Ellis Act Legislation, And Rejection, Déjà Vu
For the third time, Senator Mark Leno’s proposed legislation to curb speculative Ellis Act evictions in San Francisco appears headed for defeat, as the Senate’s Housing Committee rejected Senate Bill…
Bill To Freeze Speculative Evictions In San Francisco, Take Three
Having fallen one vote short last year, and failed in 2007, Senator Mark Leno has once again introduced legislation to curb speculative Ellis Act evictions in San Francisco. Mirroring Leno’s…
Leno Abandons Bill To Curb Ellis Act Evictions In San Francisco
Senator Mark Leno has decided not to pursue his proposed bill to curb speculative Ellis Act evictions in San Francisco. Drafted “to ensure that real estate speculators in San Francisco…
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 Amended, Key Exception Added
As promised, the language of Senator Mark Leno’s bill to curb speculative Ellis Act evictions in San Francisco has been amended. And while the amendment might not be enough to get the bill…
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…
State Bill Targeting Speculative Evictions In SF Introduced, Again
As expected, Senator Mark Leno has introduced Senate Bill No. 1439, designed to prohibit speculators from buying tenant occupied buildings in San Francisco, evicting the tenants by way of the…