S.F. Police Code Article 49 § 4915
OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance)
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This Article provides the minimum requirements pertaining to the protection of applicants for employment, potential applicants for employment, employees, and applicants and potential applicants for the rental and lease of residential real property, and shall not be construed to preempt, limit, or otherwise affect the applicability of any other law, regulation, requirement, policy, or standard, or, with regard to employment, any provision of a collective bargaining agreement, that provides for greater or other rights of or protections for applicants, potential applicants, or employees. This provision shall apply both to laws, regulations, requirements, policies, standards, and collective bargaining agreements in existence at the time the Article becomes operative, and to those that come into existence thereafter. Disclaimer: This Code of Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality. American Legal Publishing provides these documents for informational purposes only. These documents should not be relied upon as the definitive authority for local legislation. Additionally, the formatting and pagination of the posted documents varies from the formatting and pagination of the official copy. The official printed copy of a Code of Ordinances should be consulted prior to any action being taken. For further information regarding the official version of any of this Code of Ordinances or other documents posted on this site, please contact the Municipality directly or contact American Legal Publishing toll-free at 800-445-5588. Hosted by: American Legal Publishing
San Francisco Police Code Article 49 § 4915 establishes that the protections created by Article 49 are a floor, not a ceiling. Other laws, regulations, policies, collective bargaining agreements, or standards — whether already in place or enacted in the future — that offer greater or different protections to job applicants, employees, or residential rental applicants are not displaced or weakened by this Article. In other words, wherever another rule provides stronger protections, that rule continues to apply alongside Article 49.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under S.F. Police Code Article 49 § 4915, property owners and managers who screen residential rental applicants must recognize that Article 49 does not override other applicable fair-housing or tenant-protection rules. Compliant operators generally audit their screening practices against the full landscape of local, state, and federal requirements — not just Article 49 — to ensure no additional obligation is missed. Staying current with evolving regulations is part of that ongoing compliance posture.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
S.F. Police Code Article 49 § 4915 means that if another law, regulation, or policy gives you stronger protections as a rental applicant than Article 49 alone provides, you retain those additional rights. Tenants and housing applicants who believe a landlord's screening practices violated a separate rule can explore remedies under that rule independently of any Article 49 claim. Tenant-rights organizations in San Francisco can help identify which overlapping protections may apply to a given situation.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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