DATE: September 3, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Housing and Neighborhood Services Department
TITLE: TENANT PROTECTIONS: CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING LOCAL TENANT PROTECTIONS TO ADDRESS NO-FAULT JUST CAUSE TERMINATIONS OF TENANCY AND ACCEPTANCE OF A REPORT ON OTHER MEASURES FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANT PROTECTIONS
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Introduce and place an ordinance on first reading to add Chapter 14D to the Oceanside City Code entitled "Residential Tenant Protections." (First Reading); and
2. Accept a report on other local measures to address tenant protections, including rent stabilization and eviction protection programs, and provide further staff direction as necessary.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
California is home to some of the nation's most rent-burdened individuals and families, with San Diego at the forefront of California's affordable housing crisis. In its September 2024 Rental Housing Market Report1, Zillow listed San Diego as one of the least affordable metro areas for renting in the entire country, surpassed only by Miami, New York, Los Angeles and Riverside.
Assembly Bill (AB) 1482, which went into effect on January 1, 2020, created a statewide limit on rent increases for certain residential rental properties and strengthened eviction protections for renters. While AB 1482 sought to protect residents, due to the high demand for housing, loopholes in the law resulted in some landlords moving tenants out only to bring rental units back on the market at higher rental rates. Subsequently, Senate Bill (SB) 567, effective April 1, 2024, enhanced tenant protections through greater enforcement tools and addressed specific potential loopholes related to tenancy terminations in California rental housing. Collectively, AB 1482 and SB 567, are known as the California Tenant Protection Act (CTPA) and regulate residential tenancy terminations statewide. The CTPA also permi...
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