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Single Room Occupancy (SRO)
Task Force
The Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Task Force was
first established by the Board of Supervisors in August
1999 in response to a rash of fires in residential hotels
that resulted in the elimination of over 900 residential
guest rooms over a ten year period.
HIS staffs the SRO Task Force with Chief Housing
Inspector Rosemary Bosque serves as the chair. The
SRO Task Force brings together SRO tenants, owners,
operators, and the SRO Collaborative to meet monthly
with City agencies, including the Human Service
Agency, the Department of Public Health and the City
Attorney’s Office.

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DBI FY 2014 – 2015 Annual Report

In FY2014-15, HIS inspectors worked with SRO
owners and peer counselors from the Chinatown
SRO Collaborative to successfully install grab bars
for seniors and people with disabilities in communal
shower, bathtub and toilet rooms, in SRO residential
hotels throughout Chinatown. These ef