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On Tuesday, the Antioch City Council will discuss its Just Cause Draft Ordinance which has been in the works for more than a year.
The City council action comes after the City of Concord just had their Rent Stabilization and Just Cause go into effect on April 19. Antioch, however, directed staff to prepare a draft ordinance modeled on the City of Bell Gardens ordinance and incorporating particular concerns raised by the Antioch City Council.
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Review, discuss, and provide feedback to staff on the staff report; and
- Direct staff to:
- Add, delete, modify or retain provisions of the draft Just Cause Eviction Ordinance and return to the City Council for further review;
- Prepare a final version of the Just Cause Eviction Ordinance and introduce it at an upcoming city council meeting; or
- Take no further action
Under the ordinance, it addresses items that include:
- General Applicability: The Ordinance will provide eviction protection for tenants who have been living lawfully in their rental unit for at least six (6) months
- Termination of tenancy: The Ordinance will require that that a landlord has “just cause” to terminate a tenancy. There are two different categories of just cause: at-fault and no-fault.
- Relocation assistance: The Ordinance will require that landlords who evict tenants for any of the no-fault reasons specified in the Ordinance shall pay tenants relocation assistance in the amount of two (2) times the monthly rent in effect when the landlord served the eviction notice This payment must be made directly to the tenant.
- Tenant buyout agreements: The Ordinance will require that all tenant buyout agreements must include a written disclosure that explains the tenant’s rights related to the buyout agreement
- Landlord retaliation and harassment: The Ordinance will prohibit landlords from committing any acts of retaliation
- Notice requirement: The Ordinance will require that the landlord provide tenants written notice of their rights under the AMC prior to or at the time of entering into a rental agreement
- Remedies and penalties: The Ordinance will provide the following remedies for tenants protected by the Ordinance and penalties for landlords who violate the Ordinance
- Possible additional terms: terms that could be added:
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- Additional considerations, such as stronger protections or additional relocation assistance, for “qualified” tenants who have lawfully resided at the rental property for a determined amount of time. “Qualified” tenants may include tenants who are:
- Elderly, disabled, or handicapped
- Live with minor dependent children
- Considered “lower income households” as defined by California Health and Safety Code 50079.5
- Terminally ill
If You Go
Antioch City Council Meeting
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
7:00 pm
200 H Street, City of Antioch
Full Agenda – click here
Previous Stories:
- April 19, 2024 – Concord Rent Stabilization and Just Cause for Eviction Now in Effect
- April 15, 2024 – Concord Residential Rent Registry Report Published
- March 25, 2024 – Antioch to Discuss Just Cause Eviction Ordinance
- June 20, 2023 – Antioch Agrees to Create Rental Registry to Track Landlords
- April 24, 2022 – Antioch City Council Approves Rent Stabilization Ordinance
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So….Section 8, WIC, EBT, Food Stamps, and “Disability” checks isn’t enough FREE money?
Now they want to regulate what landlords can and can’t do to their properties, how much they can charge for rent, Etc. Most landlords are already in a higher tax bracket, so not only do they pay more taxes, they also help fund all of these free BS money scams that lazy people take advantage of. So basically it’s a double negative for anybody that’s responsible and or owns property.