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Board passes OMI eviction reforms, including private right of action; tenant buyout amendment fails
Summary
Supervisors adopted an ordinance tightening owner move-in (OMI) eviction rules, adding reporting and enforcement tools and a nonprofit private right of action; an amendment that would have made certain tenant buyout waivers unenforceable failed in divided votes.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 27 passed an amended ordinance tightening rules around owner move-in (OMI) evictions and adding new reporting and enforcement requirements, including a private right of action for qualified nonprofit tenant-protection organizations.
The vote followed an extended floor debate over enforcement tools, tenant buyout agreements and the proper balance between tenant protections and contractual freedom.
Supervisor Farrell, the bill's chief sponsor, said the city faces a surge in OMI claims and that stronger safeguards are necessary: "An owner or their family should be able to move into a home they own'but if they evict someone as part of an owner move-in, they or their family member should absolutely be living in that unit and following the letter of the law," Farrell said on the floor.
What passed and what failed
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