Real Estate/Development,
Government,
Administrative/Regulatory
Jul. 11, 2015
New SF rent ordinance needs work
San Francisco's new "buyout" law is flawed even from a tenant-perspective, and may be held unconstitutional.
Daniel J. O'Connell
Law Offices of Daniel J. O'ConnellDaniel J. O'Connell practices landlord/tenant law in San Francisco.
There is no dispute that there is a "housing crisis" in San Francisco and other California cities - too few available rental units, forcing rental prices upward to levels barely affordable to even those with the most handsome income. In this environment, long-term tenants living in rent-controlled units cling to their below-market rate apartments, and landlords often seek to remove them through strong-arm tactics and scam evictions.
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