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San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 37 — Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance

San Francisco Rent Ordinance: rent control limits, just-cause eviction protections, tenant relocation assistance, and the Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board.

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Provisions (24)

§ 37.1

Title & Findings

§ 37.10A

Misdemeanors and Other Enforcement Provisions

§ 37.10B

Tenant Harassment

§ 37.11A

Civil Actions

§ 37.12

Transitional Provision

§ 37.13

Keys

§ 37.14

Hearings and Remedies for Violation of Residential Hotel Visitor Policy

§ 37.15

Severability

§ 37.2

Definitions

§ 37.3

Rent Limitations

§ 37.4

Establishment; Appointment; Terms; Executive Director; Funding;

§ 37.5

Meetings of the Board

§ 37.6

Powers and Duties

§ 37.7

Certification of Rent Increases for Capital Improvements, Rehabilitation

§ 37.8

Arbitration of Rental Increase Adjustments

§ 37.8A

Expedited Hearing Procedures

§ 37.8B

Expedited Hearing and Appeal Procedures for Capital Improvements

§ 37.8C

Temporary Moratorium on Rent Board Processing or Approval of

§ 37.9

Evictions

§ 37.9A

Tenant Rights in Certain Displacements Under Section 37.9(a)(13)

§ 37.9B

Tenant Rights In Evictions Under Section 37.9(a)(8)

§ 37.9C

Tenants Rights To Relocation For No-Fault Evictions

§ 37.9D

Foreclosure Evictions

§ 37.9E

Tenant Buyout Agreements

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