Mission Local reports:
The Department of Building Inspection on Friday ordered the demolition of the fire-damaged building at the corner of 22nd and Mission Streets, citing a concern that a moderate earthquake would collapse the building outward and cause harm to the public.
If the building is demolished, more than 60 tenants displaced by the fire may lose the right to return to their units after reconstruction.
San Francisco guarantees rent-controlled tenants who are displaced by a fire the right to return to their units after repair at their previous rent, though few do. But with the demolition, that protection no longer applies: New buildings are not subject to rent control because of state law and are not bound by the right of return. No-fault evictions on the basis of demolition are also allowed under city law.
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[Photo by Google Maps]
Kind of provides an incentive for arson.
The insane housing cost situation in SF provides a useful look at capitalism. Property owners get rich, renters get screwed, displaced to Pinole or Vallejo or somewhere.
Put your bets in now: I say this stays a vacant, trash-strewn eyesore until 2025 at the very earliest.