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Posted On December 29, 2014
S.F. Fails To Follow Up After Evictions

Tenant lawyer Joseph Tobener, of Tobener Ravenscroft LLP, explains why San Francisco city agencies rarely track what happens […]

Posted On June 28, 2014
When Mrs. Doubtfire Won’t Leave

San Francisco tenant lawyer Joseph Tobener comments about the California couple whose nanny refuses to leave their home. […]

Posted On June 7, 2014
Airbnb blurs lines between visitors, tenants

San Francisco tenant lawyer Joseph Tobener represents long-term Airbnb renter after eviction. The case tests what tenant protections […]

Posted On May 5, 2014
Lower Haight Landlord Won’t Let You In Bed For Less Than $100,000

Tenant rights lawyer Joseph Tobener comments on a landlord’s outrageous demand that his tenants provide proof of a […]

Posted On April 23, 2014
San Francisco sues landlords who evicted tenants for Airbnb

S.F. tenant rights attorney Joseph Tobener represents San Francisco Tenants Union in suing multiple landlords accused of evicting […]

Posted On April 17, 2014
Lee pledges $5.4 million to fix elevators in public housing

Tenant rights attorney Joseph Tobener takes on San Francisco’s Housing Authority on behalf of 24 tenants in Clementina […]

Posted On April 12, 2014
Serial Evictor Targeted in Ellis Act Protests

Tenant rights lawyer Joseph Tobener comments on action by Eviction Free San Francisco to spotlight evictions on Guerrero […]

Posted On March 18, 2014
Airbnb sublets in S.F. land some renters in the doghouse

Renters can find themselves in the wrong, too, notes San Francisco tenant rights attorney Joseph Tobener of Tobener […]

Posted On January 22, 2014
Airbnb profits prompted S.F. eviction, ex-tenant says

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

Posted On January 2, 2014
Support Animals

  It is unlawful for a landlord to unreasonably deny a disabled tenant a support, emotional support, or […]

Posted On October 9, 2013
New TIC Condo Law

September 28, 2013 The 2013 TIC condo conversion legislation has provided new rights to tenants in buildings with […]

Posted On October 1, 2013
Tenants and AirBnB

Eviction Risks for Vacation Rentals Tenants who list their units as short-term vacation rentals (for example on the […]

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