Imagine you lived in a place where you didn’t speak the language fluently. How would you enter into a legal agreement like a lease while being careful about your own interests? I’ve always advocated that you should be an informed tenant. But it becomes much more...
You get a letter from your landlord in the mail or find one stuck to your door. With a sick stomach, you read that it’s a notice to terminate your tenancy. It looks official. The letter my clients recently received from their landlord was just like that. It even said,...
A few of my clients rent all or part of their homes through short-term rental companies like Airbnb. They say it’s a good way to supplement their income, especially if they live in desirable neighborhoods like the Mission, Haight, or South of Market. As I have written...
Neil Hutchinson is my client. His landlord increased his rent from $1,800 to $8,000 per month. That’s a rent increase of more than 400%. In all my years as an attorney fighting for tenants, I have never seen such a steep rent hike. Neil lives in an apartment in North...
Are you increasing your chances being evicted by renting your home to short-term tenants from places like Airbnb? If you a tenant and you are not following your lease, you could be making it easy for the landlord to evict you. A game changer The vote by the San...
“Don’t make me homeless again.” That’s a heartbreaking plea from a client who said it to me when we were talking about the best way to fight her eviction. This fear, which could happen, keeps me fighting for my clients. Some clients have few options if they are...
