As I wrote in the blog “The Case of the Winning Defendant,” court opinions can have lots of drama like reality television. A recent case, about a tenant who changed his mind, has plenty of drama. It also has good lessons for other tenants. What is a court opinion?...
There’s a battle ahead. And it’s already started. The first strike occurred on February 17, when California Assembly Members David Chiu (Democrat-San Francisco), Rob Bonta (Democrat-Alameda), and Richard Bloom (Democrat-Santa Monica) introduced a bill to repeal the...
Court opinions can be like reality television shows. They both have lots of drama. Unlike reality television, though, court opinions include lots of fun legal stuff. What’s a court opinion? Some cases are heard on appeal. When the Court considers an appeal, they will...
Can you get money from your landlord if he wrongfully used an owner move-in eviction? Maybe. An investigative report by NBC Bay Area suggests that it’s relatively easy. But be forewarned: you as a tenant will likely have hoops to jump through. Are landlords acting...
Here’s an article I wrote that was published in the November 2016 The Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin. It was fun to remember my first experience as a volunteer lawyer and to reflect on how far I’m come: Volunteering With the Justice &...
Nine tenants were left homeless by another fire that damaged an apartment building in the Mission district about 17 days ago. There’s been a rash of them. This 2-alarm fire took 66 firefighters about an hour and a half to put out. A SFGATE article noted that the fire...
