Tenant rights lawyer Joseph Tobener discusses the effects of Airbnb on San Francisco and its renters. Recognizing that […]

Section 8 Fraud: Side Payment Cases The False Claims Act provides that any person who “knowingly presents . […]

Under the Rent Ordinance, a tenant’s rent can only be increased annually by sixty percent of the Bay […]

How to Get Your Landlord to Make Repairs If a landlord is not responding to multiple written repair […]

Landlord Sexual Harassment Under California law, a tenant can recover against a landlord for sexual harassment under the […]

Certificate of Occupancy Even though a unit does not have a certificate of occupancy, it is still covered […]

Causes of Action for Shut-Off Where a landlord shuts off or interrupts utilities intending to terminate occupancy, a […]

Foreclosure in Rent Control Versus Non-Rent Control Jurisdiction Tenant rights in foreclosure hinge on whether your unit is […]

Statute on Refunds Security deposit issues are governed by state law.  Under Civil Code section 1950.5, a landlord […]

Over just the last decade alone, our firm has represented 100s of tenants in buyout negotiations in San […]

Landlord Negligence and Right to Return – Fire, Flood or Disaster If a landlord’s wrongful or negligent act […]