Wasatch Assembly housing demands
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: Wasatch Assembly members asked the council in general comment to adopt a set of housing and renter policies.
- Where it stands: comment only; the council did not respond on the record.
- Next: none set. The group asked each member to complete its survey.
Requests
- No homelessness sweeps.
- Adopt the expanding housing options plan (see Expanding Housing Options Text Amendment).
- Use property tax revenue for affordable housing and homelessness services.
- Security deposit regulation, no junk fees at apartment complexes and a ban on RealPage pricing software.
- Community land trust apartments and at-cost condos; the group said only 16% of Salt Lake City homes are affordable, citing a news report.
- Kylie Akina asked for eviction protections such as a right to counsel, eviction diversion and multilingual tenant education.
- Speakers thanked Chris Wharton for completing the survey. A family-housing organizer (captioned Don) urged a housing-first approach.
Sources
- 2026-10-20 - City Council Formal Meeting
- https://slc.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=4258
Discussion time
About 8 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 - City Council Formal Meeting | 8 |
Log
- 2026-10-20 - City Council Formal Meeting - Four speakers asked for no homelessness sweeps, the expanding housing options plan, property tax for affordable housing, deposit and fee rules and a RealPage ban.