Category: Tenant Law
My 24-Unit Building Is For Sale, Should I be Worried?
The impending sale of a building these days, even 24-unit building like yours, should concern tenants. An impending sale also provides them an opportunity to connect, organize and take power.
How Can I Fight an OMI Eviction?
Even if you live on the bottom floor with a view of a dirty alley and top floor has an unobstructed view of the Golden Gate Bridge, the tenant upstairs will be safe from an OMI eviction if he or she pays more rent. These MBA-bean-counting-investors don’t want to “live” here; they want to get rich here.
Tenant Troubles Is Back!
In Tenant Troubles I will still give you the law, straight up. When the law is not on your side, I’ll also urge you to remember your old music, to let your DNA unravel, to undadulterate, to get pissed off and get political
Tenants, Don’t Hire a Landlord Lawyer!
Why would you hire landlord lawyer who is ambivalent about your rights–a landlord lawyer who will use your money to evict other tenants?
SF Tenants: Jack Tarred and Feathered
Unless the Airbnb visitors are being housed in the Jack Tars springing up all over town, they must necessarily stay in residential units removed from the market, period.
Are you absolutely sure you want to take a buyout?
If your landlord offers you a buyout for your rent-controlled tenancy, he probably doesn't really want to take the building out of the rental market or move in, but you don't know that for sure.
What is certain is that the money he's offering is a tiny percentage of his potential profit and small compensation for re-entering the current rental market.
Do the math before you take the leap.