August 5, 2016 -- With the number of housing units being removed from the rental market in Santa Monica via the Ellis Act on the rise, City staff says a study should be conducted on what factors are leading to this trend.

A recommendation will go to the City Council on Tuesday to authorize a study that could cost as much as $80,000.

The idea for the study came from Nicole Phillis, chair of the Rent Control Board.

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