SEC. 1393. SUBDIVIDER TO PROVIDE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.
§ 1393
When a property is subdivided, tenants who request help finding relocation housing must be referred to the city's Central Relocation Services Agency, or the subdivider may arrange assistance through a real estate broker; the subdivider pays for this assistance for up to 120 days or the length of the existing lease, unless the parties agree otherwise. Tenants who move in after the conversion application is filed are not eligible for this assistance unless the subdivider and new tenant agree.
If you're renting an apartment in a building being converted to condos, you can ask for help finding a new place to live. The subdivider (the company doing the conversion) has to pay for this help. They can either send you to the city's relocation office or hire a real estate broker to help you. This assistance is available for 120 days or until your lease ends, whichever is longer—unless you and the subdivider work out a different deal. If you move into the building after the conversion paperwork is filed, you don't get this assistance unless you and the subdivider specifically agree to it.
- Could be simpler:The phrase 'those parties who lease a unit subsequent to the date of filing the application for conversion' in section (c) could be stated more directly as 'tenants who move in after the application is filed.'
- Controversial:Relocation assistance eligibility and duration limits are subjects on which San Francisco tenant advocates and property owners have historically disagreed.
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Official text
(a) Any tenant who requests assistance in finding relocation housing shall be referred to the Central Relocations Services Agency of the City and County of San Francisco, or, with the mutual consent of the tenant and subdivider, such assistance may be provided by the subdivider or a real estate brokerage firm selected by the subdivider. The subdivider shall bear any costs to the tenant of such assistance in finding relocation housing.
(b) Availability for such assistance shall be limited to the expiration of the 120-day period or the period of any lease as provided in Section 1391(a) and (c), unless a contrary agreement is reached by the subdivider and tenant.
(c) Those parties who lease a unit subsequent to the date of filing the application for conversion shall not be eligible to receive assistance provided in this Section unless such an agreement is made between the subdivider and prospective tenant.