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, it can be frustrating and stressful when your landlord fails to make necessary repairs to your apartment after a flood. Not only can it be […]
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 is $7,414, with a cap of $22,240, plus $4,943 if the household has a minor child, plus $4,943 for each person who is 60 years […]
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 Covid-19. Note that because the California tenant protections are stronger than those recently put in place at the federal level by the CDC, the CDC […]
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 to evictions for non-payment of rent, and even then only applies if the tenant meets certain strict requirement. For this limited set of evictions, the […]
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 for 20 years, and was paying below market rate rent, they can’t just move to another apartment at the same rent down the street. If […]
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