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[Update] 94-Year-Old Woman Won't Be Evicted From Mission District Apartment

After a local media stir, a 94-year-old woman who’s lived at her Mission District apartment since the 1940s will not be evicted as a landlord had initially proposed.

Sup. Ronen Moves to Toughen Up Tenant Buyout Protections

With the eviction crisis is still hitting the Mission District the hardest, Hillary Ronen wants to close loopholes that landlords use to lowball tenants on buyout offers.

Drag Queen Carnie Asada Didn't Know She Was Promoting Condos Made Available By Ellis Act Evictions

A San Francisco real estate agent hired drag queen Carnie Asada to star in a video advertising Casa de Dolores, a set of fully renovated condominiums whose developer used the Ellis Act to

Day Around The Bay: Ellis Act Protection Law Dies

A city ordinance that would have required landlords using the Ellis Act to evict San Francisco tenants and "go out of business" as landlords something that's been used frequently in the last decade

Noted Bad Landlord Anne Kihagi Thrown In Jail In Los Angeles

Notorious local landlord Anne Kihagi, who was sued by the SF city attorney two years ago after numerous reports about her shady eviction tactics and unfair treatment of tenants, has now been sentenced

Rally Thursday For 81-Year-Old North Beach Poet Fighting Eviction Since 2013

Diego Deleo was first threatened with an Ellis Act eviction in 2013, a year after the death of his wife. He's been fighting ever since, and this week a rally in North Beach

Judge: 99-Year-Old Woman Facing Eviction Can Stay, If She Pays $100K In Legal Fees

Deal to allow 99 year old Iris Canada to stay in her SF home hits snag when landlord asks for courtroom apology. pic.twitter.com/ZsIGvqgF5v— Juan Carlos Guerrero (@JuanCarlosABC7) April 19, 2016

'Bubble Real Estate' Is An Actual Company, And Its Founder Is A Serial Evictor

a little on the nose, guys pic.twitter.com/n2sBcMhlOI— cat ferguson (@biocuriosity) April 12, 2016 If you're like me, you probably did a double take upon seeing the above photo. Depicting an

Report: Ellis Act Filings Up 36% As Evictions Hit Six-Year High

Evictions are up for the sixth year in a row according to a recently released report from the San Francisco Rent Board. At 2,134, the total number filed between March 1, 2015

Landlord Trying To Evict Duboce Triangle Artist Says His Family Really Is Just Trying To Move In

Despite skepticism from anti-eviction activists, the owner of the building at 53-55 Walter Street where longtime tenant David Brenkus is facing an Ellis Act eviction has reached out to SFist to explain that

[Update] Should Living In An Apartment For 34 Years Give You The Right To Stay There?

The story of artist David Brenkus, a Duboce Triangle resident since 1981, getting evicted by the family of deYoung Museum curator Emma Harshawat (née Acker) is obviously an irresistible one for both sides

Day Around The Bay: Judge Strikes Down Eviction Payment Law, Again

The 27-year-old woman, Sharinna Beoncia Grady, accused of stabbing a 10-year-old boy on Muni last week pleaded not guilty today. [CBS 5] Remember how the Board of Supervisors passed a new law last

Ugly Landlord-Tenant Dispute In Sunset May Just Be A Case Of A Terrible Tenant

Today's "gotta hear both sides" landlord-tenant dispute comes from ABC 7, and the landlord's lawyers are presenting it as a "case study" that argues renters are afforded too many rights and resources. The

Rube Goldberg House Gets Landmark Status, Potentially Foiling Eviction

We learned back in November of the case of four tenants occupying two rent-controlled units on the second floor of 198 Gough, which is also home to 20th Century Cafe and was, historically,

Landlords Who Evicted Tenants To Make Tourist Lodgings Hit With $276,000 Fine

When landlords Darren and Valerie Lee evicted the tenants of 3073-3075 Clay Street nearly a decade ago and decided to turn the units into swanky tourist lodgings, they likely expected to rake in

Airbnb Violations Now Being Used More Often Than The Ellis Act In Evicting SF Tenants

Many San Francisco renters, especially those living in rent-controlled units, have likely had to sign leases, or revised leases, with their landlords in recent years that specifically prohibit short-term rental of the unit

Day Around The Bay: SF Has The Third Worst Commute In The U.S. Now

Good question: Why isn’t the MTA making Uber and Lyft drivers take their mandatory safety courses? [Hoodline] “Market demand” for bigger units means the Transbay development will cut 99 units, including 27

Mark Leno Once Again Proposes Bill To Slow Down Ellis Act Evictions

In a third attempt at curbing speculative Ellis Act evictions by opportunistic investors, state senator Mark Leno is introducing a bill this session, similar to one that failed to pass last year. The

Amended Ellis Act Relocation Law Caps Landlord Payouts At $50K

Supervisor David Campos has come back to the Board with a new, dialed back version of the Ellis Act payout legislation that was previously passed and took effect last summer only to be

Day Around The Bay: Ellis Evictions Finally Slow Down

Ellis Act evictions slowed down in 2014, as it turns out, and 48 Hills is crediting tenant organizing and protests with the slowdown. [48 Hills] A town hall meeting has been scheduled for

Video: Eviction Protesters Chase 'Google Grinch' Jack Halprin

"Hit the road Jack," was the sung refrain this morning as protesters once again targeted, and chased, Google lawyer and local landlord Jack Halprin. At 6:30 a.m. according to reports from

Four Longtime Tenants Vow To Fight Ellis Eviction From Rube Goldberg Building In Hayes Valley

Four tenants in two units where the rents are $1,200 and $1,300 a month, at Gough and Oak Streets, are fighting to stay put as their landlord is attempting to evict

Ellis Act Payout Law Heads To Ninth Circuit For Appeal

City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced late Wednesday that his office would be appealing a federal judge's ruling that struck down the recent San Francisco ordinance requiring large lump-sum payouts to tenants evicted under

Ellis Act Tenant Payouts Ruled Illegal

A federal judge has struck down San Francisco's progressive legislation that counteracts the increased use of the Ellis Act to evict longterm tenants, as the Chron and others are reporting. In a ruling

Ellis Act Payout Foes Vow To Take Case To Supreme Court

Lawyers representing a coalition of developers and small-time landlords were in court yesterday arguing this case we previously reported on regarding Ellis Act payouts to tenants. The lawsuit is challenging the City of