This ordinance prevents landlords from evicting tenants for unpaid rent if the amount owed is below the local fair market rent standard set by HUD for similar units. It also removes outdated provisions from the Administrative Code.
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that a landlord may not evict a residential tenant for unpaid rent below the local standard for fair market rent for an equivalent sized rental unit as set by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; and deleting various obsolete provisions.
How it got here
This legislation originated from the need to protect tenants from eviction due to small amounts of unpaid rent amidst rising living costs in San Francisco.
The current Rent Ordinance allows landlords to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent without considering the amount owed, prompting the need for reform.
The ordinance proposes a monetary threshold for evictions, allowing landlords to evict tenants only if unpaid rent exceeds the fair market rent for similar units as determined by HUD.
The ordinance was introduced by Supervisors Fielder and others to address the increasing evictions due to minor unpaid rent amounts.
The ordinance was assigned under the 30-day rule for further consideration by the Board of Supervisors.
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