Making decorations in your rental unit can make a temporary living situation feel like home. However, many Isla Vista tenants find that these decorations cost “Alterations to your Housing Unit”
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What to do if ICE appears at your home
The 4th amendment famously protects Americans from unreasonable searches and seizures, meaning that ICE cannot enter your home without a valid judicial warrant or your “What to do if ICE appears at your home”
Know Your Rights – Landlord’s Right to Entry
Living in Isla Vista as a first time tenant is hard. You may not be aware of when and how your landlord may enter your “Know Your Rights – Landlord’s Right to Entry”
Isla Vista Water Quality Testing Project: A Collaboration Between IVTU and EWB
During the Spring and Summer quarters of 2025, the Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU) partnered with Engineers Without Borders (EWB) at UC Santa Barbara to “Isla Vista Water Quality Testing Project: A Collaboration Between IVTU and EWB”
Article XVIII – ISLA VISTA RENTAL HOUSING INSPECTION PILOT PROGRAM
As stated in Article XVIII, the purpose of this program is to act as a proactive rental housing inspection service in Isla Vista that will “Article XVIII – ISLA VISTA RENTAL HOUSING INSPECTION PILOT PROGRAM”
CHAPTER 44 ARTICLE V.: MANDATORY RIGHT OF FIRSTREFUSAL AND MANDATORY OFFER OF RESIDENTIALLEASE
This article excludes: Sec. 44-27 — Mandatory right of first refusal: What it means for tenants Sec. 44-28 — Mandatory offer of residential lease: What “CHAPTER 44 ARTICLE V.: MANDATORY RIGHT OF FIRSTREFUSAL AND MANDATORY OFFER OF RESIDENTIALLEASE”
JUST CAUSE FOR RESIDENTIAL EVICTIONS
What it says: This article of Santa Barbara code serves to strengthen tenant protections in the county byensuring that landlords cannot evict tenants without a “JUST CAUSE FOR RESIDENTIAL EVICTIONS”
HOSTING & PUBLIC NUISANCES: IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
What it says: Chapter 36 of the Santa Barbara County Code of Ordinances, specifically Sections 36-6through 36-8, defines when a social gathering or party in “HOSTING & PUBLIC NUISANCES: IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW”
Revisions to Isla Vista Bluff Policy – August 2024
What it says: The Isla Vista Bluff Policy, updated in August 2024, is designed to address the risks associated with coastal erosion in Isla Vista. “Revisions to Isla Vista Bluff Policy – August 2024”
County Supervisors Approve Isla Vista Projects with $3.7M from UCSB Housing Settlement
What it says: In March of 2024, Santa Barbara County and the City of Goleta reached a settlement with UC Santa Barbara over inadequate, securing “County Supervisors Approve Isla Vista Projects with $3.7M from UCSB Housing Settlement”