Tenants marched over the Olive Avenue Bridge Tuesday in protest of recent mass evictions in Burbank ahead of a highly anticipated City Council meeting on tenant protections, rent control and eviction measures.
At the meeting, the Council voted to begin an investigation into the feasibility of closing a controversial loophole in state rent control law — Assembly Bill 1842 — which allows landlords to evict tenants if they intend to make major renovations to a unit. The city has no power to enforce permitting requirements, which has led to worries that landlords can evict tenants with no real intent to make repairs.
The Council also asked for a study into potential measures to extend eviction relief for tenants of up to three months’ rent, up from the state’s mandated one month.
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