On October 1, 2022, San Francisco voters passed Proposition G, a new Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (“PHELO”). San Francisco workers that work in a business with at least one hundred (100) workers globally are entitled to take up to eighty (80) hours of paid public health emergency leave. San ...
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California’s statewide eviction protections expired on June 30, 2022. However, San Francisco tenants gained new local protections that go into effect on July 1, 2022. This means landlords in San Francisco cannot evict tenants for non-payment of rent due on or after July 1, 2022, not paid due to the ...
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When California tenants remain in their unit long-term, they often settle in by acquiring more possessions, ingratiating themselves in the neighborhood, making their house a home, and, frequently, having children. Many landlords find tenants with children problematic and prefer not to rent to families. Where long-term California tenants have, adopt, ...
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Please Note that this law has been stayed (put on hold) until the Court resolves an appeal by the San Francisco Apartment Association and the Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute. The San Francisco Rent Ordinance protects nearly every San Francisco tenant by requiring just cause for evictions throughout ...
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The San Francisco Tenant Harassment Ordinance seeks to protect San Francisco tenants from harassment perpetrated by unscrupulous landlords and designed to force families from their homes. By protecting every rental unit in San Francisco and providing a private right of action, the San Francisco Tenant Harassment Ordinance is a powerful ...
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The San Francisco Rent Board announced the allowable annual increase for rent increases between March 1, 2022 and February 28, 2023. Rent increases for San Francisco tenants living in rental units covered by the San Francisco Rent Ordinance’s rent control provisions are capped at 2.3% during this time. With certain ...
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San Francisco tenants can store more than just a car in their garage. While Section 603 of the San Francisco Housing Code ostensibly limits garage use, “only for storage of automobiles,” the law also exempts garages in dwellings, apartments, and residential hotels. San Francisco Housing Code § 603. In 2014, ...
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The San Francisco Rent Ordinance is clear, landlords must provide a minimum of one key or key set for each adult occupant without charge. San Francisco Administrative Code § 37.13. However, the law also outlines how San Francisco tenants can obtain additional keys or key sets, and what actions San Francisco tenants ...
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With San Francisco’s red hot real estate market continuing to soar during the COVID-19 pandemic, many San Francisco tenants face the uncertainties surrounding a sale of their building. San Francisco tenants are not required to move out, and should not voluntarily move out, where the landlord sells the building. The ...
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With its perennially cool conditions, adequate heat is crucial in San Francisco homes. Although entitled to heat by law, many San Francisco tenants live without adequate heat. The law is clear: San Francisco tenants are entitled to heat in every habitable room. Continue reading to find out what constitutes adequate heat, ...
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