Understand Your Rights with respect to the Landlord - Tenant Relationship
The Landlord-Tenant relationship is one of the most important relationships affecting individuals residing in San Francisco. For the landlord is it usually a financial decision. For the tenant, the relationship is much, much more. It is privacy, peace of mind and knowing that the laws protecting tenants will be enforced. San Francisco has a series of rules and regulations in addition to what is provided for by State and Federal Law as contained in the San Francisco Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance at Section 37.9 of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Recently, Proposition M also passed. Proposition M identifies specific areas of tenant harassment. It is imperative for both landlords and tenants to know the rules and regulations since all too often this relationship is abused.
Representative Cases
Confidential v. Confidential, San Francisco Superior Court, 2009
We are presently representing tenants in an action against their building manager and the owner of the building for what we allege is a campaign of harassment in an effort to retaliate against lawful requests for repairs to my clients' apartment.
Confidential v. Confidential, San Francisco Superior Court, 2009
We are presently representing two tenants who were removed from their leasehold by landlord self-help. Without honoring the written lease with our clients, the landlord changed the locks and discarded their belongings. We are seeking damages for emotional distress, compensation for lost income, and wrongful disposal of irreplaceable personal belongings.
Confidential v. Confidential, San Francisco Superior Court, 2009
We are presently representing four tenants who were subjected to harassment by the owner's unlicensed agent. We allege that the agent intended to cause our clients to vacate so that the apartments could be rented for a higher amount in violation of Section 37.9 of the San Francisco Rent Ordinance.
We are presently representing tenants in an action against their building manager and the owner of the building for what we allege is a campaign of harassment in an effort to retaliate against lawful requests for repairs to my clients' apartment.
Confidential v. Confidential, San Francisco Superior Court, 2009
We are presently representing two tenants who were removed from their leasehold by landlord self-help. Without honoring the written lease with our clients, the landlord changed the locks and discarded their belongings. We are seeking damages for emotional distress, compensation for lost income, and wrongful disposal of irreplaceable personal belongings.
Confidential v. Confidential, San Francisco Superior Court, 2009
We are presently representing four tenants who were subjected to harassment by the owner's unlicensed agent. We allege that the agent intended to cause our clients to vacate so that the apartments could be rented for a higher amount in violation of Section 37.9 of the San Francisco Rent Ordinance.