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A bill that threatens to undermine a landlord’s right to leave San Francisco’s rental housing business stalled Tuesday in its first committee hearing.
The Senate Transportation and Housing Committee voted 6 to 5 against SB 364 by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco.
Leno requested and was granted reconsideration, meaning it’s still possible that he’ll get the necessary six yes votes to advance the bill to the Judiciary Committee.
The bill, opposed by the California Apartment Association during Tuesday’s hearing, takes aim at the Ellis Act, landmark legislation passed in 1985 that bars local governments from making property owners stay in… Read More
Since July 2014, San Francisco has seen 33 Ellis Act eviction notices, according to the Rent Board. This marks a steep decline in use of the Ellis Act.
Month
Ellis eviction notices
Jan. 2015
4
Dec. 2014
17
Nov. 2014
8
Oct. 2014
1
Sept. 2014
0
Aug. 2014
1
July 2014
2
Like last year, a bill is threatening to undercut a landlord’s right to leave San Francisco’s over-regulated rental housing business.
The proposal, SB 364 by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, targets the Ellis Act. Before the Ellis Act was passed in 1985, rent-controlled cities — Santa Monica in particular — were forcing landlords to stay in business, even if they were losing money or experiencing other hardships.
In many respects, SB 364 would turn the clock back 30 years in San Francisco. It would force many rental property owners in The City to wait at least five years before removing… Read More
In 2014, the California Apartment Association helped kill a host of bad bills that would have, among other things, undermined the Ellis Act and encouraged jury trials in eviction disputes.
And while CAA largely succeeded during the legislative session, a couple of bad bills made it to the governor’s desk.The fight continues – see our links to letters — as CAA and a broad coalition of business interests encourage Gov. Jerry Brown to veto the following two bills:
Faulty legislation on the governor’s desk
AB 1897 (D-Hernandez) – Labor: Client Liability: This bill would imposes strict liability on an employer… Read More
A San Francisco law unconstitutionally forces landlords to pay exorbitant fees before they can remove a property from the rental market, according to a lawsuit filed by a chapter of the California Apartment Association and other plaintiffs.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court Thursday, July 24, challenges a San Francisco ordinance enacted in June that takes aim at landlords using the Ellis Act to quit the apartment business.
The Relocation Assistance Payment Ordinance requires that landlords pay tenants the difference, over a two-year period, between what they were paying for an Ellised apartment and the market rate for a comparable… Read More
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Sen. Mark Leno has halted his pursuit of state legislation that would undermine a landlord’s right to leave the rental housing industry.
Leno, D-San Francisco, has given up on Senate Bill 1439 after its rejection in the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee last week. The bill took aim at the Ellis Act, a landmark 1985 law that bars local governments from making property owners stay in the apartment business.
Leno told the San Francisco Chronicle on Tuesday that he’ll probably try to resurrect the bill in 2015.
“I’m very committed to this,” he said in the article.
The Housing… Read More
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UPDATE: Leno quits pushing for anti-Ellis Act bill
Before a room brimming with property-rights advocates, an Assembly committee Wednesday rejected Sen. Mark Leno’s anti-Ellis Act bill.
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee voted 4-3 on June 18 against Senate Bill 1439, possibly sinking the legislation for good.
Helping derail Leno’s bill today were dozens of San Franciscans, many holding up neon paper signs condemning SB 1439. The committee also heard from the California Apartment Association, as well as a landlord whose rights would be undermined by Leno’s proposal.
Despite being amended after narrowly passing the Senate last month, SB… Read More
Despite recent amendments, Sen. Mark Leno’s anti-Ellis Act bill remains an attack on landlords’ property rights as it heads to its first Assembly committee Wednesday, June 18. *
Leno promised changes to SB 1439 on May 29 in a last-minute push to resuscitate the legislation, which failed the previous day on the Senate floor. The bill is now scheduled to be heard Wednesday by the Housing and Community Development Committee.
The California Apartment Association vehemently opposes the amended bill, which still would force many rental property owners in San Francisco to wait at least five years before removing their units… Read More
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The California Apartment Association is continuing its fight against an anti-Ellis Act bill that Senate Democratic leadership resuscitated May 29 after it sank on the Senate floor.
Sen. Mark Leno’s SB 1439 certainly appeared dead Wednesday, May 28, when it received just 18 of the 21 votes needed to reach the Assembly. On Thursday, however, the bill made an astounding comeback amid vigorous political CPR.
In its weekly newsletter, the Civil Justice Association of California dubbed the legislation a “zombie” bill for its surprising resurrection.
“A last-ditch effort by the author offering vague amendments and ‘considerations’ with considerable arm-twisting by… Read More
A bill that threatened to strip landlords of their right to leave the rental housing business failed on the Senate floor Wednesday, May 28, thanks largely to fierce opposition by the California Apartment Association.
SB 1439 by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, garnered 18 yes votes but needed 21 to advance from the Senate to the Assembly. While Leno can ask for a new vote through Friday, his chances of resuscitating the bill are meager.
To defeat Leno’s bill, CAA lobbied heavily at the Capitol, launched an educational website for the public and spearheaded a letter-writing campaign that prompted hundreds… Read More