Tenant rights collective calls on Santa Fe City Council to boost protections for renters
The city of Santa Fe might be ready to create its own hotline for tenants facing eviction, but activists are asking them to do a lot more.
The Chainbreaker Collective said they hope city and state officials will take their recommendation to expand tenant protections — not just during the pandemic but beyond, making them permanent.
“When we look at who has been behind on rent nationwide, we’re seeing a lot of things that mirror what we’re seeing here in Santa Fe, and its data,” Cathy Garcia, an organizer with Chainbreaker, told the committee. “Disproportionately, we see vulnerable communities being impacted by eviction, by COVID infection, by loss of income, by loss of job status.”
The collective gave policy recommendations last week to the city’s Quality of Life Committee, the final presentation in a series about the organization’s findings from research on the COVID-era eviction crisis. Advocates crafted the proposals with help from other organizations, members of the City Council and city government staff.
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This story is the second in a series. Find yesterday’s story here.