In San Francisco (the subject of the post), houses built after 1979 are not covered by rent control[1]. This "new construction exemption" was designed to avoid

In San Francisco (the subject of the post), houses built after 1979 are not covered by rent control[1]. This "new construction exemption" was designed to avoid stagnation in rental construction. [1]: http://www.sftu.org/rentcontrol.html http://www.sftu.org/rentcontrol.html