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Mayor Lee backs pathway to legalize in‑law units, will review tenant right‑to‑buy proposal
Summary
Mayor Lee told the San Francisco Board of Supervisors during a March 2014 policy session that he supports a voluntary pathway to legalize existing in‑law units and will review a proposal to give tenants the right to make offers to buy their buildings.
Mayor Lee told the San Francisco Board of Supervisors during a March 2014 policy question session that he supports creating a voluntary pathway to legalize existing in‑law units and will review legislation that would give tenants the right to make an offer to buy their buildings when they are put up for sale.
The comments came during the board’s special policy discussion with the mayor. President Chu opened the exchange and asked about preservation as well as the mayor’s pledge to build 30,000 units. Mayor Lee said the city must “protect, we have to stabilize, and we have to grow our housing stock” and that efforts to legalize in‑law units should not “force the hands of property owners.”
Why it matters: Legalizing in‑law units could bring thousands of…
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