Effective February 25, 2019, the San Francisco Rent Ordinance has been amended to prohibit a landlord from attempting to evict a tenant by imposing a bad faith rent increase with the intent to defraud, intimidate, or coerce the tenant into vacating his or her unit. This amendment is included in Section 37.10B of the San […]
New Relocation Payment Amounts for San Francisco No-Fault Evictions
The San Francisco Rent Board has published updated relocation payment amounts for certain no-fault evictions. For notices served between March 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020, the relocation amount due per tenant is $6,980, with a cap of $20,939, plus $4,654 if the household has a minor child, plus $4,654 for each person who is 60 […]
San Francisco’s Tenant Right to Attorneys in Unlawful Detainers Moves Closer to Implementation
In June, San Francisco voters approved Prop F — often referred to as No Eviction Without Representation — which will create a right to counsel for San Francisco tenants facing eviction. Now, the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development has announced that the City will allocate $5.8 million in funding to 11 […]
San Francisco Rent Board Announces Next Year’s Annual Allowable Rent Increase Will Be 2.6%
The San Francisco Rent Board announced the annual allowable rent increase for rent increases that go into effect between March 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020. The annual allowable rent increase for rent-controlled San Francisco tenants will be 2.6%. This amount is calculated as 60% of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers in […]
What damages can you get for tenants in wrongful eviction cases?
The most important measure of damages in a wrongful eviction case is the value of a lost rent-controlled unit. So, if a tenant has been residing in a rent-controlled unit for 20 years, and was paying below market rate rent, they can’t just move to another apartment at the same rent down the street. If […]
