San Francisco’s political and business leaders lend strong support to Ellis Act reform.

This would be a great win for San Francisco tenants. It would prevent a landlord from buying a building and then immediately “going out of business” by Ellising all the tenants.

The San Francisco Rent Board has announced the annual allowable rent increase for increases that take effect between March 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015. The maximum allowable increase is: 1.0%. Note that your landlord could apply banked rent increases if they failed to impose an increase in past years.

For eviction notices for owner move-in, relative move-in, demolition, substantial rehabilitation, and capital improvements (but not Ellis Act evictions), the new relocation payment due is $5,261 per tenant, up to a maximum of three tenants. Households with minor children receive an additional $3,508. Tenants with qualifying medical conditions and tenants aged 60 or older receive […]