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.
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TENDERLOIN HOUSING CLINIC
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RANDALL M. SHAW
STEPHEN L. COLLIER
TIMOTHY J. LEE
RAQUEL, Fox
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 8, 1998
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Randy Shaw (415) 771-9850
Governor Signs Law Restricting Ellis Act Evictions
Governor Gray Davis has signed critical legislation that will help reduce the evictions of senior and disabled tenants under the Ellis Act.
SB 948, sponsored by State Senator Richard Alarcon, requires that landlords invoking the Ellis Act provide one year’s notice to senior and disabled tenants. The measure also overturns court rulings that had enabled Ellis to preempt local anti-demolition laws.
According to Tenderloin Housing Clinic Director Randy Shaw, San Francisco tenants will particularly benefit from the new law. “The eviction of seniors like Lola McKay under the Ellis Act has aroused widespread public anger. The new law creates a major roadblock for real estate speculators who have been buying buildings with senior and disabled tenants, issuing Ellis evictions, and then quickly reselling the units to tenants-in-common. SB 948 is a critical first step in correcting the misuse of the Ellis Act.
State Senate President John Burton led the effort to pass SB 948, fighting vigorously to address the concerns of his San Francisco constituents.
