Objective HH.2 Protect residents from involuntary displacement

Policies/Design Strategies

  • Discourage the demolition of sound existing housing by requiring 1:1 replacement of affordable units or in-lieu fees paid to the City's affordable housing fund.1

  • Preserve the existing stock of residential hotels through increased management by non-profit housing organizations.1

  • Encourage more landlords to get their property Section 8 certified through incentives such as assistance with the approval process and tenant search.2
  • Ensure that HUD renews all existing Section 8 contracts.3
  • Educate tenants and landlords about tenants' rights and responsibilities - especially related to evictions, rent control, deposits, and maintenance.4
  • Encourage development agreements to include rent control commitments and provide model language to support this.5

  • Protect the affordability of units in existing buildings at risk of being converted to market rate housing by discouraging private property owners participating in affordable housing programs from terminating their participation (e.g., federally-insured mortgages, project-based Section 8 rental subsidies, low-income housing tax credit program, restricted by other sources such as tax-exempt bonds, CDBG, HOME, tax increment and density bonus/land use restrictions).6,1

  • Pass "Just Cause" eviction laws where tenant evictions are allowed only in certain circumstances (e.g., owner move-in, condominium conversion, failure to pay rent habitually).7