S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37 § 37.8C
Temporary Moratorium on Rent Board Processing or Approval of Landlord Petitions for Certification and Passthrough of Non-Seismic Capital Improvement, Rehabilitation and Energy Conservation Costs to Tenants, During Pendency of the Superior Court Preliminary Injunction Staying Implementation of November 2000 Proposition H (San Francisco Rent Ordinance)
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The Board, Administrative Law Judges and other Board staff, are prohibited from processing or approving landlord petitions for certification and passthrough of capital improvement, rehabilitation and energy conservation costs to tenants, for a temporary moratorium period commencing on [the effective date of this ordinance] and continuing until the San Francisco Superior Court dissolves its preliminary injunction staying the implementation of November 2000 Proposition H (entered December 20, 2000, in Quigg v. City and County of San Francisco, et al., San Francisco Superior Court Case No. 316928), except that petitions which seek only certification and passthrough of seismic retrofit work shall not be affected by this moratorium. This moratorium applies to petitions pending as of the effective date of this ordinance and to any landlord petitions filed during the moratorium, whether based on Sections 37.3 (a)(3), 37.7 , and/or 37.8A .
Section 37.8C of the San Francisco Administrative Code established a temporary moratorium that barred the Rent Board from processing or approving landlord petitions seeking to pass through capital improvement, rehabilitation, and energy conservation costs to tenants. The freeze applied to petitions already pending when the ordinance took effect, as well as any new petitions filed during the moratorium period. The moratorium was set to remain in place until the San Francisco Superior Court lifted its preliminary injunction blocking Proposition H, with one exception: petitions involving only seismic retrofit work were explicitly carved out and could continue to be processed.
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Under § 37.8C of S.F. Admin. Code Chapter 37, compliant operators during the moratorium period refrained from filing or advancing petitions for capital improvement, rehabilitation, or energy conservation cost passthroughs, recognizing that the Rent Board was prohibited from acting on such submissions. Operators whose petitions were already pending when the ordinance took effect would have found those proceedings suspended for the duration of the moratorium. The sole category of petitions that remained eligible for processing under § 37.8C were those seeking certification and passthrough exclusively for seismic retrofit work.
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Section 37.8C of S.F. Admin. Code Chapter 37 provided tenants with a temporary protection against rent increases tied to capital improvement, rehabilitation, or energy conservation cost passthroughs while the moratorium was in effect. Tenants who received or were subject to a pending passthrough petition during this period could point to § 37.8C as a basis for challenging the Rent Board's authority to process or approve such a petition. Tenants seeking to understand whether this provision applied to a specific petition could consult the San Francisco Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board or a tenant-rights organization for general information about the moratorium's scope.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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