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"Just Cause" for eviction for all San Francisco residential tenants?Saturday, December 19, 2009
The S.F. Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance on December 8, 2009, which would extend the “Just Cause” for evictions section of the S.F. Rent Ordinance to all buildings built after 1979. Currently an owner of any residential rental unit built after 1979 (possibly close to 25,000 units) can evict a tenant without the need to state a reason in the 60 day notice to quit the premises. While State law does not allow the S.F. Rent Ordinance's rent increase limitation regulations to be extended to the newer units, the "Just Cause" provisions would afford some eviction protection and stability to tenants in those units, which could be important especially if the ownership of their unit transfers in foreclosure to a bank or speculative investor.
The ordinance passed 7-4, with Supervisor Bevan Dufty, future Mayoral candidate, voting against the measure. Unfortunately, Mayor Newsom has already publicly stated that he will veto the measure and without Dufty’s vote in favor of the measure, the Supervisors will not have enough votes to override the veto.
Hopefully at least one additional pro-tenant Supervisor will be elected in the coming years without any seats being lost and the “Just Cause” section of the S.F. Rent Ordinance can eventually be expanded to protect tenants in all residential rental units in the City and County of San Francisco.
The S.F. Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance on December 8, 2009, which would extend the “Just Cause” for evictions section of the S.F. Rent Ordinance to all buildings built after 1979. Currently an owner of any residential rental unit built after 1979 (possibly close to 25,000 units) can evict a tenant without the need to state a reason in the 60 day notice to quit the premises. While State law does not allow the S.F. Rent Ordinance's rent increase limitation regulations to be extended to the newer units, the "Just Cause" provisions would afford some eviction protection and stability to tenants in those units, which could be important especially if the ownership of their unit transfers in foreclosure to a bank or speculative investor.
The ordinance passed 7-4, with Supervisor Bevan Dufty, future Mayoral candidate, voting against the measure. Unfortunately, Mayor Newsom has already publicly stated that he will veto the measure and without Dufty’s vote in favor of the measure, the Supervisors will not have enough votes to override the veto.
Hopefully at least one additional pro-tenant Supervisor will be elected in the coming years without any seats being lost and the “Just Cause” section of the S.F. Rent Ordinance can eventually be expanded to protect tenants in all residential rental units in the City and County of San Francisco.
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