A tenant can have a tenant association representative present during the meetings with the landlord. Landlords must remain in attendance at meetings of the full tenant association until the end of the meeting (up
to two hours). Additional clarifying definitions have been added.
Buildings where the owner has obtained tax-exempt multifamily revenue bonds are not automatically exempt from the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance.
The local eviction moratorium was extended to cover rent payments that come due within 60 days after the Mayor's COVID-19 emergency proclamation ends, and to include units where the rent is controlled or regulated by the City. Since the Mayor's Proclamation of Local Emergency is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2023, these protections are extended through August 29, 2023 (60-days after June 30, 2023) but will not apply to rent payments that become due on or after August 30, 2023.
On May 2, 2023, the California Court of Appeal issued an unpublished decision affirming the lower court's ruling that invalidated subsections (c) and (i) of the Amended Buyout Ordinance.
A new law passed by the City and County of San Francisco requires all residential property owners to provide certain information to the Rent Board about their property each year. In addition, the law creates new licensing requirements for landlords.
After a public hearing on December 13, 2022, the Rent Board’s Rules and Regulations were amended by the Rent Board's Commission to add Section 2.21, titled “Parental Leave Policy”.
Ordinance No. 18-22, which became effective on March 14, 2022, requires landlords pursuing certain types of evictions to first provide the tenant a written 10-day warning letter and an opportunity to cure before serving a formal eviction notice.
The Board of Supervisors and Mayor of San Francisco recently passed legislation that amends the San Francisco Rent Ordinance regarding Ellis Act evictions. The legislation is effective on July 18, 2022.
