Different Bay Area cities have different eviction protections. San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley provide for more eviction protection than many other communities, resulting in more cases of wrongful eviction. For example, San Francisco has 16 just causes for eviction, and if a landlord evicts you without having one of those just causes, that landlord has […]
Thinking about a Buyout?
A rent-controlled apartment is an asset that is often worth thousands of dollars a month, especially now that the Bay Area officially has the highest rents in the country (San Francisco is first; Oakland and San Jose are tied at fourth). As rents continue to skyrocket, more and more landlords are offering financial incentives to […]
San Francisco Expands Rent Control Protection
Tenants living with AIDS now have the same protection against rent increases as persons who receive federal vouchers, after a unanimous Board of Supervisors vote. Previously, and for reasons that are not entirely clear, assistance recipients under the federal Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program were exempt from rent control rules, even if […]
Evictions From Rent-Controlled Properties
In most cases, a landlord can evict a tenant for almost any nondiscriminatory reason. But tenants at rent-controlled properties in San Francisco can only be evicted for “just cause,” and the law sets out fifteen different such causes. The fifteen just causes are separated into “fault” and “no-fault” evictions. A fault eviction is based on […]
Breaking A Lease In San Francisco
On average, most people relocate about twelve times during their adult lifetimes, and most of these moves occur before age 45. Some of these changes are made only after careful advanced planning that begins months ahead of time. But others are necessitated by a sudden change, such as a job loss, a divorce, or a […]