Rental Registry and Renter Protections

At a glance

• What: a proposed rental registry and related renter protections, including a request from advocates for a smoke-free multifamily housing ordinance and dedicated code enforcement.
• Where it stands: On 2026-11-10 Council voted 3-2 to earmark 300,000 dollars toward moving the rental registry forward at staff's discretion once a staffing plan returns, with an RFP developed meanwhile. Two members voted no, preferring to decide all one-time uses together in February.
• Next: Staff to develop an RFP and a Community Development staffing plan, likely returning around April 2027 with the draft budget.

Details

• Staff said Community Development has no capacity to manage a consultant contract now because the Housing Element update is its top priority, and that a rental registry could require added ongoing staff.
• Several speakers asked Council to direct staff to draft a smoke-free multifamily housing ordinance and to fund dedicated code enforcement for renter health and safety issues.

Sources

• Meeting video captions and agenda: 2026-11-10 - City Council
• Agendas: https://pub-slocity.escribemeetings.com
• Minutes archive: https://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=851&dbid=0&repo=CityClerk

Log

2026-11-10 - City Council

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2026-10-20 - City Council

• Public comment on the consent calendar urged publicizing temporary mediation, a rental registry and proactive code enforcement.