Rent Board

Protecting tenants from excessive rent increases and unjust evictions while assuring landlords fair and adequate rents.

Security Deposit laws changed on July 1, 2024. Click here for more information.

Our office is open for drop-in services Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm.

For covered units, the allowable rent increase effective March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025 is 1.7%.

View information about residential properties, comply with the City’s Housing Inventory requirements, and pay annual Rent Board fees.

San Francisco's rental law offers most tenants certain eviction and rent control protections. Learn about the law and what it means for you.

Pay your 2024 Rent Board Fee by March 1, 2024 to avoid penalties.

San Francisco law requires property owners to provide certain information to the Rent Board about their residential properties each year.

Services

Current Rates and Forms

Current Rates, including Rent Increase, Relocation, Sec. Deposit

Current rent increase rates, relocation payment amounts, security deposit interest rates, and others.

Rent Board forms (Forms Center)

See a full list of downloadable forms and rate schedules for tenants and landlords. Many of our forms are also available in Español, 中文, and Filipino.

File documents with the Rent Board

You can file documents by email, mail, or in person.

How to review a Rent Board file or request documents

Complete this form to review a file or obtain a duplicate of any document or recording held by the Rent Board.

Index of Landlord and Tenant Information

A site index to help you locate information on our website.

Tenants

Learn about the different claims a tenant may file at the Rent Board.

Request a rent reduction for decreased housing services

Learn about filing a Decrease in Housing Services tenant petition.

Report an unlawful rent increase or request a review of your rent history

If you believe a rent increase is unlawful or want to know if your current rent is lawful, you may file a petition alleging an unlawful rent increase and/or requesting a determination of the lawful rent.

Landlords

Landlord Petitions and Passthroughs

Learn about the different claims a landlord may file to increase a tenant's rent or passthrough costs.

Pay your Rent Board fee

If you own residential property in San Francisco, find out if you need to pay the Rent Board fee, how much, and how to pay.

Apply to raise rents for capital improvement costs

If you've made capital improvements to a property within the last five years, you can apply to pass through some of the cost to the tenants.