Nonpayment of Rent: Recommended Procedure This is what we recommend for rent nonpayments. Updated for SF eviction extension through September 2021, Senate Bill 91, the September 21, 2020 Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development’s “Temporary Moratorium on Residential Evictions” “Rules and Regulations for Tenants and Landlords” (downloads as a pdf), “Protections for Residential Tenants…
New Report on Causes of Homelessness The Coalition on Homelessness released a dramatic new study that – unlike most reports on the unhoused – relies on data collected directly from the people on the streets. The study, backed by researchers at academic institutions including UC Berkeley, Harvard, and Santa Clara University, surveyed a total of…
Mayor’s Extension for Nonpayment of Rent and Evictions May Be Preempted The federal moratorium of 9/1/20 extends the eviction moratorium and may preempt the state moratorium passed 8/31/20. If allowed to stand, the Mayor’s extension of the order prohibited evictions for nonpayment if the tenant was unable to pay due to financial impacts of COVID-19…
California Politicians Reach Deal on Eviction Protections The San Francisco’s moratorium on evictions is probably preempted by the California lawmakers’ Assembly Bill 3088. The troubling language is “Any extension, expansion, renewal, reenactment, or new adoption of a measure, however delineated, that occurs between August 19, 2020, and January 31, 2021, shall have no effect before…
Construction Prohibited that Results in No Water/Utility or Excessive Noise Emergency ordinance will prohibit construction activities that suspend water or electricity service in buildings with residential rental units exceeding two hours in a single day unless an alternative source is provided. In the event of a water shutoff, an alternative source could include, but not…
Statement of Solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement The San Francisco Tenant Union’s goals for housing justice for everyone can’t come to pass if racism persists; our own goals are linked to the success of the Black Lives Matter movement. As an all volunteer-run and donation-funded organization, we believe in mutual aid and solidarity to…
July Rent Nonpayment Due to COVID-19 6/26/20: Mayor’s Order for Nonpayment of Rent and Evictions On June 26, 2020, the Mayor extended the order prohibiting evictions for nonpayment if the tenant was unable to pay due to financial impacts of COVID-19 between March 13, 2020 and July 31, 2020 until six months after the order…
A Vision for Black Lives The San Francisco Tenants Union supports the goals and objectives of the movement for black lives. See the demands here: https://m4bl.org/policy-platforms We value human lives over property rights, and therefore believe that our role as a society is to focus on addressing these demands.
Alternative Housing Due to COVID-19 The Alternative Housing Program provides emergency, temporary housing and shelter for individuals directly affected by the coronavirus, or at high risk of adverse impacts.
5/19/20: FAQs for Health Order Update p. 10 Can common recreational spaces in apartment buildings (like gyms and roof decks) stay open?For apartment dwellers, the Order’s shelter-in-place requirements for the “household or living unit” means their own apartment unit, not the building or complex as a whole. Indoor common recreational spaces shared with others in…