Have you been evicted in Sacramento? We want to hear your story
Sacramento’s new rent-control ordinance is in effect.
The ordinance, approved just three weeks ago by the City Council, applies to people who live in multi-unit housing built prior to Feb. 1, 1995. It caps the amount that landlords can increase rent each year at 6 percent plus inflation, prohibits landlords from evicting tenants without a reason, and creates a process where tenants can report landlords who violate the act.
The Sacramento Bee, for its Tipping Point series, is writing about rents, homelessness, and eviction. The city’s homeless population is rapidly rising. So are housing costs, and the stock of affordable and low-income units are low. Many homeless men and women have told Bee reporters that an eviction caused their homelessness.
If you’ve been evicted or threatened with eviction in the Sacramento region, we want to hear your story. Our journalism is better, more nuanced and accurate when we hear from people in the community.
Please fill out the survey below. A reporter for The Bee will contact you before publication if we want to use your story.
This story was originally published September 10, 2019 at 5:00 AM.
