S.F. Police Code Article 49 § 4915
OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance)
Operative Text
This Article provides the minimum requirements pertaining to the protection of applicants for employment, potential applicants for employment, employees, and applicants and potential applicants for the rental and lease of residential real property, and shall not be construed to preempt, limit, or otherwise affect the applicability of any other law, regulation, requirement, policy, or standard, or, with regard to employment, any provision of a collective bargaining agreement, that provides for greater or other rights of or protections for applicants, potential applicants, or employees. This provision shall apply both to laws, regulations, requirements, policies, standards, and collective bargaining agreements in existence at the time the Article becomes operative, and to those that come into existence thereafter.
Section 4915 of San Francisco Police Code Article 49 establishes that the protections created by Article 49 are a floor, not a ceiling. Other laws, regulations, policies, collective bargaining agreements, or standards that offer greater or different protections to job applicants, employees, or residential rental applicants remain fully in force alongside Article 49. This non-preemption rule applies to both existing and future legal requirements.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under S.F. Police Code Article 49 § 4915, compliance with Article 49 alone does not necessarily satisfy all obligations a property owner or manager may have toward rental applicants. Operators should be aware that other local, state, or federal laws governing tenant screening and applicant rights may impose additional or different requirements beyond what Article 49 sets out. Staying current with the full landscape of applicable regulations—not just Article 49—is part of what compliant residential rental operations generally involve.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
S.F. Police Code Article 49 § 4915 makes clear that Article 49's protections do not replace or reduce any rights you may have under other laws, regulations, or policies. If another local ordinance, state law, or federal rule offers stronger protections in the context of a rental application, those protections remain available to you in addition to Article 49's guarantees. Tenant-rights organizations in San Francisco can help identify which combination of laws may be relevant to a given situation, and the San Francisco Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board is one resource for questions about residential rental protections.
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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