"After a fire at 50 Golden Gate Ave. in San Francisco's Tenderloin displaced more than 140 people on Dec. 12, landlord Mosser Companies promised to help rehouse residents, under the city's " Good Samaritan " ordinance. But, nearly two months later, many have not been offered stable housing from Mosser, nor received assistance from the city. They find themselves floating on friends' couches or crammed into living rooms outside the city they called home."
"San Francisco does have a rental assistance program meant to provide up to two years of aid for those displaced from rent-controlled homes after a fire. But not everyone displaced at 50 Golden Gate qualified. The program excludes residents who have more than $30,000 in savings, no matter how low their income. The help that Mosser promised, to assist the displaced residents find new, comparably priced apartments to the ones that are now uninhabitable, has also come up short."
"Landlords are not obligated to make such an offer, but Mosser was well positioned to do so. The company remains one of San Francisco's largest corporate landlords even after defaulting on millions of dollars in loans, and being at risk of losing hundreds of units. "Our priority is to get you into a permanent home," Maria Villegas, who manages several Mosser-owned properties, told the tenants at a December town hall, days after the fire."
A Dec. 12 fire at 50 Golden Gate Ave. displaced more than 140 people, and Mosser Companies pledged rehousing under the city's Good Samaritan ordinance. Nearly two months later many tenants still lack stable housing and have not received promised city help, leaving families couch-surfing or living outside San Francisco. A city rental assistance program offers up to two years of aid but excludes residents with more than $30,000 in savings. Mosser had said it would help find comparably priced apartments, but most residents report that referrals and permanent housing offers did not materialize.
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