In December 2023, Council adopted a Tenant Protections Urgency Ordinance more protective than state law, which went into effect immediately to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the community. The ordinance created just-cause requirements for termination of residential tenancy, payment of relocation assistance equal to two months’ rent in cases of no-fault just cause terminations of tenancy, a mandatory offer of a one-year lease, and a mandatory right of first refusal for tenants in certain circumstances to re-rent the rental unit they previously vacated. In addition to adoption of the Urgency Ordinance, Council directed staff to return at a later date with a non-urgency ordinance after conducting additional research and analysis.

View the Tenant Protections Ordinance in the Municipal Code here.