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Replace Redwood City’s rental-housing rules with expanded rent limits, eviction protections and relocation assistance. For covered units built before February 1, 1995, annual rent increases would generally be limited to 60% of local inflation, capped at 5%, with petitions for adjustments in specified circumstances. The question estimates $5 million to $11 million in annual city administration costs, funded by rental-property owner fees.
Official source: https://smcacre.gov/elections/november-3-2026-statewide-general-election
Approval requirement: Majority (county listing).
Shall the measure repealing Redwood City Municipal Code Chapter 42 and replacing it with a new Chapter 42 that (1) limits rent increases on multifamily housing built before February 1, 1995; (2) expands just-cause eviction protections to most rental housing, including single-family homes, ADUs, and affordable housing; (3) requires new City administration estimated to cost $5 million to $11 million annually, funded by annual rental property owner fees; and (4) increases relocation assistance for no-fault evictions, be adopted?
Official ballot wording and filing (PDF page 2). Wording transcribed from the official filing; line breaks and spacing normalized.
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Official ballot wording and filing (PDF page 2); City attorney’s impartial analysis (PDF pages 1, 2)
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