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SHHS: ACTION ITEM - Discuss and Provide Direction on the Proposed Changes to CCMC 15.09.200 Rent Stabilization and CCMC 15.09.300 Tenant Protections
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Meeting Date: September 9, 2026
Contact Person/Dept.: Shannon Louis, Housing and Human Services
Christina Burrows, City Attorney's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-5787
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness (09/03/2026)
Department Approval Name, Title Date: Diane Glauber, HHS Director (09/03/2026) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Standing Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee (SHHS) discuss the proposed changes to the Rent Stabilization (RSO) and Tenant Protections Ordinances (TPO), collectively "Ordinances" CCMC 15.09.200 Rent Stabilization and CCMC 15.09.300 Tenant Protections.
BACKGROUND
On September 29, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2020-14 and Ordinance No. 2020-15, which amended CCMC Chapter 15.09 to add two new subchapters establishing permanent residential rent control and tenant protections. The details of these provisions are discussed below.
At its May 24, 2021 meeting, City Council approved an annual registration fee of $167 per residential rental unit, as well as fees for late payment, failure to register, and change in rental property ownership with the initial rent registration fee due July 31, 2021, and every July thereafter.
On October 7, 2025, staff presented proposed changes to the Ordinances to the Council Standing Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee (Subcommittee). Based on the Subcommittee's direction, staff pared down the proposed changes to purely cleanup items and agreed to return at a later date with more substantive changes. The cleanup ordinances were then taken to the full Ci...
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