By Joshua Sabitini : sfexaminer – excerpt
To better protect renters and track vacancies in San Francisco, a city supervisor wants to require landlords to report detailed information about their rental units annually to the Rent Board.
Under legislation introduced Tuesday by Supervisor Sandra Fewer, the Rent Board would be required to maintain an inventory of all rental units, giving The City a clearer picture of what rents are actually like in San Francisco and the number of vacant units.
Beginning July 1, 2022, owners of these units would have to provide annually information about each of their units, including the business contact information of owner or property manager, unit address, approximate size, approximate rent, housing services included in the rent such as water or parking, whether unit occupied or vacant and the date when occupancy or vacancy began. The requirement does not apply to owner-occupied units… (more)