Burbank collecting public input on potential residential rent cap

The city of Burbank is hosting a series of community meetings to gather input from residents on a potential rent cap on residential rental housing units in the city.

For the past year and a half, the Burbank City Council enacted tenant protections that affect tenants and landlords, and council members are considering a rent cap and seek input from residents.

Five meetings, three in-person and two virtual, are planned with interpretation services in Armenian or Spanish. RSVPs are encouraged, but not required. To register, visit BurbankRentCapStudy.com.

The meetings are scheduled for:

• In-person
• Saturday, Sept. 7, 9 a.m. at the Joslyn Adult Center;
• Thursday, Sept. 12, 6 p.m. at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport; and
• Wednesday, Sept. 25, 6 p.m. at The Hotel Burbank.

• Virtual

• Monday, Sept. 9, noon; and
• Tuesday, Sept. 17, 6 p.m.

Each meeting will provide the same information in order to offer a variety of scheduling options for attendees.

Information provided at these meetings and on the website includes:

• Existing state-level tenant protection under the California Tenant Protection Act, known as AB 1482;
• Tenant protections established in the last 18 months;
• Ideas for a local rent cap;
• Enforcement and administration procedures of a future rent cap .

Residents who don’t attend a meeting will have the opportunity to give feedback via an online form, which will be accessible on BurbankRentCapStudy.com no later than Aug. 22, officials said.