Following is a link to an Excel spreadsheet of buildings which have been removed from the rental market pursuant to the state "Ellis Act" (through December 2004). The tenants in these buildings were evicted and pursuant to the Ellis Act the landlord can only re-rent the units:
FOLLOWING AN ELLIS EVICTION:
•For ten years following
the eviction date, if re-rented the unit must be offered first to the evicted
tenants at the same rent they were paying when evicted.
•For five years following
the withdrawl (e.g., the effective date of the notice), if the unit is re-rented
to any tenants (whether it's the first re-rental or the hundreth re-rental)
the re-rental must be at the same rent the evicted tenants were paying
(even if rented to someone else).
If you are moving into an apartment (or have moved into one in the past year or so), check this list to see if your building is on it. Also, if you see a neighboring building on this list and it is being re-rented, let us know (info@sftu.org)