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Santa Monica council sends rent-control eviction protections to November ballot; new-occupant measure splits vote

07/21/2026 12:59 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The City Council voted Tuesday to place three proposed rent control charter amendments on the November ballot, advancing a package of expanded eviction protections that drew a wave of impassioned opposition from small landlords even as council members split over how far the changes should go.

The most contested measure would prevent landlords from evicting tenants who move additional family members or non-family “household” members into a unit, and would let certain occupants remain after the original tenant leaves. 

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