Tenant Voices
Tracy, San Joaquin
Retaliation/harassment, Rent control, Litigation, Discrimination, Housing conditions/habitability, Landlord entry, Eviction
El Cajon, San Diego
Security deposits, Rent increases, Utilities, Litigation, Legislative victories/defeats, Discrimination, Housing conditions/habitability, Finding/applying for rental housing
San Francisco, San Francisco
Retaliation/harassment, Rent increases, Relocation payments, Demolition/conversion of rental housing, Housing conditions/habitability, Landlord entry, Eviction
Sacramento, Sacramento
harassment everyday banging on the door he can let anyone in the property but not us he put chains on the gate that made so hard for us tenants to go through it and if you have groceries we need some help to pass it over the fence and since from the start he is harrassing every female visitor who... continue reading
Tracy, San Joaquin
In a year and half I have rented 3 homes in which all 3 have gone into forclouser. The first house was excusable, but the second we only lived there 10 months and with the landlord knowing that we had just come from a forclosed home we made it clear that we did not want to go through this. That... continue reading
Yosemite,
In March of 2009 I rented an apartment at VintageWood in Fresno, California. I paid my monthly rent. I then graduated from the local University and began applying for work. I found two places of employment…on for three weeks and the other a distance from my apartment. I began to work at the... continue reading
Citrus Heights, Sacramento
in october 2002, 6mos after meeting my boyfriend his parents asked us if we wanted to move into their house that they were moving out of since they were retiring. we were in an apartment at the time and agreed to move in. HUGE MISTAKE ON MY PART. ever since i have had problems with him and his... continue reading
Indian Wells, Riverside
HOA sold condo at trustee sale..then did not give any eviction notice. No 3 day or 30 or 60 day notice. They changed the locks when my daughter & I were not there twice. the took all of out possessions and refused to let us in for more than 20 minutes at a time..they kept us out by refusing to... continue reading
Columbia, Tuolumne
The actual owner of the property we stay at has recently suffered his third stroke. His "family", the individuals now claiming to care about his health and wellness effectively showed up to the property in Columbia, California FROM OREGON claiming to be the current "owners". The actual owner's son... continue reading
San Francisco, San Francisco
Our building is being painted and we are terrified that our landlord will sell the building to someone who will convert it into condos and evict us all! If I am forced out of my place, I will have to leave SF because I have absolutely been priced out as an arts administrator, non-profit worker, and... continue reading
San Francisco, San Francisco
I am a 62 year old senior living with AIDS. After living in the heart of the Castro district in SF for four decades and in my apartment for over 18 years, I am going through the eviction process brought on by the new owners (real estate speculators)through the use of the Ellis Act and through no... continue reading
Hercules, Contra Costa
I would like to share my experience and how Tenant's Together came to my rescue!
This happened between 2010-2012, when foreclosures were at its peak.
Patterson, Stanislaus
I am dealing with a nightmare of a landlord first off I moved in as a emergancy and I was advised by serveral memebers of the community that this was not a right choice and they are correct about..Since I lived there at first it was ok..
Merced, Merced
My spouse and I lived apart for two years and then reconciled. Upon leaving her rental home in immaculate condition, after four months we have yet to receive any amount of our security deposit back. Phone calls have not been returned.
Huntington Beach, Orange
I have been renting aforementioned property close to three years. I had a month to month lease agreement with the homeowner and paid my rent early/on time every month up to last August (2012) when I was informed by mail that the property was in foreclosure and would be up for public auction. At... continue reading
Pasadena, Los Angeles
I have rented this home for 6 years. I have a $6500 security deposit. The landlord stopped paying mort. and taxes over a year ago, and also declared Chpt.7 bankruptcy without telling me. and I learned of the foreclosure in November... NTS in Jan. and sold at Court House this month. (April 24,2013... continue reading
Granada Hills,, Los Angeles
For the last 6 months I've been paying my rent late and haven't been able to pay the late fees of $76. This new manager is very tough. She told me that this month they dont want partial payment they want all the fees wich is $2160.. When I calculated the $76 times 6 the total is $1951. Any way I... continue reading
Newark, Alameda
My landlords owned a nice house here in Newark, CA that they bought for $220K in 1999. They owed $176K and if they hadn't borrowed more, they would be close to paying it off. The bank got them to borrow more money to improve the house as the value "rose" during the bubble, and after 8 refinances... continue reading
San Diego, San Diego
I moved into 6172 Mary Lane Dr. on July 15, 2010. I was the first of my 3 other roommates to move into the house and upon opening the front door of the house for the very first time I was greeted by a front room/dining area filled with bugs (ants, fruit flies etc.) due to a dead bird that was... continue reading
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
I have been living at my apartment building for about 3 years. After 1 year, without notice, major renovations began. For the next 2 years, I have had to deal with noise, debris, lack of water, workers coming into my apartment every week, and recently was relocated to a different unit. The... continue reading
Anaheim, Orange
Long story short. We are tenants who were evicted with a written unexpired lease in a property that was foreclosed on. We clearly have protections under PTFA 2009 and AB2610 but the orange county judges, sheriffs department, baNK Of america and safeguard and their attorneys have no respect or even... continue reading
Oakland, Alameda
Our landlord is selling our unit and has offered it to us to buy. He's also emailed that we have 60 day to move out if we don't want to buy it.
The Oakland housing authority says a landlord can't evict tenants if they're selling the property.
On the other hand, a landlord doesn't need reason for... continue reading