Burbank Tenant Union & Burbank City Council
HERE'S WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY
What precedent does this set? It opens the door to any special interest group to violate the decorum and procedures set in place to protect the community.
Led by the Burbank Tenants Union, renters are asking for rent control, local protections and adjustments to state rent control law including the closure of a controversial loophole in Assembly Bill 1482 that allows landlords to evict tenants if they intend to make renovations to a property.
Anthony still favors rent stabilization but wants to see the process expedited.
“Rent stabilization doesn't solve the problem. What solves the problem is adding housing units that our community desperately needs."
Current Burbank Mayor Konstantine Anthony pushed hard to get Measure RC on the ballot in 2020.
But the voters voted it down, so since being elected he has tried to create emergency moratoriums and other rent control measures to go around what voters have already rejected.
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MEASURE RC (FAILED NOVEMBER 3, 2020)
City Attorney advises City Council NOT to Adopt an Eviction Moratorium
Vice Mayor Nick Shultz goals is Expanded Renter Protections
Residents Believes Action Taken by Burbank City Council Unprecedented
Is everything that is uncomfortable or unfortunate now a violent act that necessitates such aggressive and unprecedented action by the council? And what about the effects on the hundreds of apartment owners? How will they be able to protect themselves? This takes from those who this group feels have something that they want.
Burbank Approves $600,000 for Interim Renter Relocation Assistance
At their June 13th meeting, the Burbank City Council voted unanimously to allocate $500,000 towards relocation assistance under an Interim Program as well as an additional appropriation of $100,000 for a total of $600,000 in General Fund money to fund a professional services agreement (PSA) with Home Again Los Angeles (HALA) to administer a renter relocation assistance program that includes housing navigation services.
Lines Drawn in Burbank’s Rent Control Debate
Rent control was on the docket for the Burbank City Council on Tuesday, a hotly contested issue statewide, and one that the Burbank electorate struck down during the 2020 general election in the form of Measure RC.
