San Francisco SRO Hotel Coalition v. City and Coun
In 2017, the City and County of San Francisco (City) amended section 41.20 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to require the rental of residential single room occupancy units (SROs) for terms of at least 32 days, when protections under the City’s rent control ordinance arise. Previously, SROs could be rented for periods between seven and 31 days. Plaintiffs San Francisco SRO Hotel Coalition (Coalition), Hotel des Arts, LLC and Brent Haas brought this action for administrative mandate, seeking, among other things, the invalidation of the 2017 Amendments as an unlawful taking under article 1, section 19 of the California Constitution. We reverse the superior court’s order denying plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction enjoining the enforcement of the 2017 Amendments on the ground that plaintiffs were unlikely to prevail. We remand the case for a determination of the balance of hardships.
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