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Tenant Protections Lunch & Learn
If you are interested in the rules for rental housing in Goleta and/or you missed the City’s Tenant Protections Lunch and Learn on November 5, 2026, here is a recording you can watch: https://tinyurl.com/4nruxp3k
The recording covers a presentation by staff on the City’s Tenant Protections Ordinance, recent amendments, followed by a Q&A session where attendees had their questions answered. The presentation includes.
✔️ Just Cause requirements for termination of tenancy
✔️ Noticing requirements
✔️ Relocation assistance
✔️ “Early Tenant Alert Notice” (optional)
✔️ Tenant anti-harassment
✔️ One-year leases
✔️ Right-of-First-Refusal to re-rent after a Substantial Remodel
The Tenant Protections Ordinance, in Chapter 8.19 of the Goleta Municipal Code, outlines requirements for rental units in the City, including mandatory lease offers, possible reasons for eviction, required noticing and relocation payments, and anti-harassment provisions.
To learn more about Goleta’s Tenant Protections, and to read the full ordinance, please visit https://www.cityofgoleta.org/TenantProtections