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For covered units, the allowable rent increase effective March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025 is 1.7%.
AGENCY
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 PortalSan Francisco's rental law offers most tenants certain eviction and rent control protections. Learn about the law and what it means for you.
Pay your 2024 Rent Board Fee by March 1, 2024 to avoid penalties.
San Francisco law requires property owners to provide certain information to the Rent Board about their residential properties each year.
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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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San Francisco, CA 94102
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