Manufactured Emergency - Housing

This Moratorium is a manufactured Emergency.

The issue is directly tied to the voter approved Measure  Y.  (November 6, 2018)  When it  states - when the Moratorium would retroactively  take effect.

Measure Y clearly provides Exemptions for Owner OCCUPIED two-plex/tri-plex.
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Any modification to this provision of Measure Y must go back to the voter- It cannot be done by a Manufactured Emergency where the Council takes this questionable action.

The Legal challenge must be done via a WRIT OF MANDAMUS.

The Court would decide the Validity of the Moratorium.

NOTE:  The abuse that as prompted this Manufactured Emergency is the Speculaturer not the Owner occupied Landlord  who this Moratorium is intented to penalize -by  Permanently removing the Exemption provided for in Measure Y.

The Council's actions are in conflict with the intent of the literal language of both Measures.

That's why there is a lawsuit on Measure AA and there could very well be a measure on the Moratorium of Councilmember Nikki Bas..  Please note Measure Y  :  THIS PROVISION WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CITY COUNCIL TO CREATE NEW EXEMPTIONS FROM THE ORDINANCE, MODIFY EXISTING EXEMPTIONS, OR CREATE NEW JUST CAUSE GROUNDS FOR EVICTIONS.
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This is exactly what the intent of the Moratorium is doing MODIFYING the language of Measure Y.