3515 FILLMORE ST

Key value

5% + CPI change, max 10% (whichever is lower), per 12 months; max two increases per 12 months

Requirement

An owner may not raise the gross rental rate over any 12-month period by more than 5 percent plus the local percentage change in cost of living, or 10 percent, whichever is lower. No more than two increments are allowed in a 12-month period for the same tenant. The owner must give notice of increases under Civ. Code § 827.

Evidence

“Subject to subdivision (b), an owner of residential real property shall not, over the course of any 12-month period, increase the gross rental rate for a dwelling or a unit more than 5 percent plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 10 percent, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for that dwelling or unit at any time during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase.”

Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12

Key value

1.6% annual allowable increase (3/1/2026 to 2/28/2027)

Requirement

For rent-controlled units, the annual allowable rent increase effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027 is 1.6% of the tenant's base rent.

Evidence

“For rent-controlled units, the annual allowable increase amount effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027 is 1.6%.”

S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37 (Rent Ordinance), § 37.3

Key value

Ban on using or distributing a common pricing algorithm in a combination/conspiracy to restrain trade, or while coercing adoption of its recommended prices

Requirement

It is unlawful to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm as part of a contract, combination or conspiracy to restrain trade, or to use or distribute one while coercing another person to adopt its recommended price or commercial term.

Evidence

“It shall be unlawful for a person to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm as part of a contract, combination in the form of a trust, or conspiracy to restrain trade or commerce in violation of this chapter.”

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729

Key value

Ban on sale or use of algorithmic rent-setting devices

Requirement

Prohibits the sale or use of algorithmic devices (software that analyzes nonpublic competitor rental data to recommend rents for vacant units) to set rents or manage occupancy levels for residential units. Tenants or the City Attorney may bring a civil action for violations.

Evidence

“The law prohibits the sale or use of such algorithmic devices and allows a tenant or the City Attorney to bring a civil action if they believe an entity is in violation of the law.”

S.F. Admin. Code § 37.10C

Key value

Ban on blanket criminal-record exclusions and on considering arrests without convictions

Requirement

Landlords may check criminal history only within strict fair housing limits on what is sought, how it is considered, and what action is taken. Blanket bans on applicants with a criminal record and policies that consider arrests without convictions are prohibited.

Evidence

“Blanket bans on applicants with a criminal record are prohibited, as are policies that consider arrests without convictions.”

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2, § 12265 (Civil Rights Council regulations, eff. 2020-01-01)

Key value

Ban on source-of-income discrimination (incl. Section 8 / HUD-VASH vouchers); landlords may still ask about the level or source of income

Requirement

Owners may not discriminate against or harass a rental applicant or tenant because of source of income, which includes Section 8 and other housing vouchers and public assistance. Where a government rent subsidy applies, income standards must be based on the tenant's portion of rent, and applicants must be allowed to offer alternative evidence in place of credit history.

Evidence

“For the owner of any housing accommodation to discriminate against or harass any person because of the race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, veteran or military status, or genetic information of that person.”

Cal. Gov. Code § 12955

Key value

Protection against use of arrest or conviction history in affordable housing decisions

Requirement

San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance protects residents with arrest or conviction history in affordable housing decisions. The source gives no operative details beyond that statement.

Evidence

“San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance protects residents with arrest or conviction history in affordable housing decisions.”

S.F. Police Code art. 49 (Fair Chance Ordinance)

Key value

$30 per applicant, adjustable annually for CPI increases beginning January 1, 1998

Requirement

A landlord may charge an application screening fee only up to actual out-of-pocket costs plus the reasonable value of time spent, and never more than $30 per applicant (CPI-adjustable). No fee may be charged when no unit is or will soon be available. The landlord must offer either first-come-first-served screening or a refund to unselected applicants, and must give an itemized receipt and a copy of any credit report.

Evidence

“In no case shall the amount of the application screening fee charged by the landlord or their agent be greater than thirty dollars ($30) per applicant.”

Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6

Key value

Maximum deposit of 1 month's rent (2 months' rent for qualifying small landlords)

Requirement

A landlord may not demand or receive security in excess of one month's rent, in addition to first month's rent. The landlord must return the deposit with an itemized statement within 21 calendar days after the tenant vacates, and may not label any deposit 'nonrefundable'.

Evidence

“Except as provided in paragraph (2), (3), or (5), a landlord shall not demand or receive security, however denominated, in an amount or value in excess of an amount equal to one month’s rent, in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.”

Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5

Key value

4.2% interest for March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027

Requirement

Landlords must pay interest on tenant security deposits at the Rent Board rate, which is 4.2% for March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027.

Evidence

“4.2% for March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027”

S.F. Admin. Code § 49.2

Key value

Just cause required after 12 months' occupancy; no-fault relocation = 1 month's rent (or waiver of final month's rent)

Requirement

After a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a unit for 12 months, the owner may terminate only for a stated at-fault or no-fault just cause. For no-fault terminations the owner must pay one month's rent as relocation assistance or waive the final month's rent.

Evidence

“(a) Notwithstanding any other law, after a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months, the owner of the residential real property shall not terminate a tenancy without just cause, which shall be stated in the written notice to terminate tenancy.”

Cal. Civ. Code § 1946.2

Key value

Eviction only for one of 17 enumerated just causes (Section 37.9(a))

Requirement

A landlord may evict a tenant from a unit covered by the Rent Ordinance only for a "just cause" reason that is the dominant motive for the eviction; 17 enumerated reasons are allowed, and expiration of a lease or change in ownership is not just cause.

Evidence

“In order to evict a tenant from a rental unit covered by the Rent Ordinance, a landlord must have a "just cause" reason that is the dominant motive for pursuing the eviction.”

S.F. Admin. Code § 37.9(a)