SF Politics and HousingPosted by sasha at 29 Nov 2005 09:44 am
It’s kind of last-minute notice, but there are hearings on changes to the city’s condo conversion law today at 10:30 at City Hall.
Real estate interests, represented by Bevan Dufty, are trying to make it easier to convert TICs into condos. People on the tenant side, in contrast, want buildings where people were not evicted to make them more valuable to have priority in the condo lottery.
Even landlords should be rewarded for good behavior.
November 29th, 2005 at 2:15 pm
This seems strange. The lottery system is already a blend of seniority and priority for un-encumbered buildings. Was the meeting supposed to take commentary on making it solely one way or the other?
November 29th, 2005 at 2:31 pm
Dufty’s proposal dramatically steepens the slope for seniority. My understanding is that it would also deemphasize the current preference for unencumbered buildings.