On July 20, 2021, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an amendment to the San Francisco Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance (Moratorium Amendment) codifying a legal presumption to potentially...more
7/28/2021
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Business Interruption ,
California ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Landlords ,
Leases ,
Local Ordinance ,
Moratorium ,
New Amendments ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Small Business ,
State and Local Government
On December 1, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a commercial eviction moratorium ordinance (the Board Ordinance), which Board Ordinance came into effect on January 11, 2021. When the Board...more
6/18/2021
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Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Landlords ,
Local Ordinance ,
Moratorium ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
State and Local Government ,
Tenants ,
Time Extensions
Update: This article was updated on March 15, 2021, to include that the governor’s emergency order was extended to June 30, 2021.
Update: This article was updated on January 19, 2021, to include that the commercial...more
3/17/2021
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Commercial Tenants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Newsom ,
Landlords ,
Local Ordinance ,
Moratorium ,
Rent ,
State and Local Government
On December 1, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a commercial eviction moratorium ordinance (the Board Ordinance). The Board Ordinance will become effective 30 days after the mayor signs the...more
12/4/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Grace Period ,
Landlords ,
Local Ordinance ,
Moratorium ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
State and Local Government ,
Tenants
Effective January 20, 2020, eviction controls under the San Francisco Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance (Administrative Code Chapter 37) (the “Rent Ordinance”) apply to any residential units constructed after June...more
Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, AB 1482, (now California Civil Code Section 1946.2 and 1947.12), on October 8, 2019, joining only Oregon in enacting a statewide rent control law....more
10/9/2019
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Exemptions ,
Governor Newsom ,
Landlords ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Rent Control ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Leases ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Tenants