City Council

3. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ON SB 567 (DURAZO): TENANT PROTECTIONS – F2M23-7\nOn May 22, 2023, the City Council adopted an Urgency Ordinance (O2M23-4811)\nestablishing a temporary moratorium on certain “no fault” residential evictions due to a\nproperty owners’ intent to substantially remodel a tenant’s unit in the City of Alhambra.\nPursuant to the Ordinance, the City Council intended to provide additional time (through\nDecember 31, 2023) to study appropriate tenant protections for Alhambra, particularly\nsince the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482) contains eviction exceptions\nfor demolishing or substantially remodeling a rental unit. After a tenancy is terminated for\nrehabilitation, an owner could raise rent on the newly-remodeled unit in excess of AB\n1482’s rent cap. In February 2023, citing similar loopholes in AB 1482, Senator Maria\nElena Durazo introduced SB 567, which adds requirements and restrictions for evictions\nrelated to substantial remodels. The bill, as amended, also includes other enhancements\nincluding further defining property owner, noticing requirements, and violation damages.\nStaff will provide the Council with an update on the provisions of SB 567 as it relates to\nsubstantial remodel evictions as well as the bill’s status in the California legislature.\nRecommended Action: City Council receive a report regarding state tenant\nprotections under SB 567 (Durazo) and provide any feedback or direction, as deemed\nappropriate, specific to Alhambra’s recent Temporary Moratorium on “no fault” evictions\ndue to substantial remodels and the permanent protections as established under the\nDurazo bill.\nCONSENT AGENDA (Item Nos. 4 – 15)\nAll items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered by the City Council to be routine and\nwill be enacted by one motion unless a citizen or Council member requests otherwise; in which\ncase, the item will be removed for separate consideration.