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Appellate court invalidates San Francisco’s rule to issue a 10-day warning letter before curing lease violations. 

There often is tension between local and state laws, and San Francisco has pushed the envelope too far. The state has outlined carefully choreographed steps of the eviction process and the City cannot circumvent state law by delaying the landlord’s right to recover possession of the rental unit by affording tenants an extra 10 days to clean up their act. 

Long ago, it was established that housing providers need not provide a “cooling off” period before serving a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit. Using the same logic, the court has ruled that no extra time may be required to allow tenants to cure other lease violations.

San Francisco Supervisors waste no time endorsing Proposition 33 and signal their intention to expand rent control if Costa-Hawkins is repealed. 

SF lawmakers have thrown their weight behind the Justice for Renters Act, which would subject a vast amount of the city’s newer housing inventory to rent control and would limit how much rents can be charged on unit turnover. 

With political season upon us, we had a candid conversation with real estate developer and candidate for San Francisco City Attorney, Richard Woon. 

Learn about his roots, get his takes on San Francisco’s woes, and what motivated him to enter the political arena.

Meet the candidate »

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