Fremont Rent Control Update



Last Fall, Fremont City Council member Vinnie Bacon asked city staff to research rent control and just-cause eviction policies. On Thursday, Jan 14 BayEast MLS staff participated in a meeting with tenant advocates and representatives from the Rental Housing Association. The meeting was organized by Fremont city staff with the goal of finding common ground and working out a compromise that provides both tenant and landlord protection.

All parties agreed that specific information about the economics of rental housing (from both the tenant and landlord perspective) and use of Fremont's existing rent mediation program is needed. While the tenant advocates are calling for a rent control and just-cause eviction ordinance, there are no plans at this point to bring such a policy to the City Council.

If you own or manage rental property in Fremont and want more information about this issue and the policies being considered by the City of Fremont, let me know!

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