The Housing Department Rent Stabilization Program in the City of San José: Has the Tracking of Tenant Protection Ordinance Eviction Notices Been Successful to Understand Rent and Eviction Trends from 2019 to 2020?

Author

Viviane Nguyen, San Jose State UniversityFollow

Publication Date

Summer 2020

Degree Type

Master's Project

Degree Name

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Department

Urban and Regional Planning

First Advisor

Frances Edwards

Keywords

The City of San José, Rent-Controlled Apartments, Tenant Protection Ordinance (TPO), The Housing Department Rent Stabilization Program (RSP), Just Cause Eviction Tracking, Eviction Trends

Abstract

This study is a two-part process evaluation of the RSP’s tracking of TPO (2017) just cause eviction filings. This study also intends to understand the RSP’s collected data when it is properly processed. This study’s research questions are as follows: Was the RSP’s process for tracking just cause evictions working to achieve the program’s goal in determining eviction outcomes? At what levels did landlords pursue just cause evictions for failure to pay rent? Is there a significant disparity between market-rate property managers’ eviction filings and rent-controlled apartment landlords’ eviction filings?

Recommended Citation

Nguyen, Viviane, "The Housing Department Rent Stabilization Program in the City of San José: Has the Tracking of Tenant Protection Ordinance Eviction Notices Been Successful to Understand Rent and Eviction Trends from 2019 to 2020?" (2020). Master's Projects. 957.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.72as-p8qz
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_projects/957