The Rent Board Commissioners (appointed by the Mayor) attempted to change legislation effective November 9, 2015 from what was understood by tenant advocates and the Rent Board staff to be the intent of the law. The Commissioners attempted to change the provision for allowing additional roommates number to be effective only for new tenancies. The…
San Francisco is not building enough affordable housing to replace rent-controlled units which is why Supervisor Candidate Aaron Peskin wants to expand rent control.
Prop I, on the November 2015 ballot, puts a 18-month pause on luxury development in the Mission District. If passed, Prop I will require public engagement for a plan including 50 percent affordable housing in the district. For more information on why to vote yes, click here.
Aaron Peskin, who is running for San Francisco Supervisor District 3, is not part of the frightening power machine that Ron Conway of Airbnb is using to further enrich himself and his cronies. Prop F will help reduce the removal of housing (15% according to the study by the City of San Francisco) for tourist…
Some landlords are ethical and don’t find it a hardship to be an ethical landlord. Here’s a letter to San Francisco Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, and Kim on the Land Use Committee from an ethical landlord.
The San Francisco Supervisors passed new tenant eviction protections which now await the Mayor’s decision. In a battle for election, Christensen is pressured into voting for tenants.
The San Francisco City Attorney is suing Anna Kihagi (who varies the spelling of her name) for a pattern of unlawful business practices that include waging “a war of harassment, intimidation, and retaliation” against tenants in order to force them from their rent-controlled homes.
The Board of Supervisors vote on the Eviction Protections 2.0 on September 22, 2015. The legislation was divided into two parts. One part of the legislation includes everything including the rights of tenants regarding roommates (supported by Supervisor Kim and Cohen, objected by Supervisor Wiener). However, the second part of the legislation contains everything else…
The new (September 2015) 17th Edition of the San Francisco Tenants Union Tenants Rights handbooks are in! Get the latest updates on your rights.