SUBJECT: Second Reading and Final Adoption of an Ordinance Adding a New Chapter 8.53 of the Merced Municipal Code to Create a Repeat Housing Code Violators Program REPORT IN BRIEF Second reading and final adoption of an Ordinance adding a new Chapter 8.53 of the Merced Municipal Code to Create a Repeat Housing Code Violators Program to establish standards and procedures to penalize rental property owners who demonstrate a pattern of neglect, unresolved violations, or unsafe conditions for tenants to preserve rental housing supply within the City of Merced. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Ordinance 2591, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, Adding a New Chapter 8.53, “Repeat Housing Code Violators Program; to the Merced Municipal Code and,

Committee

City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority

Introduced

June 4, 2026

On agenda

June 15, 2026

Passed

June 15, 2026

Where it was heard

City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority Jun 15, 2026 approved Pass

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