Suppose a catastrophe happened and your apartment building or rental house burned to the ground. Are you without any tenant’s rights? Even if you do not have a written lease to your home, you still may have tenant’s rights. If you have an oral contract with the...
What happens if you are bitten by another tenant’s dog? Do you give up your tenant’s rights? The other tenant is generally responsible when his or her dog bites you. Few tenants, however, have adequate insurance or other assets to pay you for your injuries. In...
A significant case prosecuted by the San Francisco City Attorney settled in early May, with the landlords being forced to pay $276,000. Evictions According to the City’s complaint filed in 2014, the landlords purchased a rent-controlled, tenant-occupied duplex located...
In late April, the California Supreme Court rejected reviewing an appeal by the landlord over whether a family member, who had remained in his rent-controlled home after the signers of the lease had moved out, was considered an original occupant. The Govender family...
There’s been a significant change in the rules for short-term rentals in the past few months, which will have an impact on some tenants. Because of the demand for short term rentals in the highly desirable city of San Francisco, the Residential Unit Conversion...
If you are defending your eviction by appearing in court to answer an unlawful detainer lawsuit, there are two major areas to think about before your court appearance. Your Appearance: Perhaps as a child your parents dictated how you should look when you went to...
