Under some circumstances, a California landlord can be held liable when a tenant’s dog bites someone. For example, if the landlord has received notice that a tenant had a vicious dog, or knows that a fence is not repaired which allows dogs get into the building. In...
What happens when your building is sold and you are under the San Francisco Rent Ordinance? Nothing! That’s right-nothing. Legislation passed in 2008 now requires the seller and buyer of a multi-unit building to disclose to tenants (in writing) that they cannot be...
The burst of the housing bubble is hurting tenants as more people decide not to buy homes. In 2004, before the Great Recession, the percentage of Americans who were homeowners was 69 percent. Now according to the New York Times, the percentage of homeowners has...
