Publications
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07.27.2021Potential Rent Relief for San Francisco Small Businesses Forced to Shut DownUpdatesOn July 20, 2021, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an amendment to the San Francisco Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance codifying a legal presumption to potentially provide rent relief to small businesses forced to shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Updated 06.17.2021San Francisco Board of Supervisors Enacts a New Commercial Eviction Moratorium OrdinanceUpdatesOn December 1, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a commercial eviction moratorium ordinance (the Board Ordinance), which Board Ordinance came into effect on January 11, 2021. When the Board Ordinance became effective, the mayor’s previous executive orders which impose a moratorium on commercial evictions (the Mayor’s Moratorium) terminated.
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10.01.2020California Governor’s Executive Order N-80-20 Regarding Commercial EvictionsUpdatesGovernor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-80-20 on September 23, 2020, extending Executive Order N-28-20 through March 31, 2021, with respect to commercial evictions only.
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04.10.2020COVID-19 in California: Local Eviction MoratoriumsUpdatesLast month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order which allows but does not require local governments to impose temporary limitations on residential and commercial evictions in certain COVID-19 related situations.
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03.23.2020California Governor’s Executive Order Aimed at Assisting Borrowers, Tenants, Renters, and Homeowners Affected by COVID-19UpdatesAs the widespread economic impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) worsen, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-28-20 on March 16, 2020, to assist Californians experiencing financial hardship.
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03.19.2020Real Estate Guidance During the Coronavirus PandemicUpdatesBelow is a list of real estate issues that employees, developers, landlords, tenants, and lenders may need to address in the wake of COVID-19.
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03.09.2020San Francisco Adopts Vacancy Tax OrdinanceUpdates
Seeking to preserve the vitality of commercial corridors and reduce retail vacancies, San Francisco voters approved the Vacancy Tax Ordinance, which authorizes a tax assessment on vacant retail space beginning January 1, 2021.