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Board holds hearing and continues appeal over condo‑conversion fee after department confusion over waivers and deferrals

3006032 · April 16, 2025
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Summary

An appellant seeking a waiver or reduction of a condominium conversion fee told the Board that Department of Public Works (DPW) staff had given inconsistent guidance; the board held the public hearing and left the matter open for one week for DPW and the surveyor to work with the owner, setting a continuation for Nov. 26.

The Board of Supervisors heard an appeal of the condominium‑conversion fee application for property at 273A/20 Ninth Street and continued the matter for one week to allow the city surveyor and Department of Public Works (DPW) to work with the applicant on options including fee deferral.

The appellant told the board she and co‑owners are low income and sought either a waiver, reduction or deferral of the city’s condo conversion fee. She said she had been told by outside real‑estate advisers that a waiver or reduction might be available for low‑income tenant owners but, after applying, DPW staff had referred her to the Board of Supervisors and were…

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