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Supervisor’s office outlines ordinance to stop ADU projects from removing tenant services
Summary
An ordinance introduced by Supervisor Mandelman's office would require landowners to declare to the rent board that accessory dwelling unit (ADU) projects will not remove or reduce tenant 'housing services' (parking, laundry, storage, common areas) and would make wrongful severance of those services enforceable like wrongful evictions.
The Building Inspection Commission on July 21 heard a presentation from Supervisor Mandelman’s office outlining proposed changes to city law intended to prevent accessory dwelling unit (ADU) projects in rent‑controlled multifamily buildings from removing or reducing tenant housing services without just cause.
Jacob Bentliff, representing Supervisor Mandelman, described a multi‑part legislative approach: align wrongful severance of a housing service with wrongful eviction remedies (including treble damages and attorneys’ fees), explicitly state that an ADU permit alone does not constitute just cause to remove a housing service, add tenant notification…
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