At its meeting last night, May 8, 2018, the Santa Monica City Council approved an ordinance to enhance tenant protections for students and educators facing no-fault evictions during the school year.

The defense would be available in the event of a no-fault eviction when:

·         A child under the age of 18 or any educator resides in the unit,

·         the child or educator is a tenant in the unit or has a custodial or family relationship with a tenant in the unit,

·         the tenant has resided in the unit for 12 months or more, and

·         the effective date of the notice of termination of tenancy falls during the school year.

Read More: https://www.santamonica.gov/press/2018/05/09/santa-monica-city-council-approves-ordinance-to-enhance-tenant-protections-for-educators-and-students-facing-no-fault-evictions

AND

SMDP, May 14, pg. 5: http://backissues.smdp.com/051418.pdf