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Board corrects typo and passes eviction-protection ordinance on first reading amid state action concerns
Summary
After identifying a typographical error, the Board amended an ordinance that prohibits evictions for rent unpaid between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2021, and passed the measure on first reading while members expressed frustration about recent state-level negotiations.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 29 amended and passed on first reading a local ordinance intended to bar eviction for residential tenants whose rent came due between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2021 and was unpaid due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supervisor Dean Preston moved to correct a typographical error on page 5, line 11 of the draft ordinance — replacing "2031" with "2021" — and explained the amendment would effectively return the item to a first-reading posture and allow time for the board and city attorneys to assess how recently enacted state action interacts with the local ordinance. "Given that the state just passed or is in the process of passing AB 823, I believe that the additional time will allow the board, my office and the city attorney some time to understand the interplay between the new state law and this ordinance," Preston said on the record.
Preston also criticized the state process that produced the recent legislation, saying it had limited local input. "The state eviction deal...appears to preempt further extensions by new city ordinances in the upcoming months," he said, calling the timing "a gun to the head type situation" for local officials and advocates.
After Preston's motion to amend the effective-date typo was seconded and adopted without objection, the board proceeded to take the first-reading vote and advanced the ordinance as amended.
Why it matters: The ordinance would limit landlords' ability to evict tenants for rent unpaid during a critical pandemic-period window. The board flagged potential legal interactions with state legislation and opted to correct the local text and proceed deliberately.
What happens next: The item will return for the second reading or further committee review as required by local rules. The clerk and city attorney's office will assess any interactions with the cited state measure and advise the board accordingly.
Provenance: The clerk read Item 2 into the record and Supervisor Preston moved the amendment to correct the effective date; the board adopted the amendment and passed the ordinance on first reading at the June 29 meeting.
