Real Estate/Development
Jan. 6, 2004
Landlords Lose Right to Evict, Close Single-Room Occupancy Hotels in 3 Cities
BY OLIVIA LOY CREJ Staff Writer As of Jan. 1, big-city owners of single-room occupancy hotels will have a harder time closing their doors. AB1217, authored by Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, and now in effect, prohibits owners of residential hotels from invoking the Ellis Act - a 1986 law that allows landlords leaving the housing market to evict tenants without providing replacement housing.
BY OLIVIA LOY
CREJ Staff Writer
As of Jan. 1, big-city owners of single-room occupancy hotels will have a harder time closing their doors.
AB1217, authored by Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, and now in effect, prohibits owners of residential hotels from invoking the Ellis Act - a 1986 law that allows landlords leaving the housing market to evict tenants without providing replacement housing.
The bill "balances the rights of property owners with...
CREJ Staff Writer
As of Jan. 1, big-city owners of single-room occupancy hotels will have a harder time closing their doors.
AB1217, authored by Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, and now in effect, prohibits owners of residential hotels from invoking the Ellis Act - a 1986 law that allows landlords leaving the housing market to evict tenants without providing replacement housing.
The bill "balances the rights of property owners with...
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