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 […]
Board of Supervisors Seeks to Close the Worst Loophole in San Francisco Rent Control
In San Francisco under current law, a landlord can increase a rent-controlled tenant’s rent with a “debt service” passthrough. This is a loophole in the San Francisco Rent Ordinance that allows a landlord to buy a building using a large loan and then pass through the cost of servicing the loan (i.e., making interest payments) […]
