In a special meeting Tuesday morning, the Mountain View City Council will consider immediately adopting just-cause eviction protections to prevent tenants from being ousted before Measure V takes effect. The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the council chambers.

These proposed rules would essentially forbid landlords from evicting tenants except under specific conditions, such as failure to pay rent or criminal activity. Just-cause rules have long been sought by tenant advocates, but council members have previously expressed concerns that the protections would cause landlords to become excessively picky in accepting new tenants.

With Measure V winning a solid majority in the Nov. 8 election, just-cause rules are set to become law next month after the election results are certified. But a new concern popped up in recent weeks as tenant advocates received reports that landlords were evicting households as a way to bring apartment units up to the market price before rent control protections kicked in. The city's independent mediation service, Project Sentinel, reported learning of 14 such evictions in Mountain View.

As an urgency ordinance, the just-cause protections will need at least five votes to be approved.

The meeting's agenda can be viewed at mountainview.gov.