The deadline to submit a Request for Exemption from the 2025 Rent Board fee was Friday, December 13, 2024. Units without a valid and approved exemption will be be billed for the Rent Board fee, due by March 1, 2025.

Our office is open for drop-in services Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm.

For covered units, the allowable rent increase effective March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025 is 1.7%.

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Rent Board

Protecting tenants from excessive rent increases and unjust evictions while assuring landlords fair and adequate rents.

AGENCY

Rent Board

Protecting tenants from excessive rent increases and unjust evictions while assuring landlords fair and adequate rents.

Visit the Rent Board's Housing Inventory and Fee Portal

View information about residential properties, comply with the City’s Housing Inventory requirements, and pay annual Rent Board fees.Go to the Portal

Learn about San Francisco's Rent Ordinance and find out if you're covered

San Francisco's rental law offers most tenants certain eviction and rent control protections. Learn about the law and what it means for you.

Learn about the Rent Board Fee

Pay your 2025 Rent Board Fee by March 1, 2025 to avoid penalties.

Find information about the City's new Housing Inventory Requirements

San Francisco law requires property owners to provide certain information to the Rent Board about their residential properties each year.

Services

Current Rates and Forms

Current Rates, including Rent Increase, Relocation, Sec. Deposit

Current rent increase rates, relocation payment amounts, security deposit interest rates, and others.

Rent Board forms (Forms Center)

See a full list of downloadable forms and rate schedules for tenants and landlords. Many of our forms are also available in Español, 中文, and Filipino.

File documents with the Rent Board

You can file documents by email, mail, or in person.

How to review a Rent Board file or request documents

Complete this form to review a file or obtain a duplicate of any document or recording held by the Rent Board.

Index of Landlord and Tenant Information

A site index to help you locate information on our website.

Tenants

Tenant Petitions

Learn about the different claims a tenant may file at the Rent Board.

Request a rent reduction for decreased housing services

Learn about filing a Decrease in Housing Services tenant petition.

Report an unlawful rent increase or request a review of your rent history

If you believe a rent increase is unlawful or want to know if your current rent is lawful, you may file a petition alleging an unlawful rent increase and/or requesting a determination of the lawful rent.

Landlords

Landlord Petitions and Passthroughs

Learn about the different claims a landlord may file to increase a tenant's rent or passthrough costs.

Pay your Rent Board fee

If you own residential property in San Francisco, find out if you need to pay the Rent Board fee, how much, and how to pay.

Apply to raise rents for capital improvement costs

If you've made capital improvements to a property within the last five years, you can apply to pass through some of the cost to the tenants.

Speak with a Rent Board counselor

Get help over the phone or in person on Rent Ordinance topics.Speak with a Rent Board counselor

Resources

Learn about San Francisco's rental laws

Learn about San Francisco rental laws

The San Francisco Rent Ordinance offers rent control and eviction protections for most tenants.

Learn about rent increases in San Francisco

Evictions in San Francisco

Roommates and subletting

Security Deposits

Other landlord and tenant issues

Learn about repairs, buyout agreements, and other landlord and tenant issues that may arise.

Rent Board Statistics, Reports, and Community Resources

Rent Board Statistics and Reports

Find statistics and reports on Evictions, Buyout Agreements, and other Rent Board filings here

Rent Board Referral Listing

The Rent Board cannot refer you to individual attorneys, but staff will be glad to direct you to appropriate resources for advice and assistance.

Rent Board Trainings and Community Events

Request a training or view community events that the Rent Board is participating in.

Rent Board Commission (Appeals and monthly meetings)

Rent Board Commission

The Commission considers appeals of Rent Board decisions and enacts Rules and Regulations.

Rental housing laws and regulations (links to legal text)

Rent Board laws and regulations

Rules, regulations, and other state and local laws affecting rental property in San Francisco.

About

We support tenants and landlords in San Francisco by providing information and resources on the Rent Ordinance. This law protects tenants from excessive rent increases and unjust evictions while assuring landlords fair and adequate rents. We also conduct rent arbitrations, mediations, and investigate wrongful evictions.

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Partner agencies

Rent Board Commission

Contact information

Address

25 Van Ness Avenue
Suite #320
San Francisco, CA 94102

Get directions

Monday9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Tuesday9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Wednesday9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Thursday9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Friday9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Saturday9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Sunday9:00 am to 4:00 pm

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Phone

Phone Counseling415-252-4600

Monday to Friday 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm

Only for filing documents

rentboard@sfgov.org

Social media

Request public records

Submit requests for the Rent Board.

Archived website

See previous websitearchived on Saturday, October 15, 2022.