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Index of Landlord and Tenant Information

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

General Information

009 - Speak with a Rent Board Counselor

010 - File documents with the Rent Board

011 - Rent Board Contact Information and Hours

012 - About us

013 - Rent Board Fee

014 - Rent Board laws and regulations/ Purchase paper copies

015 - Translation Services

016 - Accessible Meeting Policy

017 - Overview of Covered and Exempt Units

018 - Partial Exemption for Certain Subsidized Rental Units

019 - Partial Exemption for Certain Single-Family Homes and Condominiums Under Costa-Hawkins

020 - Partial Exemption for Newly Constructed Rental Units

Annual and Banked Rent Increases

050 - Learn About Rent Increases in San Francisco

053 - Banked Rent Increases

Security Deposits

101 - Security Deposits

Roommates and Subletting

150 - Roomates and Subletting

151 - Replacement of Roommates

152 - Charging for Additional Occupants Prohibited

153 - Rent Increases Under Section 6.14 and Costa-Hawkins

155 - Evictions Based on Breach of No-Subletting Clause and/or Breach of Occupancy Limits

Evictions

199 - The Eviction Process

200 - Evictions in San Francisco

201 - Overview of Just Cause Evictions

202 - General Eviction Notice Requirements

203 - Notice Requirements for Evictions Based on Owner or Relative Move-in

204 - Evictions Based on Owner or Relative Move-in

205 - Evictions Pursuant to the Ellis Act

206 - Temporary Evictions for Capital Improvements

207 - Evictions Based on Substantial Rehabilitation

208 - Evictions Based on Breach of Lease Involving Material Change in Original Lease Term

209 - Evictions Based on Breach of No-Subletting Clause and/or Breach of Occupancy Limits

210 - Evictions of Roommates and Subtenants

211 - Reports of Alleged Wrongful Eviction

212 - Unlawful Detainer Actions in Court

213 - Evictions to Demolish or Permanently Remove a Unit From Housing Use 

Other Landlord/Tenant Issues

251 - General Lease Issues

252 - Landlord Access to a Unit

253 - Renting an Unpermitted Unit

254 - Charging for Additional Occupants Prohibited

255 - Charging Additional Rent for New Housing Services

256 - Parking and Storage Spaces as Housing Services

257 - Minimum Heat Requirements

258 - Noise Problems

259 - Uniform Residential Hotel Visitor Policy

260 - Handling Repair Problems

261 - Rent Withholding and the Repair and Deduct Remedy

262 - Resolving Problems With Your Landlord or Tenant

263 - Buyout Agreements

264 - Temporary Rent Reduction Agreements

265 - Disclosure Requirements for Online Rental Advertisements

265A - Disclosure of Rights to Tenants Before and After Sale of Rental Units 

266 - Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)

267 - Opt-out of the Rent Ordinance for Tenants in Certain Regulated Units

268 - Algorithmic devices that set rent are prohibited in San Francisco

990 - Good Samaritan Tenancy Information 

991 - Information on Hoarding and Cluttering

Landlord Petitions and Passthroughs 

301 - Overview of Landlord Petitions and Passthroughs

302 - Capital Improvement Petitions

322 - Operating and Maintenance Petitions

323 - Special Circumstances or Comparable Rent Increase Petitions

324 - Proposition I Past Rent History Petitions

325 - Utility Passthroughs

326 - Petitions for Substantial Rehabilitation Exemption

327 - Petitions for Extension of Time to Complete Capital Improvements

328 - Section 1.21 Tenant in Occupancy Petitions

329 - Petitions for Determination Pursuant to Section 6.14 and/or Costa-Hawkins

330 - General Obligation Bond Passthroughs

331 - Water Revenue Bond Passthroughs 

Tenant Petitions

351 - Overview of Tenant Petitions

352 - Substantial Decrease in Housing Services Petitions

353 - Failure to Repair and Maintain Petitions

354 - Unlawful Rent Increase Petitions and Lawful Rent Determinations

355 - Tenant Petitions for Improper Utility Passthrough and Deferral of a Utility Passthrough Based on Financial Hardship

356 - Tenant Challenge of Improper Water Revenue Bond Passthrough

357 - Tenant Challenge of Improper General Obligation Bond Measure Passthrough

358 - Petitions for Failure to Discontinue Capital Improvement Passthrough

359 - Section 6.15C(3) Subtenant Petitions based on Proportional Rent

360 - Unlawful Initial Rent Claims by a Subtenant

361 - Tenant Summary Petitions

362 - Reports of Alleged Wrongful Eviction

363 - Tenant Financial Hardship Applications 

364 - Tenant Objection to Owner's ADU Declaration and Request for Hearing

365 - Report of Excessive Rent Increase Under the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019

Hearings, Mediations and Appeals

401 - The Hearing Process

402 - Mediation

403 - Minute Orders

404 - Expedited Hearing Orders

405 - The Appeal Process

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