Local Rental Assistance Program Open

Local Rental Assistance Program Open https://sf.gov/renthelp Apply to get help with your rent. Starting May 28, 2021, apply to get up to 3 months’ back and forward rent for a total of 6 months. Cost is free. You can apply online or get help with your application for free through a community partner organization. Rent…

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Ellis Act Reform

Ellis Act Reform For information on the reform of the Ellis Act, Assembly Bill 854 (Assemblyman Lee), which has been used to evict long-term senior and disabled tenants to re-rent at higher rents, refer to the sponsor’s factsheet and video. Thursday, April 15, 2021, the Assembly Housing Committee votes on AB 854. Three committee Democrats—Jesse Gabriel…

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Prop I Funding Victory!

Prop I Funding Victory! Voters demanded it, and we delivered: The Board of Supervisors approved last week the first round of Prop I funding — more than $20 million — to go to rent relief and permanently affordable, social housing. This is a huge win. Thank you everyone who voted for the ballot measure and…

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Turn Vacancies into Housing

Turn Vacancies into Housing Tens of thousands of units sit vacant while we largely ignore the single biggest source of potential housing in San Francisco: vacant units.  Fully constructed, ready for residents, but held off the market. Why? And how do we activate them? On March 16, San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston called for a…

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