There are schemes to knock a tenant out, but generally in SF county, 12-month leases roll over into monthly terms with very little the landlord can do as long as the tenant keeps paying and abiding by the terms of the original lease.
Now, raising the rent (in a non-rent controlled unit) and then renegotiating the lease are options but if the tenant does not comply and keeps paying the original lease's rent there are a LOT of protections in favor of the tenant.
Won't comment on if these are all fair or not, but there has been lots of bad behavior on both sides to cause regulation to come up. Being a landlord in SF is not easy, but simultaneously, finding a place to live which is affordable is tough as well as a renter.
Now, raising the rent (in a non-rent controlled unit) and then renegotiating the lease are options but if the tenant does not comply and keeps paying the original lease's rent there are a LOT of protections in favor of the tenant.
Won't comment on if these are all fair or not, but there has been lots of bad behavior on both sides to cause regulation to come up. Being a landlord in SF is not easy, but simultaneously, finding a place to live which is affordable is tough as well as a renter.