Committee approves amended tax‑defaulted parcel list, removes three occupied properties

The Budget and Finance Committee on Feb. 12 approved a motion to remove three properties from a proposed public auction list of tax‑defaulted parcels and forwarded the amended resolution to the full Board of Supervisors.

Eric Mankie of the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector told the committee the parcel list under consideration contained 155 parcels that had been delinquent for nine years, a small fraction of the city’s roughly 212,000 parcels. The office said the parcels include nine with structures, 18 timeshares and many unbuildable sliver or “underwater” lots. The Treasurer’s Office said it sent repeated mailings to owners and used additional outreach—mailings to contiguous parcels and in‑person visits by sheriff’s deputies for occupied properties—to make sure owners were notified.

Committee action: Supervisor Chan moved to remove three properties in Supervisor Shayan Chin’s district — 41 Sears Street, 26 Stanley Street and 1123 Capitol Avenue — from the sale list to allow additional outreach and support. The committee voted 3–0 to strike those three parcels from the list and to forward the amended resolution to the full Board with a recommendation.

Why it matters: State law governs tax‑defaulted property sales; Mankie described extra steps the Treasurer’s Office has taken beyond state requirements, and said the office is coordinating with Adult Protective Services, the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development and Homeownership SF to connect occupied owners with services and legal help when appropriate. The Treasurer said auctions will be published in the newspaper of record and on the office website, with a public auction set for April 21 and a sealed bid auction on May 15, subject to Board approval.

Next steps: With committee approval, the amended list will be sent to the full Board of Supervisors for consideration on its upcoming agenda.