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She Came In Through The School Year Window – OMI Timing Constraints – Act Now!
April 8th, 2024
Contributor: Mark B. Chernev
The San Francisco Rent Ordinance allows certain owners the ability to recover tenant-occupied rental units for personal use, thereby terminating the tenancy of all occupants. However, there are significant limitations on how and when an owner can per…
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Categories: Landlord/Tenant Issues
Concord Rent and Eviction Control: Measures with Potential Ripple Effects
March 14th, 2024
Last month, the Concord City Council passed its “Residential Tenant Protection Program” a highly debated rent control and “just cause” eviction ordinance that allows for greater renter protections. The effects of the ordinance will be felt by…
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Categories: Landlord/Tenant Issues
"Justice for Renters Act" Seeks to Repeal Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act
February 19th, 2024
Michael Weinstein, through his AIDS Healthcare Foundation, is leading the “Justice for Renters Act,” the most recent attempt to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Costa-Hawkins is a state law that places strict limits on a city’s abil…
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AB 1620 (2023) Opens the Door for Local Governments To Compel the Rental of “Accessible Floor” Units
January 12th, 2024
Contributor: Justin A. Goodman
An amendment to the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act will make significant changes to the reasonable accommodation, interactive process with respect to a tenant with a permanent physical disability who seeks to move into an equal or smaller unit. Cos…
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Time to Increase the Rent for Your San Francisco Rental? Dos and Don’ts.
August 31st, 2023
Some landlords have patiently waited for the post era of the COVID-19 pandemic to increase their tenants’ rent. While these landlords are eager to proceed with rent increases, it is . . .
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Is My Single-Family Home or Condo in San Francisco Exempt From Rent Control?
July 8th, 2023
Contributor: Justin A. Goodman
The short answer is: Maybe. Whether San Francisco single-family homes or condos are exempt from rent control is a highly nuanced area of California law. To explain the current state of the law, it makes the most sense to start at the beginning. Prior…
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The Slow End of the Eviction Moratoria in Alameda County: Now What?
May 29th, 2023
Contributor: Scott A. Freedman
After several extensions and several years, the eviction moratoria in Alameda County has now ended. The City of Oakland will phase its own moratoria out over the course of the next few months. The City of Berkeley will also phase out over the next se…
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San Francisco Rent Increase Licenses – Don’t Forget to Report!
January 23rd, 2023
Contributor: Lisa K. Padilla
Recently operative San Francisco Rent Ordinance section 37.15 requires owners to report certain information about their units to the Rent Board in order to obtain a license to impose annual and/or banked rent increases. This requirement applies to in…
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2710 Sutter Ventures, LLC v. Millis: Tough Fall for the Ellis Act
November 29th, 2022
Contributor: Justin A. Goodman
The Ellis Act is often described as allowing property owners in rent-controlled jurisdictions to “go out of business.” It allows landlords the right to exit the residential rental market. In that respect, it commands public entities not to compel…
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How Does the Recent Amendment to the Ellis Act Affect Property Owners’ Re-Rental Rights in San Francisco?
October 17th, 2022
Contributor: Gael Bizel-Bizellot
On July 18, 2022, Section 37.9A of the San Francisco Administrative Code was amended to impose more restrictions on owners’ re-rental rights to a withdrawn unit. Background The Ellis Act (codified in Section 7060, et seq. of the California Governme…
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