In March, 2022, San Francisco passed an ordinance extending the eviction moratorium until the state of emergency ends.  That never went into effect because it was preempted by weaker State legislation.  The State legislation expired on June 30, so as of July 1, the San Francisco ordinance has been in effect.  Here is what it does:

• Landlords are prohibited from evicting SF residential tenants for non-payment of rent that came due on or after July 1, 2022 and was not paid due to the COVID-19 pandemic (note this does not protect tenants against eviction if the rental debt was incurred prior to July 1, 2022).
• Landlords are also prohibited from imposing late fees or penalties on this rent.
• Landlords can seek to collect rent through civil court, but cannot evict for it.
• There is no specific notification requirement for tenants.
• These protections continue until Mayor London Breed terminates her COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation.

As a reminder, the state rent relief program has closed, but the local Emergency Rental Assistance Program remains open. Go to sf.gov/renthelp to apply!