The Board of Supervisors approved legislation yesterday with a 9-2 vote to increase compensation for Ellis Act evicted tenants due to rising rental rates across the city. The vote comes hot on the heels of the senate's Transportation Committee narrow vote to prohibit landlords from using the Ellis Act during the first five years they own a building, though the state bill will likely face challenges as it moves through the legislature. [SF Examiner/previously on Curbed SF]
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