Some Relief For Renters In SF, Growing Pain(s) In The East Bay
While the average asking rent for a market-rate apartment in San Francisco has hit a record $3,400 a month, up 9.8 percent over the past year, the largest percentage increase…
Mayor Lee Signs San Francisco’s Airbnb Legislation Into Law
Mayor Ed Lee has signed San Francisco’s so-called “Airbnb ordinance” into law, officially legalizing but limiting short-term rentals in the city. As approved by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors by…
Supervisors Pass Law To Regulate Tenant Buyouts In San Francisco
The proposed law to regulate and restrict the buyouts of tenants from rent-controlled apartments in San Francisco has been passed by the Board of Supervisors in a vote of 7…
S.F. Will Appeal Judge’s Ruling Against Eviction Payments
City Attorney Dennis Herrera has announced that his office will appeal yesterday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer which struck down San Francisco’s recently adopted tenant relocation law, a…
Largest Development in the History of SF’s Inner Sunset Proposed
The owners of the 86-unit Kirkham Heights apartment complex at Fifth Avenue and Kirkham have filed a proposal to demolish the existing complex and redevelop the 6-acre site at the…
Law To Regulate Tenant Buyouts In SF: Seven Key Things To Know
With tenants in rent controlled apartments reporting offers of up to $80,000 to vacate, and unreported offers of even more, a proposed law which would require the public disclosure and…
Bay Area Rents Hit Record High, And Oakland Has Risen The Most
The average asking rent for an apartment in the Bay Area increased to a record $2,234 in the third quarter of 2014, up 3.5 percent over the past three months…
Packing ‘Em In At 100 Van Ness, Even More Apartments Proposed
The Emerald Fund is seeking permission to add another 18 apartments to the 399 under construction at 100 Van Ness Avenue, within the old AAA building which has been re-skinned.…
SF’s Airbnb Law Approved, Short-Term Rentals Legalized
Supervisor Chiu’s proposed ordinance to legalize, but limit, short-term rentals in San Francisco, a so-called “Airbnb law,” has been approved by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors by a vote of…
San Francisco’s Flawed Airbnb Law Ready For Board Vote
Supervisor Chiu’s proposed ordinance which would legalize, but theoretically limit, short-term rental activity in San Francisco could be adopted by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors this afternoon. And neither the…