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Eviction protection proposal postponed

By: Joshua Sabatini
Examiner Staff Writer
11/02/09 6:03 PM PST

A vote on a proposal to extend eviction protections to tenants in about 20,000 rental units that have gone onto the market since June 1979 was postponed for at least a week on Monday by the Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

The City requires that landlords offer “just cause” for evictions of tenants living in rental units built prior to June 1979 – the same units that have controls on rent increases – but no such protections are in place for those units built later than that date.

Supervisor John Avalos introduced the legislation that would make “just cause” evictions apply to all rental units in the city. The committee continued the legislation, noting more time was needed to add more information about the need for the proposal and for the consideration of possible amendments. There are 15 just cause reasons for eviction.
 




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Colin Gallagher

Nov 3, 2009

This is outrageous. Thousands of homeowners had purchased housing units built after 1979 in San Francisco under the assumption that, if they chose to rent out their residences later on, they would not be required to provide "just cause" to evict tenants. The Board of Supervisors is taking economic value from homeowners in San Francisco with providing any just compensation. If Bevan Dufty votes for this, he does not deserve to become the next mayor.

 

Gaylen Mohre

Nov 6, 2009

Mr. Gallagher – owner occupancy IS a just cause for eviction. (See the link in the article for the 15 just causes for eviction). So if a homeowner wants to move back into their home after renting it out to a tenant, they would still be able to do this under the legislation.

 

Colin Gallagher

Nov 8, 2009

As an owner, should I choose to evict a tenant because I want or need to sell my post-1979 housing unit, then this proposed ordinance would prevent me from doing that. This proposal is taking something of value from me without giving any compensation for it in return, Mr Mohre. If investing in residential real estate not covered by tenant protections is such an evil thing to do, then why did Chris Daly buy all those houses in Fairfield & kick out their former owners?

 

angry tenant

Dec 10, 2009

It may be true that Daly's buying of foreclosed homes was ill advised and weird, but to be fair, he did not actually kick anyone out.

 


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