Category: Eviction Defense

Tenderloin Housing Clinic has provided eviction defense services since our founding in 1980. For over a decade, we provided the in-pro per eviction assistance citywide that is now performed by the Eviction Defense Collaborative. THC has been the leading provider of Ellis Act eviction defense in San Francisco.

1987

Memo To Sequoia Hotel Residents

by Randy Shaw

Tenderloin Housing Clinic offers legal representation to former tenants of the Sequoia hotel who are interested in moving back in once renovation is complete.

1993

First District Rules for Tenant on City’s Rent Ordinance

by Bill Kisliuk

THC defends a tenant displaced by the 1989 earthquake and wins the case in a First District Court of Appeal, arguing that the landlord failed to offer the apartment back to the tenant following necessary repairs. 

1996

Evicting Judges From The Rental Business

by Randy Shaw

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.

1996

Evictions for Profit

by Jamie Sonbonmatsu

Tenderloin Housing Clinic brings attention to the increasing number of owner-move in evictions despite the lack of media coverage and inadequate legislative action.

1997

Willie Brown Strikes Out With Tenants

by Randy Shaw

Mayor Brown vowed to break the legislative obstacles to stronger rent control, but after the election its clear this was not his intention.

1997

New Stance on Evictions

Mayor Brown and Supervisors promised to back eviction legislation, but those promises seemed to be lies as all three claim to have had “problems” with the provisions after not backing the legislation.