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The city’s current law, which was largely dictated by the state, allowed for tenants to be evicted if their landlord pulls building permits to carry out work, provides copies of the permits to the tenant and issues a 60-day notice to vacate.
However, after months of pressure from renters and tenants rights organizations seeking to close the “substantial remodel loophole,” the council approved a temporary ban that could last through December while a long-term solution is worked out.
A substantial remodel is any renovation that requires work permits to be pulled and would take more than 30 days to complete. The ban applies to evictions issued after July 6, but permits can still be pulled and work completed so long as it doesn’t result in an eviction.