Author: Joseph Tobener, MS.

Airbnb blurs lines between visitors, tenants

07, Saturday 2014

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

Lower Haight Landlord Won't Let You In Bed For Less Than $100,000

05, Monday 2014

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

San Francisco sues landlords who evicted tenants for Airbnb

23, Wednesday 2014

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

Lee pledges $5.4 million to fix elevators in public housing

17, Thursday 2014

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

Serial Evictor Targeted in Ellis Act Protests

12, Saturday 2014

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

Airbnb sublets in S.F. land some renters in the doghouse

18, Tuesday 2014

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

Airbnb profits prompted S.F. eviction, ex-tenant says

22, Wednesday 2014

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

Commercial Leases

13, Saturday 2013

Basic Business Operations – Ensure you can operate your business profitably from the premises. Look for advantages and […]

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 […]

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