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VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council meeting on Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting.
eNews from the City of Half Moon Bay on Tenant Protections
December 7th, 2023
The City Council has identified affordable housing as a multi-year City priority, and has specifically cited their desire to help facilitate development of new affordable multi-family housing in Half Moon Bay. Recently, the Council acknowledged the need to supplement new deed restricted affordable housing development (where a property is subject to certain limitations and conditions) with protections for tenants of non-deed restricted rental housing in the City.
Staff was asked to provide an analysis of potential options available to the City Council. This report was presented to the City Council and community at the Council meeting on November 7, 2023. The City Council directed staff to proceed with developing ordinances which would: 1) adopt Rent Control in accordance with current State Law (Costa-Hawkins); 2) enhance tenant protections for “no-fault” evictions and subtenants; and 3) protect tenants who are displaced due to code compliance actions.
Staff anticipates initiating a fourth ordinance creating a City-wide rental registration program. We anticipate a draft of the rental registration ordinance will be presented to City Council in January, 2024 with subsequent draft ordinances coming to the City Council by March and April of 2024.
The City is in the process of creating a project page for tenant protections which will be provided in a future e-news. A copy of the staff report and subsequent draft ordinances and materials will be posted to that site as well.
Proteccion de Inquilinos
El Concejo Municipal ha identificado la vivienda asequible como una prioridad de la Ciudad de varios años, y ha citado específicamente su deseo de ayudar a facilitar el desarrollo de nuevas viviendas multifamiliares asequibles en Half Moon Bay. Recientemente, el Concejo reconoció la necesidad de complementar el desarrollo de viviendas asequibles con nuevas escrituras restringidas (donde una propiedad está sujeta a ciertas limitaciones y condiciones) con protecciones para los inquilinos de viviendas de alquiler restringidas sin escrituras en la Ciudad.
Se le pidió al personal que proporcionara un análisis de las posibles opciones disponibles para el Concejo Municipal. Este informe fue presentado al Concejo Municipal y a la comunidad en la reunión del Concejo el 7 de noviembre de 2023. El Concejo Municipal ordenó al personal que procediera con el desarrollo de ordenanzas que: 1) adoptarían el Control de Alquileres de acuerdo con la Ley Estatal actual (Costa-Hawkins); 2) mejorar las protecciones de los inquilinos para los desalojos y subinquilinos “sin culpa”; y 3) proteger a los inquilinos que son desplazados debido a las acciones de cumplimiento del código.
El personal anticipa iniciar una cuarta ordenanza que crea un programa de registro de alquileres en toda la ciudad. Anticipamos que se presentará un borrador de la ordenanza de registro de alquileres al Concejo Municipal en enero de 2024 y que los borradores de ordenanzas posteriores llegarán al Concejo Municipal en marzo y abril de 2024.
La Ciudad está en el proceso de crear una página de proyecto para la protección de los inquilinos que se proporcionará en un futuro boletín electrónico. También se publicará en ese sitio una copia del informe del personal y de los borradores de ordenanzas y materiales subsiguientes.
City Council of Half Moon Bay meets ~ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00pm
The City Council of Half Moon Bay is the City’s governing body, and consists of five elected members. The Council sets priorities and policies, makes final decisions on all major City matters, adopts ordinances and resolutions, appoints the City Manager and City Attorney, and approves the annual budget.
The City of Half Moon Bay holds district-based elections for its five city council seats. Each Councilmember is elected to a 4 year term. There are no term limits in Half Moon Bay. The City Council selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and one to serve as Vice Mayor, on an annual basis.
The Half Moon Bay City Council typically meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month starting at 7 pm at the Ted Adcock Community Center, 535 Kelly Avenue.
- streamed live on Comcast Channel 27 and Pacific Coast TV website
- the City’s website online (via Granicus)
- and on Facebook Live
- one in English (City of Half Moon Bay FB Page)
- one in Spanish (City of Half Moon Bay Recreation FB Page)
- Recorded by Pacific Coast TV (PCTV)
Members or the public are welcome to submit comments (in accordance with the three-minute per speaker limit) via email
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