A San Francisco judge is poised to overturn a 3-month-old city ordinance that makes it harder for property owners to take their buildings off the rental market. This would leave tenants more vulnerable to eviction.
Tag: #EllisAct
1998
Governor Signs Law Restricting Ellis Act Evictions
Governor Gray Davis signs legislation to reduce evictions of senior and disabled tenants. Requiring a minimum of a year of notice on elderly evictions evoking the Ellis Act.
1999
Vanishing Act
Issues over the Ellis Act and how it can be used – THC argues that housing is housing regardless of the act being invoked.
2000
Landlords Win Ellis Ruling
A panel of three judges says an eviction cannot be challenged as retaliatory if the Ellis Act was properly invoked.
2003
Protecting SRO Tenants from Ellis Act Evictions
Housing advocates attempt to protect SRO tenants from evictions via the Ellis Act.