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Administrative Code›Chapter 23 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. I In General

San Francisco County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-22 · San Francisco County

Cite as: San Francisco County Municipal Code Article I · Text as of 2026-10-22

Sec. 23.1. Director of Property to Conduct Sales, Leases, Acceptances, and Other Real Estate Transactions. Sec. 23.2. Chapter Definitions. Sec. 23.3. Conveyance and Acquisition of Real Property.

Sec. 23.4. Acceptance of Deeds by Director of Property and Assistant. Sec. 23.5. Expenses of Real Estate Department in Connection with Leases, Acquisitions and Conveyances. Sec. 23.6. Sale or Lease of Public Utility Property. Sec. 23.7. Public Notice Required Prior to Board of Supervisors' Approval of a Sale, Transfer, or Other Conveyance of City-Owned Property. Sec. 23.8. Annual Real Property Reporting and Planning. Sec. 23.9. Government Entity Agreements.

SEC. 23.4. ACCEPTANCE OF DEEDS BY DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY AND ASSISTANT.

The Director of Property and the Assistant Director of Property of the City are hereby each authorized to accept and consent to deeds or other instruments granting Real Property to the City that are (1) Acquired to preserve Affordable Housing, as set forth in Section 23.3, or (2) approved by the Board of Supervisors, and to sign the required certificate of acceptance relating thereto. (Added by Ord. 15-01, File No. 001965, App. 2/2/2001; amended by Ord. 202-19, File No. 190679, App. 8/9/2019, Eff. 9/9/2019) (Former Sec. 23.4 repealed by Ord. 15-01, File No. 001965, App. 2/2/2001)

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SEC. 23.5. EXPENSES OF REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT IN CONNECTION WITH LEASES,

ACQUISITIONS AND CONVEYANCES. The Real Estate Department shall be entitled to payment of reasonable expenses in connection with negotiating Leases, Conveyances, Acquisitions, managing City owned Real Property, consulting with departments, and incidental work performed under the provisions of this Chapter. The department concerned shall pay the Real Estate Department for such expenses by interdepartmental work order or other means. (Added by Ord. 15-01, File No. 001965, App. 2/2/2001) (Former Sec. 23.2 repealed by Ord. 15-01, File No. 001965, App. 2/2/2001)

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SEC. 23.9. GOVERNMENT ENTITY AGREEMENTS.

(a) Agreements with Government Entities for an Acquisition, Conveyance, or Lease of Real Property are exempt from the Competitive Bidding Process and Competitive Bidding Procedures requirements of Chapter 23. (b) As set forth in Section 1.25 of this Code, agreements with Government Entities for an Acquisition, Conveyance, or Lease of Real

Property are not subject to provisions of the Municipal Code, including but not limited to the Administrative, Labor and Employment, Environment, or Police Codes, imposing obligations or other restrictions on contractors. (c) This Section 23.9 applies to all agreements for an Acquisition, Conveyance, or Lease of Real Property under Chapter 23, however they are titled, including but not limited to any Lease, contract, memorandum of understanding, or similar instrument memorializing mutual obligations between the City and a Government Entity or Government Entities. (Added by Ord. 107-24, File No. 240301, App. 5/24/2024, Eff. 6/24/2024)

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