You’ve read about it in the news. Low income tenants being evicted in the Mission District and the Castro, making way for those with high incomes who can afford astronomical rents. It could happen to you Maybe you think that you won’t be evicted, since you don’t live...
A Berkeley landlord got caught illegally raising the rent after a tenant moved out of their home. “Subterfuge” is what the landlord’s actions were called by the State of California Court of Appeal in a recent opinion. I wrote a post a few weeks ago about the...
Subletting is a way of life with the high rents in San Francisco. Knowing your tenant’s rights is important to ensuring your landlord treats you fairly. I’ve had a couple of recent clients involved with subletting disputes in San Francisco. The S.F. Rent Board...
Clients of mine received an eviction notice under the Ellis Act, which stated that the landlords were moving into their home. Sometime later, their home was listed on Airbnb for almost $10,000 per month. Another client, who had lived in his apartment for over 20...
What does this 25-year old law have to do with you and your tenant’s rights? The California Legislature passed the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act back in 1995. It was aimed at cities with rent control—including San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, and East Palo...
San Francisco residential hotel managers will pay $1.1 million in fines and will fix up their properties in a recent settlement with the City of San Francisco, according to SFGATE. This is based on a lawsuit filed by the City of San Francisco that alleged many housing...
