation/Program
Preliminary Estimate
Rent Registry (Data Program) • $200,000 (Annual)
Rent Cap
• Local Cap on Rent Increases with
Fair Rate of Return Review
• Up to $6 Million (Annual
operational Cost including
staffing)
Status Quo – AB 1482 cap plus
existing local relocation burden
• No new cost to the City’s General
Fund
Preliminary Estimate of New
Tenant Protection Programs & Regulations - CONTINUED
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29 Next Steps
City Council has taken significant steps related to
tenant protections in the past two years.
• Staff seeks direction on existing or potential new strategies related to tenant protections including updates to the TPO • Identify possible funding sources based on Council direction • Based on Council’s direction, staff requires time to conduct appropriate, more detailed research relevant to the specific potential new strategies or regulations
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30 Recommendation
Provide direction on existing and/or potential programs & regulations related to tenant protection in the City of Burbank.
Decision Points :
• Ending Renovation Evictions
• Universal Just Cause
• Expanded Relocation Assistance Payment
• Data Program
• Hard Rent Cap vs. Soft Rent Cap
In case of no direction on these new points, staff will continue to implement the current City Ordinance and State Laws.
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COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Questions?
[email protected]
818-238-5160
Shipra Rajesh
Housing Development Manager
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