Death by a thousand cuts describes a form of torture. One or two cuts would not hurt. However, after many or a thousand cuts, the injuries can cause death. The court of appeals recently denied decrease in services petitions for two Santa Monica tenants. This decision...
The San Francisco Rent Ordinance provides for relocation payments in the event of an owner move-in or if the landlord wants to do capital improvements in your home. Unfortunately, the Rent Ordinance does not entitle tenants to relocation payments in the event of a...
The San Francisco Rent Ordinance governs rental housing. While the Rent Ordinance affects mostly apartments buildings built before 1979, it also affects tenants in single family homes. The Rent Ordinance mandates that a tenant’s rent can only be increased under the...
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...
