Oceanside’s current tenant protection ordinance is rather different from .

Dozens of members of the public spoke on the matter last Wednesday during a city council meeting.

A majority of the five-member council opposed an earlier version of the ordinance that would have established a legal defense fund for residents facing eviction.

They also rejected a proposal to cap rent increases at 5% a year. The state cap is 10% .

A council majority voted in favor of requiring landlords to notify tenants of their rights in writing along with their lease agreement.

“When a new renter takes on a new place, they would be notified of what their actual rights are under our local ordinance and the state ordinance in easy to read language. And it would be provided and kept with their lease,” said Deput

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