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A tenant anti-harassment ordinance to address widespread intimidation, <br />disregard for privacy, verbal abuse, threats, and overall circumvention of the <br />legal eviction process by bad-actor landlords in Redwood City. This is also clear <br />from at least 27% of inquiries made to Project Sentinel in the last six months <br />regarding “Quiet enjoyment”, “Habitability”, and “Discrimination” issues. <br />Rent control alongside just cause protections. These two protections would <br />address an additional 41% of issues reported to Project Sentinel: “Rent <br />increases” and “Eviction Notices.” <br />The one concrete step that Redwood City has taken in recent years to prevent <br />displacement is to arrange Know Your Rights trainings and referrals through Project <br />Sentinel. The truth is that we know our rights. We refer people to CLSEPA and <br />Legal Aid when they get an eviction notice, we refer people to Fair Oaks Community <br />Center when they are unable to pay rent, and we know the intake protocols and <br />capacity of all local service organizations. The truth is, even when families know their <br />rights and access the available supports, they are displaced from Redwood City. <br />That’s because we do not have adequate renter protections in this City. <br />How many more families must be displaced before Redwood City moves beyond <br />rhetoric and into action? <br />We are depending on you as our elected leaders. Please instruct City Staff to prepare <br />a strong just cause ordinance (stronger than state law and including the right to return <br />at the same rent after renovation), an anti-harassment ordinance and a rent control <br />ordinance to keep Redwood City affordable and ensure it is a place where everyone <br />can live in safe, dignified homes <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Leadership Committee of Faith in Action Bay Area in Redwood City