tenants rights

What I Learned from Organizing a Rent Strike
It’s no secret that the Pandemic has had a devastating toll on New York City. Homelessness is at all time highs, COVID cases are surging, and record numbers of people are leaving the city. The only good thing to come of it is that for the first time since the

Ask a Tenant Attorney: Can My Landlord Install Surveillance Cameras?
Ask a Tenant Attorney is your chance to learn how to survive as a tenant in San Francisco. Each month Tenant’s Rights Attorney Daniel Wayne addresses a different issue for residential tenants. This month: your landlord’s right to put up surveillance cameras. For more information about Daniel and his firm,

100 Best Cheap Eats in the Bay Area
This list of great places to eat in the Bay Area will leave you smiling and probably drooling. All these joints are incredibly well priced, locally owned, delicious, and serving takeout in 2020. Check their links for store hours, menus, and ordering info, because things are always changing these days,

Meet The Woman They Call ‘San Francisco’s Cruelest Landlord’
We sat down for an interview with Anne Kihagi, who has been dubbed “San Francisco’s Cruelest Landlord” in the local media. Kihagi has been in the headlines for being slapped with a $3.5 million wrongful eviction fine reported as the “largest [ever] in a single-unit landlord-tenant case not involving personal

Ask a Tenant Attorney: What Tenants Need to Know When their Landlord is Selling their Building – PART 2
Ask a Tenant Attorney is your chance to learn how to survive as a tenant in San Francisco. Each month Tenant’s Rights Attorney Daniel Wayne addresses a different issue for residential tenants. This month: A continuation of last month’s post on Common Questions When Your Landlord Is Selling Your Building. For more information about Daniel

Ask a Tenant Attorney: What is the San Francisco Rent Board?
Ask a Tenant Attorney is your chance to learn how to survive as a tenant in San Francisco. Tenant’s Rights Attorney Daniel Wayne has the information you need to keep you in your home. This month’s topic: How to Use the San Francisco Rent Board to get Money From Your Landlord.

Voting To Protect Your Tenants Rights in San Francisco
The Association of Realtors has poured hundreds of thousands into funding two sneaky measures, which aim to trick San Franciscans into handing over big profits to developers. Housing Attorney Daniel Wayne explains all

San Francisco DJ Sake One Faces Eviction
San Francisco native, Stefan Goldstone – better known as DJ Sake One – is facing eviction after 19 years of living in his apartment in the Mission District. Considered a local legend, Sake One has been a major player in the Bay Area hip hop and music scene since the

What to Do if Your Apartment has Mold
Ask a Tenants’ Rights Lawyer is your chance to learn how to survive as a renter in San Francisco. Attorney Daniel Wayne has a lot of the information you need to keep you in your home. This month’s topic: How to deal with mold growth in your apartment. For more