Alternative Housing Due to COVID-19
Alternative Housing Due to COVID-19 The Alternative Housing Program provides emergency, temporary housing and shelter for individuals directly affected by the coronavirus, or at high risk of adverse impacts.
5/19/20: FAQs for Health Order Update
5/19/20: FAQs for Health Order Update p. 10 Can common recreational spaces in apartment buildings (like gyms and roof decks) stay open?For apartment dwellers, the Order’s shelter-in-place requirements for the “household or living unit” means their own apartment unit, not the building or complex as a whole. Indoor common recreational spaces shared with others in…
No Late Fees on Rent Payment Delay Allowed Due to COVID-19
No Late Fees on Rent Payment Delay Allowed Due to COVID-19 The Mayor’s Order on April 30, 2020 (twelfth supplement) includes no late fees allowed for rent delayed because of COVID-19 financial impact and due between March 13, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Some subsidized housing are exempt from this order.
Story Collection About Landlord Responses to COVID-19
Story Collection About Landlord Responses to COVID-19 As part of our work to document tenant experiences and stories around gentrification, displacement and resistance, the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project is documenting tenant-landlord communication during this time. We hope to show the global and local impacts of COVID-19 that are unequally impacting tenants. Please submit your communications with…
Virtual Counseling
Virtual Counseling Although our in-person clinic is closed due to COVID-19, counseling by phone and email is available. Our donations and memberships are greatly reduced in virtual counseling so we are very grateful for the support of the San Francisco Foundation. With more than $1.5 billion in assets, the San Francisco Foundation is one of…
4/30/20 Mayor’s Order for Nonpayment of Rent and Evictions
4/30/20 Mayor’s Order for Nonpayment of Rent and Evictions On April 30, the Mayor issued a new order (twelfth supplement) relating to eviction protections for most residential properties (some subsidized housing exempt). It substantially replaces and revises the old protections. Importantly, the new order eliminates the requirement that the tenant provide notice to the landlord…
4/29/20: FAQs for Updated Health Order
4/29/20: FAQs for Updated Health Order The San Francisco Health Officer has updated the FAQ for COVID-19: P. 1 Commercial as well as residential real estate transactions are allowed to fully resume, but with continued restrictions on in-person viewings and appointments. [See p. 25] P. 2 All business facilities operating in the County, including businesses…