San Diego unveiled a new renter protection package this week that will enact the toughest standards in California to make it harder for landlords to evict tenants, giving new rights to renters—including for renters to be paid if evicted at no fault of their own.
The San Diego City Council is expected to vote on the package next week. If adopted, the legislation would surpass the state's Tenant Protection Act of 2019, extending stricter protections.
According to a report in the San Diego Union-Tribune, the proposed law makes it harder for landlords to remove tenants so they can make renovations and then re-rent the units for much higher rents, a practice housing advocates say is targeting seniors and people with disabilities and contributing to homelessness.
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