Author: Joseph Tobener, MS.

Section 8 Fraud

20, Monday 2013

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

Unlawful Rent Increase

15, Thursday 2012

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

Failure to Repair

05, Sunday 2010

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

Landlord Sexual Harassment

16, Tuesday 2010

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

Illegal Units

03, Wednesday 2010

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

Utility Shut-Offs

05, Sunday 2010

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

Foreclosures

05, Sunday 2010

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

Security Deposits

05, Sunday 2010

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

Negotiating Tenant Buyouts

02, Thursday 2010

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

Fires, Floods & Disasters

02, Thursday 2010

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

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