There were quite a few rent control and tenant protection measures on the ballots in the Bay Area. We’ll take a look at the most important ones, starting with Oakland’s Measure JJ. Oakland’s Measure JJ passed with a very strong 75% of the vote. Measure JJ amends the Oakland Rent Adjustment Ordinance and the Oakland […]
25% of All San Francisco Owner Move-In Evictions Are Bogus
NBC Bay Area just released an impressive investigative report suggesting that 25% of all San Francisco owner move-in and relative move-in evictions are bogus. The owners aren’t living there. The relatives aren’t living there. Instead, rent-controlled tenants were evicted so that the landlord could move in new tenants paying exorbitant market rate rents. Perpetrating a […]
Required Landlord Disclosures to Tenants
Landlords are required to make certain disclosures to their tenants. These disclosure requirements are imposed by federal, state, and even some local laws as part of a network of regulations that protect a tenant’s rights, health, and well-being. Often, the absence of that little piece of paper indicates a much more serious situation. If your […]
San Francisco Judge Strikes Down Eviction Protections for Teachers and Students
Bad news for San Francisco tenants: Last week, Judge Quidachay of the San Francisco Superior Court struck down the newly passed eviction protections that prohibited certain evictions of teachers and minors during the school year. The judge ruled that the new protections were an impermissible procedural limitation on evictions because the protections extended the notice period for the eviction […]
City of San Francisco Sues Slumlord for Being a Slumlord
This makes us happy. On May 18th, the City of San Francisco sued slumlord Yick On Wong for allowing his properties to become disgusting health hazards, allowing rodents to overrun the property, and letting feces accumulate. This slumlord earned 25 Notices of Violation and 24 Orders of Abatement. That takes serious effort. He collected rent the entire […]
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