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
Owner Move-In Fraud
Owner move-in fraud occurs when an owner of a residential property in a rent control jurisdiction in the Bay Area, typically San Francisco, Oakland or Berkeley, gives a notice of… CONTINUE
How Wrongful Eviction Lawyers Prove Your Case
To establish a tenant’s wrongful eviction case, we interview the tenant to get the facts of the case and conduct our own investigation of the property and the landlord. We… CONTINUE
Landlord Retaliation
What type of retaliatory conduct from my landlord could result in a lawsuit? There are several scenarios when landlord retaliation is actionable. For example, if a tenant complains about a… CONTINUE
Capital Improvement Evictions
A capital improvement eviction is a temporary eviction where a landlord is either required to, or desires to, make substantial improvements to a tenant-occupied building. The tenants may be evicted… CONTINUE
Common grounds for wrongful eviction lawsuits in Oakland
The Oakland Rent Ordinance has enumerated just causes for eviction, wherein the landlord may be able to evict you legally. For example, if you don’t pay your rent, if you… CONTINUE
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