The law allows tenant survivors to vacate without penalty under certain conditions.

The Assembly passed a chapter amendment expanding which businesses qualify for pandemic-era eviction, tax- and mortgage-foreclosure protections, raising the employee threshold and adding a temporary 500-employee carve-out for businesses shut down at least two weeks during the spring of 2020. Supporters said the change preserves existing protections; opponents warned of due-process and fiscal impacts.

County staff condensed retreat priorities into a draft 2027 legislative agenda and will revise the document to elevate annexation concerns; staff plans to return the item to committee Sept. 22 for possible passage and transmission to the county’s delegation in October/November.

The Spokane council voted 5–2 to adopt an ordinance extending eviction protections and additional time to catch up on rent for renters who suffered hardships from recent wildfires, Councilmember Kitty Klitsky said.

The council introduced Ordinance 2026-1582 to add a senior mobile home park overlay (Chapter 20.270) protecting seven management-owned 55+ mobile-home parks, requiring annual age verification and publication of senior status; the measure passed introduction unanimously.

Council adopted a North Waterfront Redevelopment Plan prepared by KCDC. Homeowners near Maplehurst sought explicit assurances against displacement; KCDC said it will add and clarify language and proceed with a stakeholder-driven master-planning process.

The council approved the North Waterfront Redevelopment Plan. Property owners near Maplehurst urged explicit protections against displacement; KCDC and University of Tennessee representatives pledged a public master-planning process and named next steps for stakeholder engagement.

Governor Bob Ferguson signed an amended emergency proclamation covering seven counties and three tribal nations that waives or suspends state rules to speed assistance: free replacement vital records, license-renewal flexibility, suspended unemployment waiting periods, eviction limits and expanded family assistance.

At the Legislative Committee's first public hearing July 20, residents urged the city to press state leaders for an Opportunity Zone designation for Census Tract 10, stronger tenant protections and building-code enforcement, dedicated transit funding, and tighter data-center transparency and siting rules ahead of the 2027 General Assembly session.

Dozens of public speakers urged the Santa Barbara City Council to slow or halt a proposed downtown land transfer tied to a redevelopment proposal, citing incomplete public records, valuation questions and potential impacts on housing and public access. Council approved the staff recommendation after debate (motion passed; one abstention).

After a staff report from senior civil engineer Adrien Lee, the council moved to adopt the city's 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) required by state law and approved a budget amendment to create a program assistant position for housing protection; a resident questioned why UWMP documents were not available before a recent water rate increase.

Planning staff recommended designating eight of the city's 10 manufactured-home communities for protective zoning (favoring an underlying zone), while commissioners raised concerns about owner outreach, tax/valuation effects and disincentives to maintain parks; staff aims to finalize recommendations in February.

Senate Bill 83 would create a housing‑defense fund for eviction cases, require notice of free legal representation and allow nonbinding mediation; the bill also sets a 30‑day deadline for plan review and inspections and requires entities taking title to designate a natural person contact, sponsors told the committee.

Auditor highlights rental registration's importance and urges tax reform for seniors in Hamilton County.

At the League forum, Kristen Dietzel proposed a county "manufactured home bill of rights" and Rick Dickinson urged statewide legislation and local remedies to protect residents from out‑of‑state corporate buyouts that raise lot rents and risk displacement.

House Bill 875 allows sealed court records for tenants who win dispossessory actions.

At its June 3 meeting the Yarmouth Planning Board reviewed a new draft that would move short-term rental rules from the zoning bylaw into a general bylaw, proposing annual registration and inspections, a suggested two-unit-per-owner cap, occupancy limits tied to health-department bedroom counts, parking rules and enforcement language including certificate suspension.

The Assembly passed a broad package of bills on April 28, including measures on domestic violence protections, civil‑procedure clarifications, housing and foster‑care protections, and multiple education and health items. Tallies and short descriptions are listed for major floor votes.

During public comment residents urged the council to adopt protections against ICE staging on city property, create a local support fund for families impacted by immigration enforcement, investigate towing procedures, and reconsider last year's Rent Stabilization Ordinance repeal for mobile-home residents.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on April 7 upheld the Planning Commission's de facto denial of a conditional use authorization for 524–526 Vallejo St. and associated San Antonio Place addresses, rejecting homeowners' request to legalize a single‑family layout and sending options back to planners. The hearing centered on whether a 2013 four‑unit permit was lawfully issued and whether tenants' lost rent‑controlled units must be restored.

At a special council workshop, Menlo Park officials reviewed a five‑year fiscal outlook and community survey, heard 16 public commenters urging safer school routes, housing protections and food access, and directed staff to fold selected priorities into the FY2026–27 budget process and return a workshop report in April.

Public commenters asked San Marcos leaders to back bills protecting mobile‑home parks; council members warned about state proposals expanding by‑right heights and said the city will prepare an opposition letter to SB 677 (described by the mayor as expanding SB 79).

Planning staff presented a draft short‑term rental ordinance that would prohibit whole‑home STRs in single‑ and two‑unit zones, create a coastal licensing area and require permits for many STR uses; commissioners provided preliminary direction on permit paths, caps, parking and enforcement and asked staff to return with a full ordinance in February 2026.

Assemblymember Patrick Aarons and Senator Dr. Ayesha Wahab updated the Sunnyvale City Council on the 2025–26 state budget, citing multi‑million dollar allocations for food banks, housing programs and local infrastructure, and highlighted new renter and consumer protections rolled into the budget.

The council extended an Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) originally adopted Aug. 11 for an additional 60 days to allow committee analysis of tenant-notice and demolition protections. The extension passed by a 13-aye roll call after public comment from developers raised concerns about construction delays and small-project exemptions.