Per the NY Times , a landlord in Brooklyn apparently bribed two city inspectors to try to illegally trick tenants into vacating their homes. Anytime a rent-controlled neighborhood gentrifies quickly, unscrupulous landlords start illegal shenanigans. Even on the right cost!
Things Your Landlord Doesn’t Want You to Know
A good reminder from Curbed SF regarding renting basics in San Francisco that your current or future landlord probably hopes you don’t know.
San Francisco Rent Board Announces Annual Allowable Rent Increase
The San Francisco Rent Board announced that the new maximum allowable annual rent increase is 1.9%. This limit applies to rent increases that are effective between March 1, 2015 and February 29, 2016. Of course, a landlord may impose past banked rent increases if they had not been previously applied.
NYC to Publicly Shame Harassing Landlords
Per the New York Times, landlords are getting so out of hand back east that New York City officials plan to publicly post names of landlords found to have harassed their tenants in hopes of “shaming” them into following the law. Sadly, it has come to this…
Proposed Legislation Would Shine Light on the Dark and Murky World of San Francisco Buyouts
Sup. David Campos introduced legislation that to would require landlords to notify tenants of their rights 45 days prior to initiating buyout negotiations and notify the San Francisco Rent Board that a buyout occurred. This would bring minimal regulations to the practice of tenant buyouts, which are currently the wild west of San Francisco landlord-tenant […]
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