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Supervisors advance tighter rules for hotel conversions after wide public support
Summary
The committee advanced amendments to the Hotel Conversion Ordinance to tighten definitions, require more detailed reporting, and strengthen enforcement to protect single‑room‑occupancy (SRO) housing. Supervisor Aaron Peskin moved the item to the full Board as amended after extensive public testimony from tenants, advocates and DBI.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee considered amendments to Chapter 41 of the Administrative Code (the Hotel Conversion Ordinance, or HCO) aimed at closing loopholes that allow residential guest rooms in single‑room‑occupancy (SRO) hotels to be converted effectively into tourist or short‑term uses.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin, the measure’s lead sponsor, opened the hearing with a historical overview of SRO protections and the wave of demolitions and conversions that reduced SRO stock over past decades. Peskin credited community coalitions and DBI staff for helping craft changes and asked DBI housing staff…
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