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Rules Committee advances ordinance to extend just-cause eviction protections to newer units
Summary
The San Francisco Rules Committee voted unanimously to recommend an ordinance to the full Board that would extend just-cause eviction protections and Rent Board jurisdiction to many units built after June 13, 1979, closing gaps left by state law and adding relocation benefits for covered tenants.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on Dec. 2 recommended to the full Board an ordinance that would extend the city’s just-cause eviction protections and Rent Board jurisdiction to residential units currently excluded because they were built after June 13, 1979 or underwent substantial rehabilitation.
Supervisor Matt Haney, the ordinance’s lead author, told the committee the measure is intended to “close the gaps in the state law while building off of San Francisco’s rent ordinance” so tenants in newer buildings and single-family homes can be protected from arbitrary evictions. Haney cited local data and national trends, saying that in 2018 “over 1,500 eviction notices were filed” with the Rent Board and that 15 percent…
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