Also, presenting numbers can be persuasive, as far as the city council goes. 

@Joseph Cacciapaglia: None of my properties are in California or Washington anymore because of the problems discussed in other threads about city councils being anti-landlord,etc as spelled out in HELP US!

However; the citizens are getting fed up and starting to put pressure on local city councils and boards of supervisors.

If you lack experience or are concerned about the process, seek your own council. 

Our city council is proposing emergency legislation in response to COVID-19 that includes a temporary moratorium of evictions.

Be mindful Alameda california had 5% flat for 4 years and the city council just cut that in half to 2.8%.

The City council is working on passing a law that has lots of negative side effects. 

@Thomas CorleyA few years ago the azreia had a speaker from the Phoenix economic council come speak and someone posed the question.

I received a letter in the mail from my council member about an abandoned property in my neighborhood.

Then, if in the R-7 or R-8 Zone, you also need conditional use approval by way of City Council Ordinance.