In the late seventies, the city passed some of the most tenant-friendly rent-control and eviction protections in the country.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday extended rent-control and eviction protections in the unincorporated areas until next year, after a lengthy hearing with dueling input from affordable housing advocates and the real estate industry.
In San Francisco, a combination of rent control and strict eviction laws force many landlords to accommodate long-time tenants who pay well below market rate, leaving little revenue available to cover expenses.
A return to local control of rent and eviction laws would require the consent of the Assembly, the State Senate and Gov. George E. Pataki.
Subsidized housing and tenant protections such as rent control and just-cause eviction ordinances are the most effective tools for stabilizing communities, say Zuk and Chapple, yet the regional nature of the housing and jobs markets has managed to render some local solutions ineffective.
The Council also passed a bill expressing its support for legislation pending in Albany to restore city officials' control over local rent and eviction laws, which cover about 2.4 million New York City residents living in rent-controlled and rent-stabilized apartments.
Rent control is strict, and evictions are slow and expensive for property owners.
In Richmond, a campaign to pass rent control and just cause for eviction laws in 2015 brought together Richmond renters, landlords, and local organizations into a powerful campaign to demand tenant protections from rising costs and unjust evictions.
So that combination of rent control and good cause for eviction really greatly diminishes the amount of displacement that takes place in a rising market like the Bay Area's.
Such asks—and nearly $200,000 spent in opposition to the ballot vote on rent control ultimately failed; rent control and just cause for eviction won at the ballot in 2016 with 65percentt of the vote and Richmond became the first city in California to pass a new rent control ordinance in over 30 years.
