City Council

19. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 6.29 (“RESIDENTIAL TENANT PROTECTIONS”) TO TITLE VI (HEALTH AND SANITATION) OF THE ALHAMBRA MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING AN INCREASED RELOCATION ASSISTANCE OBLIGATION ON CERTAIN NO-FAULT On April 13, 2026, the City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance to increase relocation assistance payments for no-fault evictions from one month to three months’ rent. The ordinance would add Chapter 6.29 to the City’s Municipal Code, requiring that in those circumstances where relocation assistance is required under AB 1482, that the obligation would be increased from one to three months. To the extent that a owner/landlord does not comply with this requirement, the ordinance provides that such noncompliance can be asserted as a defense in any action brought by the owner to recover possession of a residential unit. On June 22, 2026 the City Council gave first reading to the ordinance with requested changes from the May 11, 2026 meeting to exempt residential properties with four or fewer units, except in the event of a demolition or substantial remodel. Recommended Action: City Council declare introduced for its second reading the following ordinance entitled: Alhambra, California adding Chapter 6.29 (“Residential Tenant Protections”) to Title VI (Health and Sanitation) of the Alhambra Municipal Code establishing an increased relocation assistance obligation on certain no-fault residential