Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance

Faith in Action leader said tenants deserve basic protection from landlord harassment, mold and rats, and criticized having comment time cut in half.

Faith in Action leader urged the council to hear the community and pass the law, objecting to cut comment time.

Former Redwood City vice mayor, representing California Working Families Party, said low-income and immigrant tenants face exploitation and demanded leaders act.

Faith in Action leader (speaking through an interpreter) said homes are the foundation of mental and physical health and urged passage of the law.

Described living with rats, insects and humidity while her autistic son's lung problems worsened; the landlord never fixed anything.

Said she is being evicted without stated cause after 16 years in Daly City, with unrepaired housing problems, and urged urgent passage.

Single mother of three said her broken shower faucet went unfixed for years, raising her water bill; she fears asking again will raise her rent.

Former Jefferson Union school board member described living in squalid conditions with three children and paying $3,000 a month, saying tenants are afraid to complain.

20-year resident said her comment time was cut in half in March and urged the council to pass the law to protect vulnerable tenants from mold, pests and brown water.

Jefferson High student said families are ashamed and scared to ask landlords for repairs and fix problems themselves instead.

Westlake resident since 2017 said rent rose from $2,600 to $3,300, she pays $50 late fees, has mold, and gets no response to her complaint.

Said her family faces utility overcharging, no laundry access, restricted electricity, illness-related school absences, and an illegal eviction notice after she spoke out.

Said the community has come to council at least three times without progress and keeps getting barriers; 'we'll keep coming back.'

Party for Socialism and Liberation member said tenant harassment is a human rights violation and called for a movement if politicians won't act.

Westlake crossing guard and grandmother said she has black mold — her mother had lung failure — and is being threatened with loss of housing despite paying rent.

Argued harassment is a systemic landlord tool to clear units for market rates, not a few bad apples, and urged common-sense protections.

Faith in Action leader called the earlier comment-time cut unfair and asked the council to pass the law.

Faith in Action leader of seven years, herself formerly evicted with small children, said the community has done extensive investigation and asked the council to pass the law.

30-year city employee now renting said the problems affect everyone, including her, after her building changed ownership.

11-year resident, speaking in Tagalog through an interpreter, asked the council to pass the law now, not tomorrow, to protect the next generation.

7-year resident said her landlord entered her unit without hesitation at odd hours and verbally abused her; Faith in Action helped her resolve it.

Teacher and union leader questioned why comment time was cut, criticized the stakeholder group as unrepresentative of renters, and accused the council of standing with billionaire landlords including Westlake's owner.

Jefferson High student said mold in her Westlake unit caused allergic reactions and respiratory issues for her family; they moved to South San Francisco to escape it.

Lifelong resident said the March comment cut made Faith in Action feel silenced, and warned their voices will only get louder without the law.