San Jose wants to wrest control of its subsidized rent programs from the Santa Clara County Housing Authority.

After months of debate, San Jose leaders will decide whether to approve a temporary ban mobile home park conversions.

With the rental market heating up, more people are asking for the city’s help to mediate lease rate hikes. The City Council on Tuesday will decide whether to pay more for a program to mediate and arbitrate cases between landlords trying to keep up with the market and tenants getting priced out of their homes. Other items on the agenda include a code enforcement audit, a historical landmark designation for a fruit stand and a trash-reduction plan.