San Francisco Security Deposit Interest
The San Francisco Rent Ordinance requires landlords to pay tenants interest on their security deposits. San Francisco Administrative Code § 49.2. This law applies to all…
San Francisco Tenant Buyout Ordinance Amendments Slated for 2020
On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved several amendments to San Francisco’s tenant buyout ordinance, which is part of…
Oakland Tenants Now Have Ban the Box Rights in Housing
On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, Oakland became the first city in California to ban criminal background checks in nearly all rental housing units. The Fair…
Oakland Rent Ordinance Basics
The Oakland Rent Ordinance consists of a rent control component, which protects tenants from drastic rent increases, and a just cause for eviction component, which…