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Friend --
In October 2022, Nidia Soto, her
three children, and her elderly neighbors were all given a 60 day eviction notice to leave the
apartment they had called home for over 12 years. The notice claimed a substantial renovation
eviction - major plumbing repair, electrical work - possibly even tearing down the
building they were told. 20 days after moving out, the landlord rented Nidia’s apartment for
twice as much as what Nidia had paid - a 100% rent increase.
In just weeks, the Senate Appropriations Committee will
vote on SB 567 which will stop landlords like Nidia's from falsely
“renovicting” families for profit. Urge
key legislators to vote yes now!
For Nidia, finding an equivalently
affordable home to house her family was impossible - the cost for a 2 bedroom in California
has increased by 114% since she
was last looking in 2010. Nidia now pays three times more than what
her previous rent had been -
100% of her paycheck goes to rent with no money to pay
for food, medicine, transit, etc.
What happened to Nidia's family should happen to no one.
Take
action to win SB 567!
SB 567 protects renters
by:
- Strengthening enforcement of the statewide rent cap and just
cause for evictions, allowing private and public legal action and
damages;
- Helps
begin to close the loopholes in order to make it more difficult to
fraudulently use the “substantial renovation” or “owner move-in” for
unjust “no-fault” evictions.
Our strength in numbers has gotten
SB 567 through the Senate, let’s keep the momentum going by calling
and emailing the State Assembly! Take
one minute to urge your Assemblymember to vote yes on SB
567!
In solidarity,
Kelli Lloyd
ACCE Action
https://www.acceaction.org/
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