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Board advances ordinance extending just-cause eviction protections to post-1979 rental units; 7-4 vote on first reading
Summary
The Board passed on first reading an ordinance to extend just-cause eviction protections to rental units built after 1979. Sponsors said the move closes a protection gap for thousands of tenants; opponents raised concerns. Tally on first reading: 7 ayes, 4 nos.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Dec. 8 passed on its first reading an ordinance that expands the city's just-cause eviction protections to rental units not previously covered because they were built after 1979.
Supervisor Avalos, who introduced the measure, said the ordinance is intended to prevent "arbitrary evictions" and to provide equal eviction protections for tenants in newer rental properties, citing thousands of units constructed since 1979 and large upcoming developments that would otherwise place tenants outside existing eviction protections.
"Originally, this…
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