The then owner of the Abigail Hotel, now managed by THC, was denied an attempt at converting the building to tourist use under the Residential Hotel Unit Conversion and Demolition Ordinance.
Publication: Daily Journal
Housing Clinic Sues to Halt Room Conversion
THC is the first agency to file lawsuits against hotel owners following the newly strengthened Residential Hotel Unit Conversion and Demolition Ordinance.
Hotelier Ordered Jailed Wednesday
Hotelier Adam Sparks is sentenced to jail for violating the city’s Residential Hotel Unit Demolition and Conversion Ordinance.
S.F. Hotelier Is Barred From Renting to Tourists
SF Judge issues a permanent injunction barring Hotel Owner Adam Sparks from renting rooms to tourists. A win for hotel conversion and zoning laws – showing they can be enforced.
Inspectors Trashed Reports, Activist Says
The San Francisco City Attorney’s office is called in to sort out a dispute between the city’s Bureau of Building Inspection (BBI) and the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, who accused the BBI of throwing away public documents related to unsafe rental property.
Homeowners and Activists Call For a Watchdog on Housing
San Francisco’s Bureau of Building Investigation comes under further attack for not enforcing its own laws and moves closer to being overseen by a commission.
Hotelier Loses Conversion Bid
In a victory for affordable housing advocates, the SF Board of Supervisors rejected a bid for hotels to carve an exemption from a financial provision in a controversial housing ordinance. Leaving owners responsible to pay a conversion fee.
Nothing Radical About Hotel Law
Randy Shaw addresses the San Francisco Residential Hotel Ordinance and how if it’s deemed “confiscation” residential zoning would be all but abolished.
Evicting Judges From The Rental Business
A governor’s race tackles the issue of the governor’s power to make judicial appointments that will shape housing policy and land use laws.
THC Wins Retrial In Ellis Eviction Case
A retrial is granted for tenants facing eviction under the Ellis Act, represented by THC Attorney Raquel Fox.