This ordinance extends the restrictions on residential evictions in San Francisco, allowing them only for non-payment of rent, violence, or health and safety issues until December 31, 2021. It amends the Administrative Code to reflect this change.
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the COVID-19 based limit on residential evictions, which allows evictions only if based on the non-payment of rent or violence or health and safety issues, from September 30, 2021, through December 31, 2021.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to extend tenant protections against evictions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Mayor proclaimed a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 crisis and imposed a moratorium on residential evictions to protect tenants.
The Twelfth Supplement to the emergency proclamation limited landlords' ability to recover possession of rental units unless necessary due to violence or health and safety issues.
Supervisor Preston introduced the ordinance to extend the COVID-19 based limit on residential evictions from September 30, 2021, through December 31, 2021.
The ordinance was referred to relevant departments for comments and reports.
The committee recommended the ordinance for passage.
The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, allowing it to take effect 30 days later.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
