Rent control overhaul and landlord registration merger
Summary
Two ordinances updating rent control regulations and expanding who qualifies for free legal help in eviction cases were adopted unanimously.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
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Last discussed May 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct city cost identified; affects landlord-tenant obligations citywide.
Renters facing eviction and tenants covered by rent control.
Small landlords facing months-long inspection waits, and tenants in units without habitability certificates.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Municipal Council — May 20, 2026
Two ordinances updating rent control regulations and expanding who qualifies for free legal help in eviction cases were adopted unanimously.
Municipal Council — May 5, 2026
The proposed amendment folds landlord registration into the rent control office so owners deal with one shop, and extends certificates of habitability to all rent-controlled units. Council members are wrestling with penalty fairness — punishing bad landlords without squeezing honest small owners — and with slow inspections that cost landlords months of rent.
Municipal Council — March 4, 2026
Council Member Kelly's adopted motion requires the administration to hand the West Ward councilman the list of landlords on the mayor's 'Worst Landlords' initiative.
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