Fair Rents, Fair Bills: Understanding Rent & Utility Regulations

JOIN US VIRTUALLY ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH 12PM

Join us for a learning session about San José’s Rent Stabilization Program and possible updates to the city’s rules on how utilities are billed in rental housing (known as Ratio Utility Billing Services, or RUBS).

We’ll break down:

  • What rent stabilization means
  • How RUBS works
  • And what these proposed changes could mean for renters and housing providers

You’ll also learn how to share your feedback and get involved as the city considers these updates and how it can impact you.

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Nevada Merriman, Vice Chair

Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, MidPen Housing

Board Member Nevada Merriman

Nevada V. Merriman serves as MidPen’s Vice President of Policy and Advocacy. Over the last 15 years, she’s held many positions in the Real Estate Development team, including project manager. Most recently, she was the Director of Housing Development for the Peninsula and Silicon Valley. She has contributed to developing over 3,000 homes in Alameda, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties. She is passionate about building acceptance for including unhoused community members, and extremely low-income families and individuals in the vision for our Region’s future. She looks for ways to partner with local governments and build coalition with nearly every affordable housing advocacy organization in the Bay Area.

Ms. Merriman is an Advisory Board Member of the County of San Mateo’s Home for All effort. She also is on the technical committee for All Home, an advocacy and policy organization that advances regional solutions that will disrupt the cycle of poverty and homelessness. And recently, she was appointed to the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority’s Advisory Committee. In her free time, she serves as a Housing Commissioner for the City of Menlo Park