A landlord wishes to rebuild the premises or intends to carry out extensive renovations that cannot be carried out with the tenant in occupation.A landlord requires the premises for their own occupation, or for the occupation of their father, mother or any child or grandchild of theirs over the age of 18 years or married.A tenant fails to pay rent or breaches any other agreement or condition of the rental agreement.A landlord cannot forcibly remove a tenant unless they get a possession order from the Magistrates' Court.Īs long as a tenant behaves properly, pays their rent regularly, and complies with the terms of the tenancy agreement, a landlord cannot serve an eviction notice ( notice-to-quit-landlord-to-tenant-breach-of-contract-b-2.pdf) except in these situations: Landlords are advised to proceed with caution and to seek legal advice regarding the preparation and service of a proper eviction notice.If your residential rental unit falls under rent control, your landlord cannot evict you without a valid reason. For example, there are additional requirements for owner/relative move-in eviction notices, notices based on demolition or permanent removal of a housing unit, as well as notices to vacate in order for the landlord to perform capital improvement work or substantial rehabilitation. Please note that this is not intended to be a complete list of eviction notice requirements, and there may be other local and/or state law requirements governing eviction notices that are not covered here. A list of relocation payment amounts is also available at the Rent Board’s office. Information regarding current relocation payment amounts is available in the Forms Center on the Rent Board’s website. Relocation payments required by the Rent Ordinance apply only to the “just cause” reasons specified above.
If the tenant is being evicted under §37.9(a)(13) – the Ellis Act, the eviction notice must include written notice of the right to relocation payments pursuant to Rent Ordinance Section 37.9A.A copy of Section 37.9C regarding relocation payments must also be attached to the notice.
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The eviction notice must state the lawful rent for the unit at the time the notice is issued if the basis for the eviction is one of the following “just cause” reasons under §37.9(a): (8) owner/relative move-in (9) sale of a condominium in accordance with a condominium conversion approved under the San Francisco subdivision ordinance (10) demolition/ permanent removal of the unit from housing use (11) temporary eviction to perform capital improvement or rehabilitation work or, (14) temporary eviction to perform lead remediation/abatement work required by San Francisco Health Code Articles 11 or 26.Note, however, that 3-day eviction notices based on non-payment of rent need not be filed at the Rent Board. A copy of the eviction notice, including any additional documents attached to the notice, must be filed with the Rent Board within ten days following service of the notice on the tenant.Form 1007 is available in the Forms Center on the Rent Board’s website. A copy of Rent Board Form 1007 must be attached to the eviction notice.Section 37.9(a) of the Rent Ordinance contains the list of “just cause” reasons for eviction. The notice must state the “just cause” reason for the eviction, which must be the landlord’s dominant motive for the eviction.To be legally effective, an eviction notice must be served on the tenant in accordance with state law.Īll eviction notices must be in writing and must contain the following, as applicable: An eviction notice may go by different names, including a Notice to Terminate Tenancy, Notice to Vacate, Notice to Quit, Notice to Cure or Quit, or Notice to Pay Rent or Quit. An eviction notice is a legal document that terminates a tenancy and tells the tenant to vacate the unit within a specific time frame, usually within 3, 10, 30, or 60 days.