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Committee holds informational hearing on hotel‑conversion amortization; continues item for analysis
Summary
Officials held an informational hearing on amortization periods for the hotel‑conversion ordinance (Chapter 41), heard widespread tenant concerns about illegal tourist conversions of SROs, and continued the discussion one week to allow owners, tenants and city staff to provide fiscal and technical information on amortization timelines.
The committee held a prolonged informational hearing on the appropriate amortization period for implementing Chapter 41 — San Francisco’s residential hotel (SRO) conversion and demolition controls — and continued the matter for a follow‑up session.
DBI presented the legal and enforcement history of Chapter 41 (the hotel conversion ordinance), describing its original 1981 purpose to preserve residential guest rooms used as permanent housing, the 2017 amendments and subsequent litigation that changed definitions for tourist or transient use. DBI staff outlined enforcement challenges, including reliance on owner‑submitted unit‑usage reports, falsified or second sets of records, misuse of the temporary…
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