The San Diego City Council will consider a new ordinance April 25 which its authors say will protect renters from displacement and homelessness.
The goal of the ordinance is to safeguard tenants from “no-fault evictions,” which is when a landlord requires a tenant to vacate a property for certain reasons like removing the property from the rental market or if they will be using it for themselves or a family member.
“This ordinance will help address the reality that we have people becoming newly homeless faster than we can get people housed,” Mayor Todd Gloria said in a press release April 18.
According to city officials, only 10 people found housing for every 13 who became homeless between Oct. 2021 and Sept. 2022….