Tenant Law
A Just Cause Eviction Does Not Mean “Just ‘Cause Your Landlord Said So”
San Francisco tenants who love their apartments and begin to believe “there’s no place like home” are those most in danger.
Is My Landlord Lying, Claiming We Don’t Have Rent Control?
Your relationship with your landlord will change if you complain. The next time you see him he will have donned his crown, his tights and his cod piece.
My Landlord Is Selling The House I Live In, Do I Have To Move Out?
Selling the house devoid of tenants is ideal for for staging and marketing it for maximum profit.
Why Won’t My Landlords Take A Rent Check From My Partner?
You need to gather evidence that your partner moved into the unit at the same time you did, despite not being named on the lease.
My Neighborhood’s Too Dangerous, Can I Break My Lease?
If you move because you found out you live in a dangerous neighborhood, you will, technically, be breaching your lease.
Do I Have to Use The Crappy Furniture That Came With My Apartment?
Read the lease as broadly as possible to see if any language applied to removing the furniture could be used to evict you for breach of contract.
Does My Unusual Lease Mean My Landlord Can Hang Out In My Apartment?
Landlords become obsessed with the inherent power bestowed upon them by their position. When the greed gets psychotic, the psychotics torment their tenants.
Why Won’t My Landlord Discuss My New Lease With Me?
You make your landlord uncomfortable. He knows, at least subconsciously, that he did nothing to deserve the rent increase he’s requesting.
How Do I Get My Former Landlord’s Dead Hand Off Me?
This is a silly example of a landlord exerting dead hand control.