Supervisor Dean Preston (D5) has introduced legislation “to require landlords pursuing certain types of evictions to first provide their tenants written notice and an opportunity to cure” within 10 days unless the eviction is based on an imminent health or safety issue or the non-payment of COVID-19 rental debt. San Francisco is a “just cause…
Photo by John Guccione www.advergroup.com from Pexels A San Francisco landlord who allegedly tried to drive his tenants out of a rent-controlled building was ordered by the courts to pay those tenants $2.7 million! The landlord was described as a “ruthless predator” by the City Attorney who said that his despicable abuse was targeting tenants (seniors…
[In July], the United States Supreme Court announced that courts must hear our case Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco, which challenges a San Francisco ordinance that forces land owners to provide lifetime leases to tenants. In the Court’s opinion, they removed barriers to bringing property rights cases in federal court. In 2009, Peyman Pakdel and his wife bought an apartment…
It has been a while since I’ve been able to say that the San Francisco rental market is finally on the upswing! The city is reopening and coming back to life. Roughly 75% of people I talk to report needing to be back in the office soon, whether full or part time, while the other…