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CC - ACTION ITEM: Discussion and Direction on (1) an Eviction Moratorium; and/or (2) a Pause on Rent Increases; and/or (3) a Rental Assistance Program, All for Persons Impacted by Recent Immigration Enforcement Actions.
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Meeting Date: July 14, 2025
Contact Person/Dept.: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager
Tevis Barnes, Director of Housing and Human Services
Phone Number: City Manager's Office - (310) 253-6000
HHS Office - (310) 253-5780
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness (07/10/2025); Landlord Tenant Mediation Board (07/10/2025); Culver City Unified School District (07/10/2025); Exodus Recovery, Inc. (07/10/2025); Upward Bound House (07/10/2025); St. Joseph Center (07/10/2025); and (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (07/10/2025)
Department Approval: John Nachbar, City Manager (07/09/2025) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council discuss and provide direction on (1) an eviction moratorium; and/or (2) a pause on rent increases; and/or (3) a rental assistance program, all for persons impacted by recent immigration enforcement actions.
BACKGROUND
At the June 30, 2025 Special City Council Meeting, the City Council gained consensus to agendize a discussion and direction on an eviction moratorium, a pause on rent increases, and/or a rental assistance program, all for persons impacted by recent immigration enforcement actions. The purpose would be to assist individuals and families who are part of the Culver City community and who are suffering due to the ongoing immigration enforcement activity throughout the region.
Current Eviction Protections
The City's Tenant Protections Ordinance (TPO) outlines a specific set of reasons that a tenancy may be terminated when a tenant has resided in a unit for 12 m...
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