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Supreme Court Rejects Oakland Couple's Case Opposing Tenant Payouts, In Win For Tenants' Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review for a case brought by an Oakland couple regarding their owner move-in eviction, in a blow to all landlords who want to legally challenge city requirements regarding tenant buyouts in no-fault evictions.

Sup. Rafael Mandelman Introduces Legislation to Protect Renters' Amenities

Imagine living in an apartment with a garage parking space for 20 years and then being told that the garage is being converted into a new unit and you'll have to park elsewhere. That's the sort of the landlord move that some new proposed legislation at the SF Board of Supervisors hopes to prevent.

SF Supervisors Extend Eviction Moratorium Indefinitely

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to extend the pandemic-related eviction moratorium for residential tenants in the city past the July sunset timeframe that was initially approved in March. And an SF lawmaker is introducing a similar statewide measure on Wednesday in Sacramento.

Bloodthirsty Bed Bugs Homewreck SF Couple's Relationship

The Bay Area found itself in a dubious top ten earlier this year when we were named the tenth most bed bug-infested region in America. Help may be on the way, according to

Infamous Bernal Heights Landlord Who Quadrupled Tenant's Rent Now Must Pay Her $400,000

In March of 2015, Debra Follingstad's Facebook post went viral, a story that served as a "sign of the times" anecdote about the state of San Francisco eviction scares and housing horrors. In

How Tenants Who Fight Evictions Can Land On Renter Blacklists (Even If They Win)

If you, like Denise Barton and her young twin daughters, are evicted from an apartment in California, like they were from theirs in the Outer Richmond, you can fight... but she chose not

Landlords Try To Gut Roommate Provision In New Tenant Law Via The Rent Board, Fail

The somewhat controversial provision in a new tenant-protection ordinance passed by the Board of Supervisors and sponsored by Jane Kim that allows tenants to add roommates in a unit up to those set

Infamous Lower Haight Landlord Continues Dirtbaggery, Demands 100% Increase On Rent-Controlled Unit

"This is Robert Shelton," former tenant Veronica Fauxton introduces us in a charming post to Youtube. "He owns the apartment building at 312 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94117. This was after I

[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

South Bay Woman Stuck With Two Airbnb Squatters Who Refuse To Leave

A Watsonville woman who was renting her back master bedroom to a couple on Airbnb made the grave mistake of accepting rent in cash after the Airbnb transaction ended. Then it seems she

Bernal Heights Woman Who Was Given 400 Percent Rent Hike Moves Out Today

Back in March, the story of Bernal Heights resident Deborah Follingstad getting pushed out of her home of ten years went viral around the Bay Area after she posted the notice from her

Mission Slumlord Locks Tenants Out Of Building

A landlord in the Mission locked 23 tenants out of a building this week that had been deemed unsafe and uninhabitable by a city building inspector. The building at 938 Hampshire Street, as

Another 'Unique' Eviction Situation Hits Tenants Of Van Ness Mixed Use Building

You may recall the ongoing tale of 1049 Market Street where over 100 people were displaced or nearly displaced from over 75 "live-work" units that had become primary residences for students and other

Ted Gullicksen Remembered at Crowded Memorial

Yesterday afternoon at Mission High School, the Brass Liberation Orchestra welcomed hundreds of attendees to a memorial for Ted Gullicksen. "Housing is a human right!" the orchestra chanted in chorus once onstage inside,

SF Tenants Union Head Ted Gullicksen Has Died [Updated]

The San Francisco Chronicle has confirmed the sad news tweeted by BeyondChron: Ted Gullicksen, the longtime director of the San Francisco Tenants Union has died at the age of 61. Tenant hero Ted

Mid-Market Tenants Suing Landlord To Counter Eviction

Remember the case of 1049 Market, where about a hundred people faced eviction all because a percentage of the units were declared illegal and the landlord decided to convert to office? Well, a

Mass Eviction On Mid-Market Put On Hold Pending Planning Review

In a small victory for tenants' rights, a mass eviction of more than 100 people from 1049 Market Street has been put on hold as the Planning Department looks into the historic residential

Mayor's Office Will Throw Some Cash At S.F. Eviction Prevention

Mayor Ed Lee is acknowledging for the first time that there may be a problem with illegal Ellis Act evictions, and this week his office announced they would be tripling the funding for

Victory For TIC Owners As Board Of Supervisors Votes to Clear Lottery Backlog

A whole bunch of condo conversions are set to occur in the next couple of years as the Board of Supervisors voted last night to approve legislation to clear a backlog of over

Condo Conversion Legislation Gets Amended With Ten-Year Moratorium

As discussed back in February, Supervisors Mark Farrell and Scott Wiener have co-authored some legislation that will clear a 2,000-unit backlog of tenancies in common (TICs) and allow them to convert to

Snoozeflash: Many Rentals Are Being Handled By Brokers These Days

You've likely noticed that more rentals are being handled by brokers these days, as this is not a new trend. As the NYT reports today, often late to the game as they are,