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Committee forwards renter‑relief, occupancy and rent‑increase limits to full Board after heated debate
Summary
After hours of polarized testimony, the committee forwarded a package of ordinances—including tenant hardship relief (suspending rent increases that push rents above 33% of tenant income), limits on rent increases, and occupancy/roommate provisions—with agreed amendments and a proposed sunset tied to local unemployment (committee suggested 5% annual SF unemployment) to be refined before the full Board.
Supervisor Daly presented a package of ordinances intended to provide targeted relief to renters during the economic downturn: (1) extend housing code protections to all persons sharing housing, (2) limit annual rent increases to 8% of base rent, (3) create a tenant financial hardship application process to provide relief when total rent would exceed 33% of a tenant’s gross income (adding tenant assets to the review), and (4) prohibit automatic rent increases for additional occupants so long as occupancy does not exceed housing code limits.
The package provoked extensive debate over conflicts of interest after Supervisor Maxwell asked to be recused because she owns rental units; the city attorney advised…
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