Overview
- City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera and County Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe announced a coordinated city-county ordinance targeting excessive rental add-on charges.
- The proposal would cap total fees beyond rent at no more than 5% and require full disclosure of all costs in listings and leases.
- It would ban charges for basic services that make homes livable, such as pest control or trash collection, and eliminate monthly pet fees.
- The measure would also curb duplicate or excessive screening and processing fees frequently cited by renters and legal aid advocates.
- Elo-Rivera plans to present the ordinance to the City Council’s Select Committee on Addressing Cost of Living on Thursday, with a County Board introduction scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4.