The Facts

Renting an apartment shouldn't come with surprise fees. Supervisor Bilal Mahmood will make sure renters know what they'll owe and not get hit with hidden fees with his No Hidden Rent Act, which will require rental listings and the first page of leases to show total monthly housing costs, with tenants allowed to exit without penalty if recurring charges were not disclosed.

The Context

In San Francisco, the advertised rent is not always the full monthly bill. Landlords can separately charge for parking or storage and other add-on services if the tenant agrees, so two apartments listed at the same base rent can end up costing very different amounts each month. In a city where one-bedroom asking rent just topped $4,000, that kind of price opacity matters. Other states are starting to respond too: Colorado's 2025 law requires clearer total-price disclosure and bans some landlord fees.

The GrowSF Take

We're big fans of fee transparency - from rent to restaurant bills, people should know the real price before they commit.