In compliance with Section 19M.2(a), owners of residential rental property in the City and County of San Francisco shall make an initial designation of each unit as either smoke free or smoking optional.
(a) (1) Property owners of 50 residential rental units or less in the City and County of San Francisco as of January 1, 2013, or their successor(s) in interest, shall finalize that initial designation no later than December 31, 2013.
(2) Property owners of 51 or more residential rental units in the City and County of San Francisco as of January 1, 2013, or their successor(s) in interest, shall finalize that initial designation no later than December 31, 2014.
(b) Property owners shall provide written notice to each existing residential tenant clearly stating the proposed initial designation of their unit as smoke free or smoking optional.
(1) The proposed designation shall be smoke free, if the existing residential rental unit has a current lease designating the unit as smoke free.
(2) The proposed designation shall be smoking optional, if the existing residential rental unit does not have a current lease designating the unit as smoke free.
(3) Tenants in a unit with a proposed designation as smoking optional, may request that the property owner designate the unit as smoke free.
(4) The property owner shall provide each existing residential tenant with at least 30 days to review the proposed designation and make comments, before finalizing the initial designation.