Join the Tenderloin Housing Clinic in pressuring California lawmakers to ban Ellis Act evictions during the pandemic!

Call Assemblymember Chiu's Office: (916) 319-2017

Letter Text:

"Dear Assemblymember Chiu,

On behalf of the undersigned organizations and individuals, we urge you to halt Ellis Act evictions under the COVID-19 eviction protection extension bill.

Since its passage in 1985, the Ellis Act has enabled speculators to displace long-term tenants and eliminated thousands of units of rent-controlled housing. Between 1994 and 2019, over 5300 households have been forced out of their homes in San Francisco. In Los Angeles, over 27,000 rent-controlled units have been taken off the market due to the Ellis Act. And the COVID-19 tenant protections have still not brought an end to these evictions. The Tenderloin Housing Clinic is currently working with 252 individuals in San Francisco who are facing evictions due to the Ellis Act.

Ellis Act evictions in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Data from the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project.

Although a handful of cities across the state (including Berkeley, Los Angeles, Inglewood, and Santa Monica) have halted Ellis Act evictions during the pandemic, we desperately need action on a statewide level to finally bring an end to these cruel evictions.

We urge you to include a ban on Ellis Act evictions in the COVID-19 eviction protection extension legislation and to support permanent Ellis Act reform."