If you are the only signatory to the lease, one could argue that you should be the one signing the rent checks. If both you and your wife are named on the lease then your landlord is just being an idiot. Read More →

Remember, because you live in a house, a single-family dwelling, you are only protected by the "just cause" provisions of the Rent Ordinance, not the price controls. The landlord can increase the rent as much he wants to. Read More →

"Landlords: They are legion, they do not forgive, they do not forget. Expect annual rent increases." Read More →

In California, tenants should be demanding of their legislators with an email every second of every day, to repeal the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act (Civil Code section 1954.50 to 1954.535). Read More →

Use the San Francisco Security Deposit Interest/Rent Board Fee Calculator to figure your interest and Rent Board fees and remind the landlord that she owes you. Read More →

The lease says condo, but the Exhibit B says it's not...yet. So are we included in the rent control ordinance as a condo unit, owned by the building subdivider? Read More →