Removal of Parking, Storage, Other Services Not Allowed with Legislation Approved by the Supervisors

Although illegal, landlords have been removing services from tenants that are part of their rental agreement. Some services such as parking are essential for tenants to live in their unit, so the removal of these services can become an illegal eviction. Legislation sponsored by San Francisco Supervisors Mandelman, Ronen, Preston, Melgar, Peskin and Chan would make the process harder for these services to be removed that the San Francisco Department of Building Inspections has been allowing:

• The ordinance was passed by the full Board on 10/26,with a final vote on 11/2 (all ordinances require two votes on the final version).
• We expect this legislation to pass as there are enough votes to override a Mayoral veto.
• After 11/2, the ordinance would come into effect 30 days after the Mayor signs or returns unsigned. She has 10 days to do so, so that would be about 12/12 for an effective date.

The current version of the ordinance and legislative digest are available here.

3. 210699 Planning, Administrative Codes – Accessory Dwelling Units

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to clarify the requirements for applications to construct Accessory Dwelling Units under the City’s local Accessory Dwelling Unit approval process; amending the Administrative Code to clarify that landlords may not remove certain tenant housing services without just cause and that issuance of a building permit does not constitute just cause; making findings as required by the Tenant Protection Act of 2019; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.