Voters in San Francisco and Oakland approved two measures with significant implications for residential property owners: San Francisco’s Proposition M, also known as the Empty Homes Tax, and Oakland’s Measure V, which expands...more
On March 14, 2022, a new eviction ordinance took effect, amending the San Francisco Administrative Code to require that landlords provide residential tenants a 10-day written warning and opportunity to cure prior to...more
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors continues to pursue options for COVID-19 tenant protections, in anticipation of the September 30, 2021 expiration of State protections of residential tenants from eviction for...more
9/30/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Failure To Pay ,
Financial Distress ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Landlords ,
Local Ordinance ,
Relief Measures ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Leases ,
San Francisco ,
Tenants
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the commercial real estate market, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is pursuing relief for certain categories of commercial tenants, including adoption of an ordinance...more
As previously reported on the Unfamiliar Terrain blog, San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared a moratorium on evictions of small and medium-sized businesses (those having worldwide receipts of $25 million or less) impacted...more
We last reported on the Unfamiliar Terrain blog that California Governor Gavin Newsom banned the enforcement of residential evictions against qualified California tenants who fail to pay rent....more
As the Coblentz Unfamiliar Terrain blog previously reported, in the past two weeks, the federal government, the state of California, and many local governments have taken action to provide tenant and homeowner protections in...more
In recent days, the federal government, the state of California, and many local governments have taken action to provide tenant and homeowner protections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
3/20/2020
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Emergency Response ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Fannie Mae ,
FHA Loans ,
Foreclosure ,
Freddie Mac ,
HUD ,
Mortgages ,
Rental Property ,
Trump Administration