November 2015- Landlord May Collect $18.50 From Tenant
Total San Francisco Rent Board Fee for the 2016-17 Tax year is $37.00. Chapter 37A of the San Francisco Administrative Code allows the City to collect a per-unit fee for each residential dwelling unit that is subject to the Rent Ordinance. This fee funds the cost of operating the Rent Board. Fee is billed to the landlord each year on the property tax statement. The law permits landlord to collect a portion of the Rent Board fee from those tenants in occupancy as of November 1st of each year. A landlord is allowed to collect 50% of the cost of the fee from the tenant. if you have not collected rent Board fees in the past, you can collect back to 1999.
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ALLOWABLE RENT BOARD FEE PAYABLE TO LANDLORD
| Date Range | Due | Date Payable | Board Fee Calculator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | $18.50 | Nov 1, 2015 | Calculate |
| 2014-2015 | $18.00 | Nov 1, 2014 | Calculate |
| 2013-2014 | $14.50 | Nov 1, 2013 | Calculate |
| 2012-2013 | $14.50 | Nov 1, 2012 | Calculate |
| 2011-2012 | $14.50 | Nov 1, 2011 | Calculate |
| 2010-2011 | $14.50 | Nov 1, 2010 | Calculate |
| 2009-2010 | $14.50 | Nov 1, 2009 | Calculate |
| 2008-2009 | $14.50 | Nov 1, 2008 | Calculate |
| 2007-2008 | $13.00 | Nov 1, 2007 | Calculate |
| 2006-2007 | $11.00 | Nov 1, 2006 | Calculate |
| 2005-2006 | $10.00 | Nov 1, 2005 | Calculate |
| 2004-2005 | $11.00 | Nov 1, 2004 | Calculate |
| 2003-2004 | $21.50 | Nov 1, 2003 | Calculate |
| 2002-2003 | $21.50 | Nov 1, 2002 | Calculate |
| 2001-2002 | $16.00 | Nov 1, 2001 | Calculate |
| 2000-2001 | $16.00 | Nov 1, 2000 | Calculate |
| 1999-2000 | $16.00 | Nov 1, 1999 | Calculate |
Certain dwelling units are exempt from the Rent Board fee, including owner-occupied units where no tenants also reside with the owner in the unit. Units where the rent is controlled or regulated by a government agency, including Section 8 certificate and voucher programs administered by the San Francisco Housing Authority, are also exempt from payment of the fee. Refer to Section 37A.1 of the Administrative Code for a complete list of exemptions. Chapter 37A is available for review at the Rent Board’s office. It can also be found on our website at www.sfrb.org.
Landlords may “bank” the Rent Board fee since November 1999 and collect it in a later year. This means that a landlord does not have to collect the fee in the year that it was due, but is entitled to collect the Rent Board fee in later years if they so desire. Banking only applies to fees assessed from November 1999 on. A list of prior Rent Board fees since 1999 is available at the Rent Board’s office and on our website at www.sfrb.org.
Section 37A.6 of the Administrative Code allows the landlord to recover 50% of the Rent Board fee from the tenant by deducting it from the security deposit interest payment due to the tenant each year. If there is no security deposit held by the landlord, then the landlord may bill the tenant directly. Landlords who pay the security deposit interest annually may bill for the Rent Board fee separately rather than deducting it from the interest payment owed.
The billing statement must specifically state the fee amount owed by the tenant for each year and the amount, if any, of security deposit interest due the tenant for each year owing. The bill should also state that the purpose of the fee is to fund the Rent Board, and that the fee is due and payable within 30 days of the date of the bill. Use ReLISTO’s Calculator to print out this summary!