"It's not a joyous occasion for me knowing that there will be people impacted by this state bill. There will be vulnerable seniors, people with disabilities that will be now legally kicked out of their homes.That's not something that I think anybody anywhere would be happy with. And so as much as I appreciate all the hard work that has gone into the tenant protection bill, I personally come here today with a heavy heart"
"because I understand the situation that the city is in because of the state mandates and restrictions on tenant protections. And whatever we do it won't be enough, because we should not be demolishing occupied housing. period. Given the fact that we might be in for a lot more demolitions in the future and given that we may be displacing residents I think we need to look at the demo accounts again. And I think we need to adjust them further."
A measure by Sup. Chyanne Chen would add limited tenant protections allowed under state law as a trailer to Mayor Lurie’s zoning plan that permits demolition of rent-controlled buildings of two or fewer units. The proposal mandates Rent Board hearings for reported landlord harassment and earned unanimous commission support and several Board cosponsors. Planning Commissioner Gilbert Williams warned that state mandates will lead to legal displacement of vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities. Williams urged revisiting demolition mitigation accounts and expanding every tenant protection still available under state restrictions.
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