(a) Beginning on the effective date of this article and continuing through June 14, 1979, or until such time as the Board of Supervisors establishes a procedure for the adjustment and/or regulation of rents, whichever occurs first, rental units rents shall not be increased.
(b) During the moratorium period, the minimum rent for a rental unit in the City and County of San Francisco shall be the following:
(1) For a rental unit which was rented as of April 15, 1979, and continued to be rented thereafter to one or more of the same persons:
The rent shall not exceed that in effect on April 15, 1979. The level of housing services provided to the rental unit on that date shall not be reduced during the moratorium period.
(2) For a rental unit which was not rented as of April 15, 1979, but which was rented on or after April 16, 1979:
The rent shall not exceed that received for said rental unit when last occupied. The level of housing services provided to the rental unit or the re-rental date shall not be reduced during the moratorium period.
(3) For a rental unit vacated on or after April 16, 1979, and prior to the end of the moratorium period:
The rent shall not exceed that received for said rental unit when last occupied. The level of housing services provided to the rental unit when last occupied shall not be reduced during the moratorium period.
(c) Any increase above the maximum rent for a rental unit collected for the period of April 16, 1979 through June 14, 1979 shall be refunded by the landlord to the tenant(s). Said refund shall be made within 10 days of the effective date of this ordinance.
(Added by Ord. 181-79, App. 4/24/79)