Rental Fee Disclosure Requirements

At a glance

• What: Administrative Code ordinance requiring online listings and leases for residential rentals to disclose the total estimated monthly cost including required fees, letting tenants end leases early without penalty if disclosure was inadequate, and limiting evictions and late penalties over fees that were not properly disclosed.
• Where it stands: Passed on first reading October 20, 2026, 9-0.
• Next: Second reading and final passage.

Details

• File No. 260680; Land Use and Transportation Committee recommendation.
• Supervisor Dorsey and President Mandelman asked to be added as co-sponsors on October 20.
• Also deletes various obsolete provisions.

Sources

• Board of Supervisors minutes (draft), October 20, 2026: https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1456063&GUID=0A30E5F1-D311-43A1-853E-C5E13B727FFB

Log

2026-10-20 - Board of Supervisors

PASSED ON FIRST READING, 9-0.

2026-10-27 - Board of Supervisors

FINALLY PASSED, 11-0 (file 260680, disclosure of costs to residential tenants).

2026-10-05 - Land Use and Transportation Committee

• Four clarifying amendments adopted; sent to the Board 3-0.