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Board adopts ordinance to bar evictions for unpaid rent tied to COVID‑19; 10–1 vote
Summary
The Board passed an ordinance adding nonpayment of rent due to COVID‑19 as a defense to eviction and barring late fees and penalties tied to missed rent during the emergency. The vote was 10–1.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10–1 on June 16 to adopt an ordinance that bars landlords from evicting tenants for nonpayment of rent when the tenant demonstrates the missed payment was caused by COVID‑19, and prohibits related late fees, penalties or interest for the covered period.
Supervisor Preston, the bill’s chief sponsor, said the change is intended to prevent “an avalanche of evictions” when the temporary moratorium expires. “No person should ever have to worry about being penalized with late fees or eviction” for unpaid rent caused by the pandemic, Preston said during debate.
The ordinance does not erase tenants’ debts. It treats unpaid rent that accrued during the emergency as a civil obligation — landlords may still pursue unpaid rent through civil…
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