1998

Judge Upholds S.F. Eviction Ban

A San Francisco judge is poised to overturn a 3-month-old city ordinance that makes it harder for property owners to take their buildings off the rental market. This would leave tenants more vulnerable to eviction.

 

 

1999

Vanishing Act

Issues over the Ellis Act and how it can be used – THC argues that housing is housing regardless of the act being invoked.

 

 

2000

Landlords Win Ellis Ruling

A panel of three judges says an eviction cannot be challenged as retaliatory if the Ellis Act was properly invoked.