This ordinance updates eviction protections for commercial tenants affected by COVID-19, allowing a six-month forbearance period for those with 50 to 99 employees. It also empowers the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to develop incentive programs to facilitate repayment agreements between landlords and tenants.
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to revise the eviction protections for commercial tenants related to unpaid rent due to financial impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic to create a six-month forbearance period for tenants with between 50 and 99 full-time employees, and to authorize the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to create incentive programs to encourage landlords and tenants to agree to repayment plans.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to revise eviction protections for commercial tenants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, prompted by a series of executive orders from the Governor.
This order declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19 and allowed local governments to enact measures to protect commercial tenants from eviction due to non-payment of rent.
Supervisor Safai introduced an ordinance to amend the Administrative Code to create a six-month forbearance period for commercial tenants with 50 to 99 employees and authorize the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to create incentive programs.
The proposed legislation was referred to relevant city departments for review, including the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and the Planning Department.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the ordinance for passage, indicating support for the proposed changes to eviction protections.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on its final reading, solidifying the new eviction protections for commercial tenants.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, allowing it to take effect 30 days later.
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