Landlords Say 99-Year-Old Fighting Eviction Hasn’t Lived In Apartment For Years

Landlords Say 99-Year-Old Fighting Eviction Hasn’t Lived In Apartment For Years

Three San Francisco landlords seeking to evict a 99-year-old woman from her Lower Haight home never wanted to evict her but were forced to when…

Eviction Protection for Schools Approved by Supes Committee

Eviction Protection for Schools Approved by Supes Committee

Legislation that would give San Francisco school employees, child caregivers and families new eviction protections during the school year received unanimous support from a Board…

Yerba Buena Island Residents Fight Against Evictions Prompted by Development

Yerba Buena Island Residents Fight Against Evictions Prompted by Development

Residents of Yerba Buena Island faced with eviction by the city of San Francisco to make room for new development are refusing to leave without…

Notorious Eviction Attorney Gets Thrown Off Case For Violation Of Conduct Guidelines

Notorious Eviction Attorney Gets Thrown Off Case For Violation Of Conduct Guidelines

A county judge has thrown a San Francisco law firm off a court battle over a Richmond District eviction lawsuit originally filed more than a…

Infamous SF Eviction Lawyers Use DMCA Claim to Silence Protest Video

Infamous SF Eviction Lawyers Use DMCA Claim to Silence Protest Video

Please scroll down for an update to this story. Not content to help landlords evict tenants from their homes and businesses, Daniel Bornstein at the…

Despite Fight To Remain In Business, Historic Fillmore Bookstore Has Been Evicted

Despite Fight To Remain In Business, Historic Fillmore Bookstore Has Been Evicted

Marcus Books, known as the oldest independent black bookstore in the country, was evicted from its location in San Francisco’s Fillmore District this week, the…

San Francisco Teachers Seek 21% Pay Increase, Cite Skyrocketing Housing Costs

San Francisco Teachers Seek 21% Pay Increase, Cite Skyrocketing Housing Costs

San Francisco teachers are rallying ahead of a Board of Education meeting this evening, calling for a 21 percent pay increase to allow teachers to…

Bus-Blocking Protesters Call Out Google Staffer Who’s Allegedly Trying To Evict Guerrero Street Tenants

Bus-Blocking Protesters Call Out Google Staffer Who’s Allegedly Trying To Evict Guerrero Street Tenants

Dozens of protesters in San Francisco blocked a bus headed for Google headquarters this morning and dozens more are expected during a march this afternoon…

Groups Sue To Block Tech Bus Plan, Say Shuttles “Symbolize a pretty critical housing shortage in our city”

Groups Sue To Block Tech Bus Plan, Say Shuttles “Symbolize a pretty critical housing shortage in our city”

A coalition of housing, labor and LGBT advocates today filed an environmental appeal against San Francisco’s plan to allow private commuter shuttles to use public…

Lawyer From “Eviction Boot Camp” Firm Fined, Reprimanded During Contentious Effort To Evict Outer Richmond Tenants

Lawyer From “Eviction Boot Camp” Firm Fined, Reprimanded During Contentious Effort To Evict Outer Richmond Tenants

In the midst of a lengthy and complex legal battle over the eviction of two San Francisco residents, Superior Court Judge James J. McBride has…

Supe Proposes Giving Tenants First Chance To Buy Their Building Up For Sale

Supe Proposes Giving Tenants First Chance To Buy Their Building Up For Sale

A San Francisco supervisor called for legislation that would give tenants a chance to purchase their buildings for sale at fair market value rather than…

Four More Rent-Controlled Homes Gone: Tenants Settle With Investor Who Admits To Real Estate Fraud

Four More Rent-Controlled Homes Gone: Tenants Settle With Investor Who Admits To Real Estate Fraud

The three remaining tenants of 2405 Anza St. — who were involved in an Ellis eviction battle The Appeal reported on last fall — have…

Housing Rights Activists Call On DA To Prosecute Landlords That Ellis Act Elderly Tenants

Housing Rights Activists Call On DA To Prosecute Landlords That Ellis Act Elderly Tenants

A group of housing rights advocates held a protest outside San Francisco’s Hall of Justice today to call on District Attorney George Gascon to file…

“Stop the Corporate Greed” Reads Sign Carried By SF Supervisor At Market Street Rally

“Stop the Corporate Greed” Reads Sign Carried By SF Supervisor At Market Street Rally

5:25 PM: A growing crowd formed in front of the San Francisco headquarters of tech company Twitter this evening as part of a protest demanding…

35th Anniversary Of Milk And Moscone Assassinations To Be Marked With Vigil And Marches

35th Anniversary Of Milk And Moscone Assassinations To Be Marked With Vigil And Marches

A broad coalition of community groups and the Harvey Milk Foundation are honoring the 35th anniversary of slain San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor…

A Portrait In Ellis: Inner Richmond Tenants Face Eviction Threat From Investor Who Admits To Real Estate Conspiracy

A Portrait In Ellis: Inner Richmond Tenants Face Eviction Threat From Investor Who Admits To Real Estate Conspiracy

Four more rent-controlled San Francisco apartments might be culled from the city’s cutthroat housing market — this time, by a landlord who admits to participation…

Tenant Troubles: I Only Have An Oral Lease, May I Sublet A Room In My Apartment?

Tenant Troubles: I Only Have An Oral Lease, May I Sublet A Room In My Apartment?

I live in a rent-controlled flat, where I have no written lease prohibiting subletting (I’ve lived here for 22 years). I don’t get along with the…

Tenant Troubles: Do I Have To Move Out If The Condo I’m Renting Goes On The Market?

Tenant Troubles: Do I Have To Move Out If The Condo I’m Renting Goes On The Market?

I have lived in a 1905 era condo (that is, non rent controlled, but eviction controlled) for three years. My lease is up in October…