Buena Park city councilors voted 4–1 on June 6—with opposition from Councilwoman Joyce Ahn, who wanted to postpone the discussion—to adopt an ordinance requiring landlords to obtain a building permit from the city before evicting renters when they want to renovate or demolish their rental units.
According to City Attorney Chris Cardinale, who introduced the discussion, the ordinance attempts to stop landlords who abuse their right to evict a tenant for the purpose of demolition or substantially remodeling their rental units and then don’t.
