In an effort to assist renters with limited means affected by the COVID-19 crisis, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has provided $100 million in CARES Act funds to create a COVID-19 Rent...
Letter from Co-Chairs Denny Zane and Mike Soloff SMRR members, Election season is upon us and soon we will all go to the polls or mail in our ballots to vote for national, state...
Affordable Housing / Co-Chairs Letters / Housing Commission / Rent Control / Renters' Rights
by admin-smrr · Published August 8, 2020
By Mike Soloff, SMRR Co-Chair Many talk about the affordable housing crisis. SMRR acts to help our neediest neighbors. In 2015 SMRR leaders first imagined the City creating an innovative and highly cost- effective...
By Ed Hunsaker, SMRR Hotline Volunteer The SMRR Hotline is not an election campaign. There is no election nightvictory. No one assumes office and elected power by answering a tenant’s phone call. The Hotline...
Affordable Housing / Rent Control / Rent Control Board / Renters' Rights
by admin-smrr · Published August 8, 2020
by Naomi Sultan, Rent Control Board Vice Chair Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Santa Monica City Council enacted a temporary moratorium on evictions, which is currently in effect through September 30, 2020*. The...
Affordable Housing / City Planning / Environment / Renters' Rights
by admin-smrr · Published May 21, 2020
Affordable Housing / Arts and Culture / City Council / City Planning / City Services / Non-Profit Agencies / Co-Chairs Letters / Education / Environment / Mobility and Transportation / Open Space, Parks, Recreation / Renters' Rights
by admin-smrr · Published May 5, 2020 · Last modified May 21, 2020
Important Information for Santa Monica Residents and Santa Monica Workers Regarding New Opportunities to Apply for Affordable Housing and for Rent Subsidy Programs Beginning on May 1st, at 8:00 a.m., the City will accept...
On April 7th, SMRR convened a panel of experts who spoke for 90 minutes about the changes in law affecting Santa Monica renters during the COVID-19 crisis. You can view the entire Webinar by...
The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office has updated its guidance for renters in Santa Monica during the coronavirus (COVID-19) state of emergency. The City Attorney’s YouTube video providing that updated guidance is available at...