San Francisco County Municipal Code § 4907 Notice

(a) The Housing Provider shall state in all solicitations or advertisements for the rental or lease of Affordable Housing placed by the Housing Provider or on behalf of the Housing Provider, that the Housing Provider will consider for tenancy qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of this Article. (b) The HRC shall, by the operative date of this Article, publish and make available to Housing Providers, in English, Spanish, and Chinese, and all languages spoken by more than 5% of the San Francisco population, a notice suitable for posting that informs applicants for Affordable Housing of their rights under this Article. The HRC shall update this notice on December 1 of any year in which there is a change in the languages spoken by more than 5% of the San Francisco population. (c) Housing Providers shall post the notice prominently on their website and at any location under their control that is frequently visited by applicants or potential applicants for the rental or lease of Affordable Housing in San Francisco. At a minimum the notice described above shall contain the following information: (1) A description of those matters identified in Section 4906(a) that may not be considered by the Housing Provider under any circumstances; (2) A description of the restrictions and requirements that Section 4906 imposes on Housing Providers when inquiring about Conviction History in connection with an application for the rental or lease of Affordable Housing in San Francisco; (3) The definition of Evidence of Rehabilitation and Other Mitigating Factors provided in Section 4903, and circumstances and timeline under which the applicant or potential applicant has a right to provide such evidence as provided in Section 4906(h); and (4) The HRC telephone number and email address the applicant or potential applicant may use to make a report if he or she believes the Housing Provider has violated any of the provisions of Article 49. (Added by Ord. 17-14 , File No. 131192, App. 2/14/2014, Eff. 3/16/2014, Oper. 8/13/2014) (Former Sec. 4907 added by Ord. 61-01, File No. 002197, App. 4/20/2001; repealed by Ord. 234-06, File No. 060892, App. 9/14/2006)