Extend COVID-19 eviction protections until council sets end date

Rent Board & TenantsHousingResolution

In Plain English

The city's emergency director already extended tenant protections from COVID-related evictions. The council must now formally approve this extension. If approved, renters keep protection from eviction for unpaid rent during the pandemic until the council votes on a specific end date.

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Votes

Support the County's measure, and request that county & state congressional legislators enact relief action for landlords

Failed

2 to 5

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Why This Vote Matters

A substitute motion to support the county's eviction moratorium while requesting relief for landlords failed in a 5-2 vote, with Vice Mayor Nathaniel Bates and Mayor Thomas Butt voting in favor. The council still needs to formally approve the emergency director's extension of tenant protections from COVID-related evictions, which would prevent renters from being evicted for unpaid rent during the pandemic until the council sets a specific end date. The failed substitute motion would have added a request for state and federal legislators to provide financial relief to landlords affected by the moratorium. This vote pattern represents a departure from the usual alignment, as the five members who opposed the substitute motion typically support housing measures at much higher rates than the two who supported it.

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Approve Option 1 and extend the moratorium until September 30, 2020

Passed

5 to 2

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Why This Vote Matters

The council voted 5-2 to extend the city's COVID-19 eviction moratorium through September 30, 2020. This means renters who can't pay rent due to pandemic-related hardships will continue to be protected from eviction until at least that date. Councilmembers Nathaniel Bates and Thomas K. Butt voted against the extension, while the other five members supported it. This continues the usual voting pattern on housing issues, where Bates and Butt frequently oppose tenant protection measures.

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Community Discussion

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