Unit Registration and Licensing Law In December of 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a rent ordinance amendment that will require unit registration and licensing. The Rent Board will be develop a form to use for this mandatory reporting. This is major legislation that will impact the industry...
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Collecting Rent in the COVID Era
Collecting Rent in the COVID Era Once the Tenant Relief Act expires next year, how should I collect the 25% of unpaid rent? What if the tenant vacates before then? Will I ever be able to collect the remaining 75% of unpaid rent? Firstly, everyone should note that the state...
What Can I do if the Tenant Claims Rent is Above Fair Market?
What Can I do if the Tenant Claims Rent is Above Fair Market? Understanding that I am not obligated to offer a rent reduction, can tenants successfully argue that their current rent is now above market value through the Rent Board or another forum? There is a common misperception about...
Short-Term Rental Law
I would like to rent the units in my duplex furnished for short-term three month stays, and wait until rents are up again before finding a long-term tenant. Is this legal? The short answer is “no,” this is not legal anymore. In July of 2020, the Board of Supervisors passed...
Options During the COVID Era
Our tenant has not paid rent since March, claiming COVID-19 hardships. We believe he is still working. What are our options? The COVID-19 crisis has forced us as an industry to instantly reevaluate how we do business. As most of us now know, once the pandemic became pronounced in early...
Be Careful When Offering Lease Incentives in a Post COVID-19 Down Market
The law is very clear on this subject and has recently been circulated by the Rent Board in light of the COVID-19 crisis: A landlord who grants a rent reduction due to market conditions makes that reduction permanent. This means that future rent increases must be based off of the...