Eviction

Kathy

I'm a San Francisco native, I grew up in the Richmond District and had always assumed that I would live my whole life in San Francisco, but I was a single mom, working full time for low wages as only single moms know, and I found myself having to get out of a bad relationship and the other one wouldn't leave didn't want to split up and the flat was in my name, but he wouldn't leave. I searched and searched and no one would rent to me because I had a child. They kept lying to me that San Francisco was not a suitable place for children, which I knew was BS, because I grew up here.

alicia

we have been living in a rodent and bad plumbing, electrical wiring that flashes on and off....kids geting a shock evertime they put something in socket....for 8 well my boyfriend was living there with my kids for 8 and then i moved in 2010. but the owner owns 16 units that are diviede by a wall so it seems like only 8 units on one street and 8 on the other street. well my man has always lived and paid his rent ontime.

Eviction Defense Center

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Alexandra Law Firm

Serve tenants in San Francisco Bay Area (also a small number of cases in San Mateo, Alameda, and San Jose) providing eviction defense, representation at the SF Rent Board and affirmative lawsuits for wrongful/constructive eviction,lock-outs, tenant harassment & failure to provide habitable premises.

Jesse

Summary of facts:
Many of the people in the smaller farming communities are renters. Most of them do not speak, read or write English. Yet their rental agreements are written in a language which they cannot read, and in terms they do not comprehend.

Tracy

I have been living at my present apt. going on 3 years now. The first year was very pleasant, but since they have gotten new case managers my living situation has become a total Hell. It started when I started asking for repairs to be made in my apt. There is holes and loose fixtures in the floor and ceiling. Then my neighbors started harassing me, I complained about the noise and the banging of the walls they were doing and I also called the housing authority and told them that my apt. was not being repaired.

William

I have been renting a room in a 6 bedroom unit in El Cerrito. It has been a month to month basis, and I have made my rent every month. I have been mostly quiet and to my self. I lately have been staying with my Girlfriend who lives in Oakland 4 nights a week, meaning I am at my room 3 nights a week. I got an eviction notification via facebook chat from my land lord telling me I was to leave the premises by Dec 2nd. Reasons stated is that my chinchilla smells at times, I am not home, and I don't "pitch in".

carol

i wrote to the president obama and then sent e-mails to local tv stations telling them about people laying up here dead so now they are evicting me for cursing the security for banging on my door after 9pm. they had the eviction drawn up while i was having surgery to see if i had stomache cancer have 2nd surger 11/13/13 i am mentally and physically disabled and am supposed to be out by nov 20. i have no where to go i talked to a lawyer he wants 700$ i live on ssi and ssa i don't have 700 bucks laying around.

Jeffrey

thank you for taking the time to read this I have been living in this complex for over 25 years. We just got an Ellis act Eviction notice. the new owners bought this place just so they could ellis it and we believe evict us and build Condos. We are looking for anyway we can fight to stay!

Robert

Discrimination complaint

A 100% disabled Vietnam Veteran and only section 8 tenant in the 4 unit complex. Less than 6 months ago I was living next door to Robert.

I was unemployed for approximately 1 year and having trouble making rent so I took in a woman to share the apartment.

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