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Rules Committee forwards ordinance to bar ‘bad-faith’ rent hikes used to push tenants out
Summary
The Rules Committee voted on Dec. 5, 2018 to forward to the full Board of Supervisors an ordinance that would make excessive, bad‑faith rent increases a form of tenant harassment; authors said the change closes a loophole used by a small number of landlords, while some homeowners warned of unintended consequences for single‑family property owners.
The Rules Committee on Dec. 5 forwarded to the full Board of Supervisors an ordinance that would make an excessively large rent increase imposed in bad faith — where the landlord’s intent is to defraud, intimidate, or coerce a tenant into vacating — an act of tenant harassment subject to enforcement and damages.
Supervisor Hillary Ronan, who introduced the ordinance, said the measure is narrowly targeted at a small number of landlords who use dramatic rent increases to evade just‑cause eviction protections. Ronan cited press accounts of tenants whose rents were raised from $2,145 to $8,900 and told the…
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