> shouldn't the landlord be able to do whatever they want with their property?
Not under current SF rent control laws. The issue here is how the landlord is skirting around the law by making space unusable.
Not under current SF rent control laws. The issue here is how the landlord is skirting around the law by making space unusable.
The city is basically making land owners give section 8 rent welfare to tenants, in a bid to keep the city affordable to long time residents during a housing shortage. You'd hope that the city would open up building more high rise housing (high end) to open up more space for the lower end of the community.