Security deposit interest rate: March 2026–February 2027
San Francisco Rent Ordinance § 37.6City law
The security deposit interest rate for March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027 is 4.2%.
Answers the question “How much deposit can they ask?”
The source
… RETRIEVED: 2026-10-01 22:37 UTC Current Rates, including Rent Increase, Relocation, Sec. Deposit | SF.gov Skip to main content Report Current Rates, including Rent Increase, Relocation, Sec. Deposit Rent Board For March 1, 2026 - February 28, 2027 Allowable Rent Increase: 1.6% for March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027 Security Deposit Interest: 4.2% for March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027 Allowable rent increase Allowable rent increase Effective Period Amount of Increase March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027 1.6% March 1, 2025 – February 28, 2026 1.4% March 1, 2024 – February 28, 2025 1.7% Learn about rent increases in San Francisco. Previous allowable rent increases: 571 Allowable Annual Increases 571…
- Official law
- Open the official source
- Document
- D083, retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Dates
- In force
- Status on Oct 1, 2026
- In force
What it depends on
- Covers
- Security deposit interest rate effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027.
- Key value
- 4.2%
- What you can do next
- Read the law at its official source
Audit trail
The model reads the law; code decides who it covers. The line between them stays visible.
Extracted by the model
What the model read from the source text, checked by code (the quote must appear word for word).
- Category
- Deposits
- Requirement
- The security deposit interest rate for March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027 is 4.2%.
- Key value
- 4.2%
- Effect
- protection_or_duty
- Quote found in source
- yes
- Confidence
- 90%
reasoning boundary
Decided by code
Deterministic: same rules, facts and date give the same answer.
- Jurisdiction: listed only for addresses whose state or legal city is CA-SAN-FRANCISCO.
- Dates: no effective date in the text; treated as in force.
- Coverage: no building condition the data can test; conditions in words stay with the text.
As of Oct 1, 2026Engine run
Sources retrieved Oct 1, 2026.
Which buildings it reaches
All 250 sample addresses in California on Oct 1, 2026.
- 80 applies
- 170 not covered
Every dot is the rule engine’s result for that address. The larger dots are the example addresses listed below. 2 addresses have no coordinates and are counted but not drawn.
Decided by code for the example addresses
On Oct 1, 2026. Rules that don’t apply are left out.
- 3515 Fillmore St, San Francisco: Applies. Citywide San Francisco rule in force (San Francisco Rent Ordinance § 37.6); no building condition in it excludes this address.
- 145 Taylor St, San Francisco: Applies. Citywide San Francisco rule in force (San Francisco Rent Ordinance § 37.6); no building condition in it excludes this address.
- 140 Portola Dr, San Francisco: Applies. Citywide San Francisco rule in force (San Francisco Rent Ordinance § 37.6); no building condition in it excludes this address.