Homeownership

February 1  |  2012 Condo Lottery and Rally

Ticket sales for the 2012 Condo Conversion Lottery end this Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 4:45PM (additional information can be found here). The lottery itself will be held on Wednesday, February 1, 2011, at 9AM in Room #400 of City Hall.

Plan C San Francisco, in conjunction with the Small Property Owners of San Francisco, will be sponsoring a rally for condo conversion reform on the steps of City Hall at 8:15AM prior to the lottery. We need your attendance to ... | Read More >

January 30  |  The Need for Condo Reform

As our recent press release indicates, the need for condo conversion reform has never been greater. In this year’s condo lottery, almost 2400 applicants will vie for only 200 spots. Hundreds of middle income, first time homeowners are being hurt by San Francisco’s outmoded restrictions on condo conversion, for no good reason.

This year, Plan C is advocating a solution that is a “win-win” for TIC owners and for the affordable housing community. The “condo bypass” would allow TIC owners to ... | Read More >

February 2  |  2011 Condo Lottery and Rally

The scheduled 2011 Lottery Drawing will be held at City Hall on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 9AM.

Plan C will be bringing attention to this archaic process at its annual Condo Conversion Rally, which will be held at 8:15AM on the steps of City Hall (Polk St. side) before the lottery drawing.

Please attend this important event! Help bring attention to the fact that City Hall has failed to support homeownership for the thousands of people that seek it as a ... | Read More >

January 15  |  Plan C Membership Meeting January 27th

Please come to our next Plan C membership meeting on Thursday, January 27th at 6pm.

We will be joined by two of our newest supervisors – Scott Wiener, newly elected Supervisor from District 8, and Malia Cohen, newly elected from District 10. We’re very excited to have these two elected officials joining us – come hear from them and bring your questions!

Our second agenda item will be a “2011 TIC Update” from Plan C board members Lyssa Paul and Steve Adams. ... | Read More >

December 10  |  TIC Voters a Factor in 2010 Supervisor Races

Tenancy-in-common (TIC) owners played a direct role in San Francisco supervisor races for the first time in the November 2010 election. These voters, typically young, first-time homeowners, have become increasingly frustrated in recent years as City Hall has done nothing to address the lengthening wait behind the condo lottery (condo conversion provides significant benefits to TIC owners, but San Francisco allows only 200 condo conversions per year – a number that is woefully inadequate). A board of supervisors ... | Read More >

June 20  |  Condo Bypass Update

We have an update for you on the Mayor’s proposed condo bypass legislation. As you know, last week we were pleased to report to you the news that this legislation was submitted as part of this year’s budget process. Unfortunately, the Mayor chose not to put this legislative initiative into the November ballot (his deadline was this last Tuesday). As a result, the budget process (ultimately determined by the board of supervisors) will be TIC owners’ only opportunity this ... | Read More >

June 11  |  Condo Bypass

We have good news to report regarding the proposed one time “condo bypass” for TIC owners, originally proposed in 2009 by Supervisor Elsbernd: the Mayor has included the condo bypass proposal as part of this year’s budget.

The details of the proposal are as follows: TICs must have participated in the 2010 condo conversion lottery in order to be eligible for the condo bypass. The fee for the bypass starts at $20,000 per unit for those who first ... | Read More >

February 13  |  Don’t Let Garages Become Prohibited in SF

We need your help.  Supervisor David Chiu has proposed to essentially prohibit garages in his district; North Beach, Chinatown and Telegraph Hill. A property owner would have to obtain a conditional use permit to install a garage.  The Board of Supervisors would now be the body to hear appeals, not the Planning Commission and the Board of Appeals.  The proposal would completely prohibit garages in buildings in which any “no fault” eviction – Owner Move In (OMI), Capital Improvement, Ellis ... | Read More >

February 1  |  Condo Coversion Rally – Make Your Voice Heard!

Please join Plan C at 8:15AM this Wednesday, Feb. 3, on the City Hall steps for a rally to support condo conversion reform!  As many of you know, the condo lottery drawing happens at 9AM on February 3, and we’ll be done in time for you to attend the lottery itself. Also please read on to learn more about a possible condo-lottery bypass initiative and survey we are conducting.

You may have read within the last few months in the Chronicle ... | Read More >