Permitting Scofflaws Take Note
As proposed by Supervisor Ronen, individuals, agents and entities that have a history of circumventing and abusing the City’s permitting process – such as working without a permit; misrepresenting the…
Moratorium on Pandemic Related Evictions Extended Again
As we outlined in June: The temporary moratorium on the eviction of tenants in San Francisco for the non-payment of rent from April through July, if formally documented as being…
Industry Group Appeals Tenant Protection Ordinance Ruling
Having been denied by a San Francisco Superior Court Judge last week, the San Francisco Apartment Association, San Francisco Association of Realtors, Coalition for Better Housing, and Small Property Owners…
Moratorium on Pandemic Related Evictions Extended
As we outlined last month: The temporary moratorium on the eviction of tenants in San Francisco for the non-payment of rent from April through July, if formally documented as being…
Moratorium on Pandemic Related Evictions Made Permanent
The temporary moratorium on the eviction of tenants in San Francisco for the non-payment of rent from April through July, if formally documented as being due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Loophole In Bill To Close Prop 13 Loophole Removed
Designed to close a loophole in Proposition 13 which has allowed businesses to avoid property tax reassessments upon the purchase of a property, Tom Ammiano’s proposed Assembly Bill 2372 aims…
Bill To Freeze Ellis Act Evictions Rejected By Housing Committee
Senator Mark Leno’s proposed bill to curb speculative Ellis Act evictions in San Francisco has been rejected by the State Assembly’s Housing and Community Development Committee by a vote of…
Bill To Freeze Ellis Act Evictions In San Francisco Revived
Falling three votes short on Wednesday with only two days left to pass the bill to the State Assembly, Senator Mark Leno bill to curb speculative Ellis Act evictions in…
Bill To Freeze Speculative Evictions In SF Fails On Senate Floor
Mark Leno’s Senate Bill 1439 which seeks “to ensure that real estate speculators in San Francisco do not buy rent-controlled property and empty it of long-term tenants” failed to clear…
Bill To Freeze Ellis Act Evictions In SF Headed To Senate Floor
Seeking “to ensure that real estate speculators in San Francisco do not buy rent-controlled property and empty it of long-term tenants” and written to freeze Ellis Act evictions in San…