Analyze changes to temporary ban on evictions and rent increases
In Plain English
The city currently prohibits landlords from evicting tenants during the pandemic emergency. Staff will study extending this protection for up to 90 days after shelter-in-place orders end. The analysis will also cover freezing rent increases for both homes and businesses during this period.
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Votes
Freeze rent increases for residential properties, include commercial properties with the eviction moratorium, and direct staff to study a broader time period for tenant debt repayment
4 to 2
Why This Vote Matters
The council voted 4-2 to freeze rent increases on both homes and businesses during the pandemic, with one member abstaining. The motion also extends eviction protections to commercial tenants and directs staff to study giving renters more time to pay back rent they owe. This means landlords cannot raise rents or evict residential or business tenants while the emergency orders remain in place, and potentially for some time after they end. Council members Demnlus Johnson III and Thomas K. Butt opposed the measure, while Nathaniel Bates abstained from voting.
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