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Supervisors debate competing OMI reform proposals; committee advances one file and tables the other
Summary
Two competing owner‑move‑in (OMI) eviction reform ordinances were debated at length. The committee advanced one file (Item 4) with amendments requiring sworn occupancy statements, reporting and smaller administrative fines and referred it to the full Board; a rival measure (Item 5) containing broader enforcement tools was amended and then tabled after a roll‑call vote.
Two competing ordinances aimed at stemming fraudulent owner‑move‑in (OMI) evictions dominated much of the committee meeting.
Chair Mark Farrell described his item (filed with supervisors Sheehy, Cohen and Breed) as a substitute ordinance that would require landlords seeking to recover possession for an owner or relative move‑in to submit a sworn statement of occupancy, annual reporting for five years and permit the rent of the unit to revert to the previous rent for controlled units. Farrell proposed a $250 administrative penalty for failing to file the statement of occupancy. He also said the bill raises the statute of limitations to five years in some proposals and would allow civil remedies for tenants who are charged excess rent.
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