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What is the Commotion?

Landlords are afraid. Tenants are afraid. The creatures of folklore are confused.

THINK BEFORE YOU SIGN THE REPEAL PETITION   

 

  Whatever path we take from here, the worst of any path would heavily favor one group over the other. Repeal does exactly that. Placing your signature on the petition now being circulated by a "housing provider" faction group will be one step closer to completely ignoring tenants in favor of the wishes of the landlords. Read why on the PDFs below. Other property owners and the creatures of folklore are left confused. 


We ought to be able to change specific phrases in the 2022 ordinances and be considerate of all stakeholders, without sending Fairfax back to the days of robber barons. The Town has already proposed a workshop as a step toward recrafting the ordinances as fair to landlords, tenants, property owners and creatures of folklore. In effect, the workshop step, and any steps to follow, are the appeal process at the behest of the landlord group and its resident sympathizers, without special interest influencers from outside Fairfax.


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Resources We Are Using

Updated May 11, 2023 - Please check back often
Chula Vista - A Model for a Workshop Appeal ProcessFairfax Speaker Event 2023 - Details of 2022 OrdinancesMarch 2, 2022 Town Council Presentation Item 5 @ 1:39:15December 7, 2022 Town Council willing to modify @ 5:04:52November 2, 2022 Town Council Item 15 Introduction @ 1:38:44November 2, 2022 Town Council Item 15 Adoption @ 3:42:04

What is the Solution?

Move beyond fear & confusion. Stop misinformation & the hypothetical. Demand facts & actual evidence


THINK BEFORE YOU SIGN THE REPEAL PETITION - THERE IS NO HURRY

  

  REMEMBER: The "housing providers" faction group has already been pitching that the only way to “fix” what voters might fear about the rental protection ordinances is to repeal them. They will point out the worst of the current ordinance without offering specific solutions to these same "worst" conditions. The specific solutions are exactly what the town would address as a top priority during the workshop appeal process. 


By the time a ballot measure goes to a vote, the ordinances will not look the same as they do now – that is if we work as a community to refine them. 


BUT, a ballot measure would still repeal any improved ordinances irrespective of their content and a ballot measure will invite big money influencers from outside of Fairfax to attempt to conform Fairfax to the will of outside robber barons.


THINK BEFORE YOU SIGN THE REPEAL PETITION - THERE IS NO HURRY

4 questions to ask about promoting exempt income property

Quality of Investment in Income Property

Superior quality is desirable. Desirability drives value. The absence of quality results in a substandard investment. Some smaller rental property types such as ADUs are exempt from the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019. Neither owners nor tenants can enjoy the benefits of a highest quality neighborhood if a community relies heavily on exempted dwelling units to satisfy its housing needs. An investment in any – every - home in such a community will suffer should that community throw quality into the wind for whatever reason. Think of "tenant protections" or "rental protections" as though they were a form, an endorsement, of a virtual insurance policy.

Question 1

If there are two rental dwellings identical in every other way except, one has tenant protection for its occupant and one does not. Which dwelling is substandard?

a. The dwelling with occupant protection

b. The dwelling without occupant protection

Question 2

If a community relies on dwellings exempt from tenant protections to meet its housing needs, is the community policy encouraging substandard neighborhoods?

a. Yes, the community’s policy does encourage substandard housing.

b. No, the community’s policy does not encourage substandard housing.

Question 3

Which community would have higher quality?
a. A community with substandard housing.
b. A community without substandard housing.

Question 4

Which income property would be a better investment?

a. An investment in a community with higher quality.

b. An investment in a community which has subpar quality.

2023 Ballot Initiative Measure Title and Summary Requirement

The "Keep Fairfax Fair Act" title was deemed inappropriate.

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Previous Fairfax For-Cause Ordinance 2019

This ordinance would also be repealed by the ballot initiative.

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Fairfax Mediation Ordinance 2019

This is the only ordinance to be restored if the ballot initiative passed. Note a retaliatory eviction can still take place initiated by a landlord if this ordinance is not paired with a for-cause ordinance.

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Never Take Yourself Too Seriously

The Committee to Preserve Fairfax

We are the trolls of Fairfax. Because we are trolls, we live under bridges.


We trolls, 8, are willing to come out. There are more trolls, but those trolls are shy trolls and they always hide.

Meet the Committee

I am the Canyon Bridge Troll

I am the Canyon Bridge Troll

I am the Canyon Bridge Troll

I'm very comfortable being a troll.

I am the Marin Bridge Troll

I am the Canyon Bridge Troll

I am the Canyon Bridge Troll

I keep watch over all the trolls downstream.

I am the Spruce Bridge Troll

I am the Canyon Bridge Troll

I am the Spruce Bridge Troll

I am fond of trees.

I am the Creek Bridge Troll

I am the Canyon Bridge Troll

I am the Spruce Bridge Troll

It's pretty scary when I'm not under my bridge.

I am the Meadow Way Bridge Troll

I am the Troll formerly known as the Merwin Bridge Troll

I am the Troll formerly known as the Merwin Bridge Troll

I think the pink troll has a thing for me.

I am the Troll formerly known as the Merwin Bridge Troll

I am the Troll formerly known as the Merwin Bridge Troll

I am the Troll formerly known as the Merwin Bridge Troll

I'm out wreaking havoc in town.

I am the Pastori Bridge Troll

I am the Troll formerly known as the Merwin Bridge Troll

I am the Pastori Bridge Troll

But everyone calls me Pink.

I am the Bolinas Road Troll

I am the Troll formerly known as the Merwin Bridge Troll

I am the Pastori Bridge Troll

Hey some trolls live in tunnels, too.

We trolls are always on the lookout for housing opportunities, can we move in next door?

Trolls are not licensed by the State of California or the DRE.

Always use a licensed agent for all your house hunting needs. Never a troll.

FINANCIAL

This is a free public service announcement of TP (troll parodies).

The Committee was funded by loose change found near bridges. And $20 from a piggy bank.

We have never known a Leprechaun in our community to accept a donation.

Trolls have yet to find any crocks of gold beyond any rainbows.


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