Tag Archive: just cause eviction

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Landlord Tenant News: January 23 to January 29, 2010

Landlord Faces Lawsuit for Harassment; Tenants’ Rights Proposal Passes Unanimously, Advocates Unhappy; Rent wars: Court says landlord must make poor tenants rich;N.Y. Housing Complex Is Turned Over to Creditors; Newsom vetoes eviction protection legislation

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Tenant Buyouts

“It’s a game of chicken, really,” —Ted Gullicksen, San Francisco Tenants Union. If you negotiate a buyout with your landlord, you don’t want to be the guy plummeting off the cliff. That is why we will help you if you decide to take a buyout. What is a buyout? A buyout is simply a negotiated [...]

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Landlord Tenant News: January 9 to January 15, 2010

Manhattan Apartment Rents Drop 9.4%; Housing advocates settle suit for disabled renters; Revamp in the works for eviction protections; New Tenants Rights Proposal Has Solid Backing; Supes to monitor Academy of Art University; Avalos Responds to Newsom Attempt to Narrow Just Cause Eviction Protections

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San Francisco Bay Guardian: Tenant Torment

Mayor Gavin Newsom’s mid-December decision to announce — on YouTube — that he planned to introduce legislation to protect San Francisco renters from foreclosure-related evictions has outraged tenants rights organizations.

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