Oakland passes rent hike, eviction moratorium

[KamaAina]

http://www.ktvu.com/news/118042094-story

The city of Oakland took action Tuesday night to deal with the growing affordable housing crisis.

After a marathon city council meeting where hundreds of people lined up to speak, city leaders voted to pass a 90-day moratorium on rent increases above 1% and evictions without cause.

The housing affordability crisis is a major issue in Oakland where 60% of residents are tenants....

City leaders hope to use the 90-day waiting period to come up with a more comprehensive long term solution for the housing crisis.