100% Low-Income Housing to Be Built in SF Up to 300 100% low-income units will be built at 1979 Mission Street near 16th St in San Francisco starting as early as next year. The “Monster in the Mission” with mostly market-rate housing that had been originally proposed by developer Maximus Real Estate had been opposed…
S.F. tenants made millions after suing landlords over bogus owner move-in evictions https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/S-F-tenants-sued-landlords-over-bogus-owner-16705393.php J.K. Dineen Dec. 16, 2021 Four years after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a bill meant to crack down on bogus owner move-in evictions, the legislation is paying off in a big way — at least for a few fortunate…
Victory: $64 million Budget for Affordable Housing! After our campaign as part of the San Francisco Anti-Displacement Coalition to have another San Francisco Supervisor support the vote to override Mayor Breed’s likely veto for affordable housing, we won! We want to thank especially Supervisor Preston for his advocacy as well as Supervisors Walton, Peskin, Chan,…
Landlords Deferred Costs During Pandemic An analysis shows that landlords were able to defer costs during Covid-19 to remain in a good financial position, at least in the short term.
Market-Driven Policies Don’t Keep Workers in SF Union workers need more affordable housing, new study shows Collaboration between labor and housing activists shows that current market-driven policies won’t keep workforce in town. The report concludes that the city needs more non-market housing to create new units that will affordable to its workforce. Workers surveyed include…
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.…
Luxury Project Blocked by Progressive Supes The progressive San Francisco Supervisors blocked a huge luxury housing project in SOMA. The more conservative Supervisors Safai and Stefani were joined by Supervisor Haney who is running for California District 17 Assembly with the support of the building trade and at least some YIMBYs. The debate shows city…
Sued for Pandemic Rent Debt? Here’s What You Need to Know Information from our allies Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco: If your landlord has filed a suit in small claims court to recover rent debt from 3/2020 through 10/2021, check out this Public Press article with tips from Eviction Defense Collaborative and other tenant…
“No-Fault” Eviction Ban (Except Ellis Act) Through 2021 For evictions other than non-payment of rent, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed Ord. No. 210963, which was an extension of previous legislation, that prohibits the eviction of residential tenants through 2021, unless the eviction is based on the non-payment of rent (in which case the nonpayment…
Stay Housed by Facing Down the Eviction Wave https://www.sfpublicpress.org/how-sf-renters-can-face-down-the-eviction-wave-and-stay-housed ‘Pay or quit’ notice To begin the eviction process for rent due during the pandemic, a landlord must send a tenant a “pay or quit” notice, giving them at least three days to pay what is owed — or move out. When a tenant gets the…