Heavy rains can cause flooding and water intrusions in your home. Perhaps your roof is leaking. The ceiling is cracked. Water is dripping from a light fixture. As a tenant,… 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 eviction notices served between March 1, 2021 and February 28, 2022, the relocation amount due per tenant… CONTINUE
California Covid-19 Tenant Protections
On August 31, 2020, California enacted the Tenant, Homeowner and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020 (also known as AB 3088) to provide protections to tenants affected by… CONTINUE
Governor Newsom Provides Limited Statewide Postponement of Some Evictions for Nonpayment Related to COVID-19
On March 27th, Governor Newsom issued a statewide Order related to evictions. Although this Order has been described as a moratorium on evictions, it is not. The Order only applies… 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
