July Rent Nonpayment Due to COVID-19

July Rent Nonpayment Due to COVID-19 6/26/20: Mayor’s Order for Nonpayment of Rent and Evictions On June 26, 2020, the Mayor extended the order prohibiting evictions for nonpayment if the tenant was unable to pay due to financial impacts of COVID-19 between March 13, 2020 and July 31, 2020 until six months after the order…

A Vision for Black Lives

A Vision for Black Lives The San Francisco Tenants Union supports the goals and objectives of the movement for black lives. See the demands here: https://m4bl.org/policy-platforms We value human lives over property rights, and therefore believe that our role as a society is to focus on addressing these demands.

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…

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…