NOPNA Community Meeting

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June 2023

Agenda

• Welcome - 15 min
• Rick Karp - Cole Hardware - 15 min
• Officer Dagit - SFPD - 15 min
• SF Rent Board - 15 min
• Supervisor Preston - 15 min

THE

SAN FRANCISCO RENT BOARD HOUSING INVENTORY

BACKGROUND

• The Housing Inventory passed unanimously by the Board of Supervisors and was signed by Mayor in December of 2020 (Ordinance No. 265-20).

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• Section 37.15, "Reporting Obligations: Licensing," was added to the Rent Ordinance.

WHAT DID IT CHANGE?

PRIOR LAW

• A landlord does not need permission from the Rent Board to impose an annual or banked rent increase.

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NEW LAW

• All property owners are now required to provide certain information to the Rent Board.
• Landlords will receive a license allowing them to impose annual allowable and/or banked rent increases.

WHEN DID IT GO INTO EFFECT?

UNITS IN BUILDINGS OF 10 RESIDENTIAL UNITS OR MORE

• Reporting started on July 1, 2022
• Updates needed March 1 2023, and every March 1 thereafter

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CONDOMINIUM UNITS AND UNITS IN BUILDINGS WITH FEWER THAN 10 UNITS

• Reporting started on March 1, 2023
• Updates needed by every March 1

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REQUIRED ONGOING REPORTING

• Any change in the business contact information to be reported within 30 days

WHAT INFORMATION DO I HAVE TO REPORT?

• Owner-Occupied
• Not Owner-Occupied
• Vacant
• Non-residential

IF THE UNIT IS OWNER-OCCUPIED

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• Owner must provide their name and confirm the unit is owner-occupied under penalty of perjury.

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• Business contact information
• Business registration number for the unit, if any
• Approximate square footage
• Number of bedrooms
• Number of bathrooms

IF THE UNIT IS NOT OWNER-OCCUPIED

• Date current occupancy began
• Amount of approximate base rent rage paid by the occupant
• Whether the base rent includes payments of any utilities by the landlord

IF THE UNIT IS OCCUPIED

• Date current vacancy began
• Start and end dates of any other vacancies or occupancies that have occurred during the previous 12 months

IF THE UNIT IS VACANT

HOW DO I SUBMIT THE INFORMATION?

• Rent Board Fee and Inventory Portal: portal.sfrb.org
• Create an account
• Add your property to your account
• Submit units individually or multiple units at one time
• License is always available to print or download

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• Alternative reporting options available for individuals unable to report on the Rent Board Portal.

• The system will generate an license for each unit reported

as "Occupied by non-owner."

RENT INCREASE LICENSE

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• Only units reported as non-owner occupied will receive a rent increase license and will be eligible to impose annual allowable and/or banked rent increases
• No penalties are assessed for reporting after the deadline

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• Rent controlled tenants may file a Tenant Summary Petition with the Rent Board if they have received a rent increase notice that goes into effect while the landlord is unlicensed.

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• Rent increases under Section 37.3(a)(1)-(2) to be effective while the landlord is unlicensed will render the entire rent increase null and void. (See Rent Board Rules and Regulations Section 13.14).

WHAT HAPPENS IF THE UNIT IS NOT REPORTED INTO THE HOUSING INVENTORY?

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RENT BOARD FEE AND HOUSING INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS?

RENT BOARD FEE

• The City and County of San Francisco imposes a per-unit fee payment system on owners of residential property to carry out the Rent Ordinance.
• Failure to pay the Rent Board Fee does not impact the landlord's ability to increase the tenant's rent or obtain a rent increase license.

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• Requesting a Rent Board Fee exemption does not satisfy Rent Board Housing Inventory reporting requirements.

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RENT BOARD FEE AND HOUSING INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS?

HOUSING INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS

• Property owners must provide certain information to the Rent Board about their residential properties to receive a Rent Increase License to impose annual and or banked rent increase.
• Failure to submit the information can impact the landlord's ability to increase the tenant's rent.

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• Reporting into the Rent Board Housing Inventory does not satisfy requesting an exemption of the Rent Board Fee.

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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Tenants will have the option to report certain information into Housing Inventory themselves.

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• Most information reported into the Housing Inventory is public and non-confidential.

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• The Housing Inventory is not a rental "registry" as defined in State law.

CONTACT US

Address: 25 Van Ness Ave., Suite 320

San Francisco, CA 94102-6033

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Phone: 311

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Email: rentboard.inventory@sfgov.org

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Website: sf.gov/rentboard

QUESTIONS?

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THANK YOU!