A dispute at a rent-controlled apartment building on Jackson Street in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood, where seven tenants—including a 92-year-old resident—say the building’s new owner is using nuisance and clutter complaints as a pretext to evict long-term, low-income tenants. Yesterday at a rally, community members heard from organizations such …
Laura Chiera spoke yesterday during a rally at 1120 Jackson Street, a 16-unit residential building where seven long-term elderly tenants are facing eviction based on questionable claims. During the rally, Shelby Nacino, an attorney with the Asian Law Caucus, spoke about her clients, who have organized a tenants’ union to …
Working to fight senior evictions by day, strumming on the upright bass by night, hear from our Director of Litigation, Tom Drohan about his work fighting for SF seniors, in this article by SF Senior Beat.
LAE is at risk of having our MOHCD-funded housing justice grant cut by 60% this coming fiscal year and eliminated entirely the following fiscal year. We know this is not just affecting us. The city is also scheduled to cut $4.5 million from senior programs, which will impact many of …
Aid groups’ attorneys beg City Hall not to pull support for extremely low-income residents on the brink of homelessness. San Francisco is experiencing a surge in eviction court filings that has taken even the most seasoned eviction defense lawyers by surprise. “I’ve been doing eviction defense work for a lot …
