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…
Job Opening: Director of Operations and Activism The SFTU prides itself on being a volunteer-driven organization where community members come together to define and advocate for their shared interests as tenants. The Director of Operations and Activism will support the volunteer-led committee system to function effectively, maintain the operations of the organization, and act as…
CDC Eviction Moratorium Blocked by Supreme Court The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order that extended the federal eviction moratorium through October 3, 2021, but the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the order effective immediately. However, California still has an eviction ban for unpaid rent due to COVID through September 2021.
Rental Relief is Here – Apply Now! Emergency Rental Assistance Congress secured $46.5 billion to protect renters and landlords in the American Rescue Plan and last year’s year-end funding bill – including over $5 billion for California and over $182 million for San Francisco. If you are struggling to make rent due to the pandemic,…
Tenants Organize to Fight Landlord Harassment and Looming Evictions Elena Cruz is one of many tenants across California who have applied for and are anxiously awaiting rent relief, while bearing ongoing harassment and threats of eviction from her landlord. Her landlord has sent notes telling Cruz to pay the full debt now or get out,…