TAX ON VACANT APARTMENTS A report published last week by the Board of Supervisors Budget and Legislative Analyst showed that one of every ten residential units in San Francisco—more than 40,000 homes—is vacant. With more than 8,000 unhoused persons in the city, this means that there are more than four times more empty homes than…
DetailsVeritas Strikers Win Groundbreaking Concessions and Vote to End 5 Month Debt Strike SAN FRANCISCO — The Veritas Tenants Association (VTA) — the statewide tenant union for Veritas tenants throughout California — has issued the following statement to mark the end of their five-month debt strike to win a fair rent-relief agreement that minimizes reliance…
DetailsRent Increase Limitation If Not Covered Under SF/CA Rent Control Through April 16, 2022 For rental units not covered under the San Francisco Rent Ordinance nor California rent control including when the master tenant leaves (California Civil Code Section 1954.53(d)(2)), a rent increase is often allowed. However, the state of emergency in California limits the…
DetailsVeritas Investments Announces New Program to Forgive Uncovered Portions of Back-Rent Owed by Residential Tenants Veritas Investments — SF’s largest landlord, which owns and manages some 250 residential properties in the city — announced this week it will not require tenants to pay their overdue rent caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In what’s being described…
Details100% 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…
DetailsS.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…
DetailsVictory: $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,…
DetailsLandlords 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.
DetailsMarket-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…
DetailsRemoval 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.…
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