Effective February 25, 2019, the San Francisco Rent Ordinance has been amended to prohibit a landlord from attempting to evict a tenant by imposing a bad faith rent increase with… CONTINUE
Oakland Extends Rent Control Protections to Owner-Occupied Duplexes and Triplexes
Oakland passed an emergency ordinance that temporarily extends rent control protections to owner-occupied duplexes and triplexes. The ordinance, which limits rent increases to 3.4%, will be in effect for 180… CONTINUE
New Relocation Payment Amounts for San Francisco No-Fault Evictions
The San Francisco Rent Board has published updated relocation payment amounts for certain no-fault evictions. For notices served between March 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020, the relocation amount due per… CONTINUE
San Francisco’s Tenant Right to Attorneys in Unlawful Detainers Moves Closer to Implementation
In June, San Francisco voters approved Prop F — often referred to as No Eviction Without Representation — which will create a right to counsel for San Francisco tenants facing… CONTINUE
San Francisco Rent Board Announces Next Year’s Annual Allowable Rent Increase Will Be 2.6%
The San Francisco Rent Board announced the annual allowable rent increase for rent increases that go into effect between March 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020. The annual allowable rent increase… CONTINUE
Oakland Extends Just Cause Eviction Protection to Owner-Occupied Duplexes and Triplexes
Oakland voters approved Measure Y, which will extend just cause eviction protection to owner-occupied duplexes and triplexes. Measure Y amends Oakland’s Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance to remove the exemption… CONTINUE
New law will give tenants extra time to respond to eviction notices and unlawful detainers
Starting September 1, 2019, tenants in California will get a little extra time to respond to eviction notices and unlawful detainers. Governor Brown just signed into law AB 2343, which… CONTINUE
Corporate Landlords Taking Over San Francisco
Speaking of corporate landlords, this is a very interesting resource mapping the top 100 business entity owners in San Francisco: https://corporate-owners-sf.netlify.com/ And as long as we’re talking maps, two more: The… CONTINUE
Board of Supervisors Seeks to Close the Worst Loophole in San Francisco Rent Control
In San Francisco under current law, a landlord can increase a rent-controlled tenant’s rent with a “debt service” passthrough. This is a loophole in the San Francisco Rent Ordinance that… CONTINUE
What damages can you get for tenants in wrongful eviction cases?
The most important measure of damages in a wrongful eviction case is the value of a lost rent-controlled unit. So, if a tenant has been residing in a rent-controlled unit… CONTINUE
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