https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7998017&GUID=5CCEE75F-33B7-44F6-A7C9-77DAF02DEE44Legistar15https://cityofmerced.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7998017&GUID=5CCEE75F-33B7-44F6-A7C9-77DAF02DEE445CCEE75F-33B7-44F6-A7C9-77DAF02DEE44-2026-04-30-16-20-17Title: SUBJECT: The First Reading 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 This Ordinance proposes 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: A. Introducing and approving the first reading of Ordinance 2591, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, Adding Chapter 8.53 of the Merced Municipal Code to create a Repeat Housing Code Violators Program; and, B. Setting the Ordinance for a second reading and adoption.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:20:17 GMT