Supervisor Preston moves 60-day extension of COVID-era tenant eviction protections; committee forwards ordinance to full Board

The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted unanimously April 17 to forward an ordinance that would extend, by 60 days, the city’s restrictions on evicting residential tenants or imposing late fees for rent that came due during the COVID‑19 emergency. Supervisor Dean Preston, who introduced the amended ordinance in committee, moved to send the item to the full Board with a positive recommendation.

The measure, described by the committee clerk as an amendment to the Administrative Code, would maintain protections for tenants, including those in city‑regulated housing, who were unable to pay rent because of the pandemic. "On the amended file, I'd like to move to send the item to the full board with positive recommendation as a committee report," Preston said during the meeting.

No one spoke in favor of or against the item during the committee's public‑comment period; the clerk reported no in‑person or remote speakers. Supervisors Aaron Peskin, Dean Preston and Chair Mirna Melgar each voted "aye," and the motion carried 3–0. The clerk noted items acted on at committee are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda for April 25 unless otherwise stated.

If the Board adopts the committee's recommendation, the extension would remain subject to the Board’s final vote and any further changes made there. The committee record and the ordinance file will govern the legal text and the precise effective dates once the Board considers the item.