Policy: Tenant Protections
Displacement is an urgent and critical issue in Marin County. The combination of our lack of tenant protections and very high housing prices has made Marin a target for institutional investors. In recent years, institutional investors have purchased a number of multi-family properties, updated the properties and hiked rents. In addition to rent control and eviction protections, code enforcement is another tool to encourage for tenant protections. With each purchase, members of our workforce are being forced to leave the County and commute into work. In addition to the huge disruption these forced moves cause, these former residents add, on average, 32 miles to their commutes, increasing traffic and emissions. In summer 2024, evictions in Marin County are up 79% from 2023. View MarinRentControl for more information. MEHC recommends Evicted – Property and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond as a good resource.
In 2025, the Rooted in Marin report was published. The results are clear: Marin County, cities, and towns must do more to fight homelessness. The report highlights the causes of displacement, and gives anti-displacement policy and program suggestions. There will be several Rooted in Marin presentations to various cities and towns across the county in Spring and Summer 2025. You can find these meetings on our MEHC Calendar on the home page.
Tenant Protections: Posts
Election results and Friendraiser recap
THE ELECTION RESULTS MAKE FIXING OUR HOUSING CRISIS MORE DIFFICULT, BUT THAT WON’T STOP US. A word from Jenny Silva, MEHC’s Board Chair I, like many of my friends and family, am grappling with the implications of the election. The impact is extremely broad, but today, I’ll focus on the election’s impact on housing. This was a…
Tenant Protection Measures in Marin
Marin’s housing shortage continues to inflict severe hardships on families and local workers struggling to maintain their access to schools, jobs, and other important resources. Behind statistics describing the long-standing housing crisis for Bay Area renters are their stories about painful damage inflicted by our regional shortage of affordable housing: Despite some signs the rental market…
Updated Tenant Protections List
As more jurisdictions implement and update their tenant protections, this list will reflect those changes. MEHC supports tenant protections. Unincorporated Marin (Just Cause) San Rafael (Just Cause) Fairfax (Rent Stabilization and Just Cause) State Renter Protections (Rent Stabilization and Just Cause) Larkspur (Rent Stabilization and Just Cause)
Policy News
- Marin IJ: Trump administration plans to cut Section 8 voucher funding, which over 2,000 Marin residents rely on for housing
May 17, 2025California, Homelessness, Housing News, Media, Policy, Tenant Protections - Marin IJ: The largest nationwide rental assistance program might lose funding
April 21, 2025California, Housing News, Media, Policy, Tenant Protections - Point Reyes Light: Residents of Martinelli ranch still have nowhere to go
April 16, 2025Marin County Unincorporated, Housing News, Media, Policy, Tenant Protections, West Marin - SF Chronicle: Workers are getting pushed out of Marin due to lack of affordable housing
April 6, 2025Housing News, Media, MEHC Quoted, Policy, Tenant Protections, West Marin - Marin IJ: Big housing win! Marin Board of Supervisors approve emergency shelter ordinances
March 11, 2025Marin County Unincorporated, Housing News, Media, Policy, Tenant Protections, West Marin - Point Reyes Light: West Marin ranch residents continue to speak out against unjust housing crisis
February 5, 2025Marin County Unincorporated, Housing News, Media, Policy, Tenant Protections, West Marin
