Overview

• Letters sent in July offered some residents $5,000 in Airbnb credit to leave, followed by a $4,500 cash offer to depart by Aug. 27 with the amount dropping each day.
• Tenant attorneys and advocates criticized the short-term credits as inadequate for securing stable housing in San Francisco.
• About 40 households without leases remain in litigation, with cases still in discovery and none settled or set for trial, according to the Eviction Defense Collaborative.
• City officials say leased residents are receiving relocation assistance and placements in the newly opened Block B or other options, while unleased occupants are not offered the same benefits.
• Pre-demolition documents warn that unauthorized occupancy could delay work or add resequencing costs, and the City Attorney reported it could not verify allegations of illegal rent collection by a management employee.