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Board enacts emergency protections for SRO tenants, mandates testing and quarantine outreach
Summary
The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted emergency SRO protections and a companion ordinance prohibiting evictions for pandemic-related nonpayment, and added a 48-hour contact-and-test requirement for confirmed cases in residential hotels.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 19 adopted two measures aimed at reducing COVID-19 transmission and preventing housing loss among single-room-occupancy (SRO) residents.
The legislation requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to implement culturally competent case investigation, testing, contact tracing and isolation protocols for SROs and mandates eviction protections and temporary rent relief for SRO tenants unable to pay because of the pandemic.
Supervisor Peskin introduced the pair of items as a package of protections for SRO residents and proposed an amendment that added a firm timeline for outreach and testing. As amended, the ordinance requires that “within 48 hours of such confirmation, contact all occupants of the residential hotel in which the SRO resident resides, and all close contacts of the SRO resident to offer and initiate COVID-19 testing for such individuals on the site of the residential hotel.” Supervisor Walton seconded the amendment. The board adopted the amendment and both measures in roll-call votes that were unanimous (11–0).
Why this matters: SRO residents live in congregate settings—shared bathrooms and…
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