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The Board of Supervisors is debating two ordinances dealing with Owner Move-in (OMI) and/or Relative Move-In (RMI) evictions, Files 170349 and 170417. They require a housing provider who recovered possession through an OMI or RMI to provide annual documentation for 36 months showing whether the housing provider or the housing provider's relative is occupying the unit as their principal place of residence.

However, File 170417 has an added clause: "and to provide that a landlord who then rents out the unit for more than the maximum allowable rent is guilty of a misdemeanor." The enforcement measures are spelled out as follows:

Any person who violates Section 37.10A(a), (b), (c), (d), (g), or (h), or (j) is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a mandatory fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), and in addition to such fine may be punished by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six months. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.

We prefer File 170349. For File 170349 to prevail we need the support of 6 supervisors. This ordinance is authored and co-sponsored by Supervisors Farrell, Sheehy, Cohen and Breed. We believe that Supervisor Tang will support the Farrell measure. We need the support of Supervisor Safai for the 6th vote. Please send an email to Supervisor Ahsha Safai asking for his support for File 170349 with a cc to Supervisor Tang.

Ahsha.Safai@sfgov.org
cc: Katy.Tang@sfgov.org

Thank you.
Howard Epstein, SPOSFI Vice President