San Diego County to vote on extending eviction moratorium TODAY

[Benjamin Fishler]

https://www.sandiegouniontribu...

They introduced wording that says:

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The biggest point of contention is a provision that limits landlords’ ability to evict tenants for lease violations and, in general, being a nuisance. It would go beyond statewide law crafted during the pandemic that says renters can be evicted for just cause, such as lease violations. San Diego County’s ordinance says eviction can only happen if renters are imminent threats to health and safety.
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They don't even have clauses if you want to move back into your own house.

This is insane, and just because it may expire in late August doesn't mean it's OK -- they do it once, they may be testing the waters to make something like this more permanent or used frequently in the future. We need tools to be able to evict someone who is a nuisance...what's the point of having a lease with signed agreements if nothing in it is enforceable? We may as well not even own the housing at that point.

I don't think some of politicians get the picture -- I've been seeing an unprecedented jump in rent prices and a corresponding decrease in rental units available, and most of the new tenants we've had apply are telling us the same thing -- their landlords are selling. May be "good" for those staying in the game and the system may balance out, in terms of higher rent prices. But right now, there's a lot of incentive to cash out from high home prices and/or laws that are extremely landlord unfriendly. Seems like we're the one group who's expected to directly foot the bill for necessities -- I don't see politicians forcing grocery stores or farms to provide free food to those who lost their job in the pandemic. And our property tax bills are higher monthly fees than some people pay for mortgages in other parts of the country. And yes, many businesses had to shut down operations during the pandemic -- but there's a difference than being told you can't run your business, and you have to run your business and can't exit out.

Anyway, if you feel the same way -- please go visit the virtual meeting at: 

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/cob/bosa/index.html

It starts at 9am I believe, although I'm not sure on the exact voting schedule yet.

Also, this ordinance was introduced by "San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas" -- please remember that name next time she's up for reelection. I think we need to send a message to politicians who think this is OK by voting them out.

[Justin R.]

Originally posted by @Dan H.:

Originally posted by @Cody L.:

Originally posted by @Dan H.:

@Emy Bernardo and @Cody L.

I'm a democrat (as are most voters in CA) and believe in many of the ideals of the democratic party, but I do not view messing with free market (except to protect against unscrupulous behavior) as a staple of the democratic party.  I view it similar to thinking that the majority of Republicans are Tea Party advocates (I would say the same thing about Trump supporters, but the stats seem to show a majority of Republicans are Trump supporters).  There are extremes in both parties and they sometimes get what they want, but they are the extremes of the party.

Human rights, ultra rich should pay for more social programs, the value of good social programs I am in.  Tell property owners that they cannot move into their own property is a line that I would think is extreme yet got 3 of 5 supervisors votes.  I know I will not be voting for any of those 3 (I am unsure if I get to vote for any of those 3, but if I do they are not getting my vote).

I personally believe most democrats would not be for not allowing an owner to move into their property or for tenants to be able to violate the terms of their leases with no repercussions (but 3 of 5 supervisors felt otherwise). Incredible.  I am glad my lease explicitly sets the dollar amounts on most violations.  If they violate the lease, I will be going for the compensation as stated in my lease when this is over.  

My tenants know I provide good homes and treat them right.  They also know I do not deal with BS.  Whether it is late payments or lease violations.  I have the tenant pay for any BS that they cause.

You're an old skool dem/liberal.  i.e., rational.   Which means we'd agree on most things.  And where we didn't, we could happily agree to disagree.

Sadly, the party is being taken over by far left woke morons with a dangerous racial identitarianism bent. 

 >Which means we'd agree on most things. And where we didn't, we could happily agree to disagree.

I suspect so.  I agree with virtually all of your posts and understand your fear of the tenant friendly policies which at this particular moment seems were extremely justified.

>the party is being taken over by far left woke morons

Ironically I have a similar belief in the Republican party moving more right.  I also feel that that much of the Republican party has become less moral.  I will admit that democrat policies that seemed at the 2016 election to be extreme are getting closer to mainstream democrat (such as forgive education debt, a net worth tax, etc.).  So there has been a profound shift in the democrat party in the last 5 years.  My belief is it is a reaction to the shift of the republican party to the right (maybe both are in reaction to each other) and if we had the republicans of Mitt Romney or McCain (both I considered moral men) that there would not have been the shift left (or it would not have been as extreme).  

I still believe this vote is beyond what most democrats believe to be fair/right.  I believe most democrats believe that the property owner should have the right to move into their property.  I believe most democrats believe that the terms of the lease should be followed and if the tenant is unwilling to follow those terms (terms the tenant agreed to) that the owner should be able to make them leave and for the tenant to find a home that permits what the tenant desires but is against their current lease. 

I will say that votes show that the voters are often not as extreme as the politicians.  I point to the voters voting down a rent control provision, but the politicians less than a year later enacting statewide rent control.  It shows the power of lobbyists. There are a lot more tenants than LL and if it is the power of either lobbying group, the LL will usually lose even if the tenant position is not the position of the majority of the constituents (such as was the case with the rent control as evidenced by the vote).

This moratorium, if placed to a vote, I believe would get clobbered, yet it got passed by our County supervisors.

You guys are great - love all ya'lls.

I really try to avoid commentary adjacent to specific politician personalities, but this one was so obvious to see coming.  The reason there were 3 votes at the Board of Supervisors for this issue is because Terra Lawson-Remer defeated Kristin Gaspar last November.  And, arguably, the primary reason Gaspar lost to someone who has never held political office, is because of her alignment with a certain man whose first name is Donald and last name rhymes with Dump.

I would second @Dan's general sentiment - this type of policy does not likely represent the San Diego general public's will.    

My goal isn't to draw dramatic and unwarranted conclusions - there's a lot of things at play here.  BUT, this intellectually idiotic garbage from the vocal right means that the voting majority -- in San Diego: moderate-conservative, sane, and kind -- has no one to vote for other than people who ultimately enact enhanced eviction moratoriums.  Not because they want that person, but because there is no moral or defensible alternative.