BY TODD J. WENZEL
The San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance was adopted in June 1979 to protect tenants from being evicted from their units by landlords who want to increase rents.
In a market as dense and compact as San Francisco's, the shortage of affordable housing was an obvious concern. The idea was to position the pendulum more on the side of the tenants. However, the ordinance has pushed the pendulum so far that it h...
The San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance was adopted in June 1979 to protect tenants from being evicted from their units by landlords who want to increase rents.
In a market as dense and compact as San Francisco's, the shortage of affordable housing was an obvious concern. The idea was to position the pendulum more on the side of the tenants. However, the ordinance has pushed the pendulum so far that it h...
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