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Condo conversions in South San Francisco

City rule: tenants displaced by a condo conversion get at least $2,000 per household plus active help finding new housing.

Key points

  • Condo conversions: City rule: tenants displaced by a condo conversion get at least $2,000 per household plus active help finding new housing.

Each rule below links to the section of the South San Francisco Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What South San Francisco's code says

South San Francisco code What South San Francisco's code adds
Limits on conversions
  • Only enough units to bring the vacancy rate down to 5%.
    Applies: For the fiscal year starting July 1st after the director's annual report, when vacancy exceeds 5%.
    § 19.80.030 · code text
    The number of dwelling units available for conversion into units of a community housing project in the fiscal year beginning on July 1st following said report shall not exceed the number which would reduce the vacancy rate to five percent.
Relocation help
  • At least $2,000 to each household, plus active help finding new housing.
    Applies: Applies to tenants displaced by converting a residential building to a community housing project.
    § 19.80.170 · code text
    Relocation assistance including, but not limited to, active assistance in securing replacement housing for tenants who will be displaced and a minimum payment of two thousand dollars to each household for displacement costs.
  • Relocation payments are due within 30 days of the tenancy ending, or at move-out if hardship exists.
    Applies: Applies to all relocation payments; hardship as determined by the director of community development.
    § 19.80.190 · code text
    All relocation payments shall be made within thirty days of termination of tenancy, or if hardship exists, as determined by the director of community development, upon the vacation of the unit.
Notice to tenants
  • At least 60 days before a tentative map is filed.
    Applies: Applies to tenants and prospective tenants of any building to be converted to condominiums.
    § 19.80.060 · code text
    Not less than sixty days prior to the filing of a tentative map, the applicant shall provide tenants and prospective tenants of any structure which is to be the subject of a “condominium conversion,” as defined in this title, with notice as required by Section 66452.8 or 66452.9 of the Government Code, as applicable.
  • The 60-day notice must say tenants may end their lease without penalty on 30 days' written notice.
    Applies: Applies to residential property converted to a condominium, community apartment, or stock cooperative.
    § 19.80.060 · code text
    The sixty-day notice required by Government Code Section 66427.1(a) shall further specify: 1. That the tenant will be permitted to terminate any lease or rental agreement without penalty upon notifying the subdivider in writing thirty days in advance of such termination unless otherwise provided in a written lease;
Vacancy-rate test
  • Conversions are approved only when the city's multi-family vacancy rate is more than 5%.
    Applies: Applies to converting a residential building to a community housing project.
    § 19.80.030 · code text
    The conversion of a residential structure to a community housing project shall only be approved when the vacancy rate of multiple-family dwelling units, within the city, as determined by the director of community development, is more than five percent.

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What happens to tenants when a South San Francisco building converts to condos?

City rule: tenants displaced by a condo conversion get at least $2,000 per household plus active help finding new housing.

General information, not legal advice.

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