Antioch leaders urge ordinance to protect local renters from eviction and harassment

Two members of the Antioch City Council this week urged Mayor Lamar Thorpe to include a proposed tenant anti-harassment ordinance and an ordinance requiring just cause for evictions on an upcoming council meeting agenda.

Vice Mayor Monica Wilson and council member Tamisha Torres-Walker said the ordinances are necessary to protect low-income renters and historically marginalized communities who are susceptible to harassment, retaliation and evictions during the ongoing pandemic.