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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance establishing a Right to Counsel Program to Provide Free Legal Support to Tenants in Response to the Recent Wildfires; and (2) Provide Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: March 17, 2025
Contact Person/Dept.: Shannon Louis, Housing and Human Services Department
Christina Burrows, Assistant City Attorney
Phone Number: (310) 253-5787
(310) 253-5660
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/12/2025)
Department Approval: Tevis Barnes, Housing and Human Services Director (03/10/2025); Heather Baker, City Attorney (03/11/2025) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) adopt an urgency ordinance establishing a Right to Counsel Program to provide free legal support to tenants in response to the recent wildfires (four-fifths vote requirement); and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
On September 29, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2020-015, which amended Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Chapter 15.09 to establish permanent residential tenant protections. CCMC Section 15.09.320.D contains provisions for evictions, allowing landlords to recover possession of a rental unit only for specific For Cause or No-Fault reasons.
At its January 27, 2025 meeting, City Council requested that a discussion be placed on the agenda to address a pause on rent increases and a moratorium on evictions to address the recent wildfires. At its February 24, 2025 meeting, City Council moved the discussion to its March 3, 2025 meeting to await the Los Angeles County (County) Board of Supervisor's (Board or Supervisors) February 25, 2025 decision establishing an affirma...
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