http://www.urbandisplacement.org/blog/rent-control-key-neighborhood-stabilization Post Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Author: Miriam Zuk, Ph.D. Who ever thought rent control would be making a comeback after over 30 years? Especially in California, a state that essentially ended the ability of jurisdictions to apply strict rent controls with the passage of the Costa Hawkins Act in 1995. But lo…
Led by the San Francisco Tenants Union, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in their final vote to reform owner move-in evictions (OMIs) to allow for enforcement by organizations such as the Tenants Union. Victims of fraud often are unable to enforce the law due to moving out of the area and lack…
The Tenants Union supports development if it provides inclusionary housing. Just building does not increase but actually decreases affordable housing. We oppose oppose Senate Bill 35 which was heard July 12, 2017 by the State Assembly.