San Francisco County Municipal Code Ch. 49B Residential Rental Units: Lock Replacements by

LANDLORD WHEN TENANTS VACATE

Sec. 49B.1. Findings. Sec. 49B.2. Re-Key or Replace Locks. Sec. 49B.3. Other Remedies.

The Board of Supervisors finds that residential tenant safety and security in the City and County of San Francisco is an ongoing concern of landlords, tenants, and their neighbors. Residential rental units comprise a significant proportion of housing in the City. The Board further finds that re-keying or replacing entrance door locks on any vacated unit would contribute to safety and security. (Added by Ord. 200-07, File No. 070679, App. 8/10/2007)

When a residential rental unit is permanently vacated by all tenants, the landlord shall re-key or replace all door locks that are exclusive to that unit, including all entrance door locks on the vacated unit and any locks on separate entrance doors to any storage and/or garage facility exclusively used in connection with the use or occupancy of the vacating tenants. All of the following conditions apply: (a) If two or more locks on any one door are subject to the re-key and replacement provisions of Section 49B.2 and open by different keys, the landlord must re-key or replace only one of the locks on the door. (b) If the same key opens two or more locks subject to the re-key and replacement provisions of Section 49B.2, the landlord must re- key or replace all locks opened by that key. (c) The re-key and lock replacement requirements of this Chapter do not apply to any door locks that are provided for use by two or more units. (Added by Ord. 200-07, File No. 070679, App. 8/10/2007)

The provisions of this Chapter 49B shall not be read to limit or replace residential tenant or landlord rights or remedies found in other ordinances, or in statutes or Constitutions. (Added by Ord. 200-07, File No. 070679, App. 8/10/2007)