A Board of Supervisors committee approved proposals requiring more heat in San Francisco residential hotels and set stiffer penalties for violators.
Tag: #TenantsRights
1983
Hotel Tenants Protest Illegal Lockouts
Tenants protest illegal lockouts and the district attorney’s failure to prosecute landlords that do them.
1984
Workers and Tenants Protest
Workers and tenants protest slumlord Guenter Kaussen.
1984
Landlord Sued Over Rent Deposits
A tenants’ rights group sues German landlord Guenter Kaussen for allegedly failing to return security deposits to dozens of former tenants of his San Francisco apartment buildings.
1984
German Landlord Sued in S.F.
Tenderloin Housing Clinic filed suit to force landlord Guenter Kaussen to fix a broken elevator that has caused hazard and tragedy at the El Cerrito Apartments.
1986
Putting the Heat On Slumlords
Tenants in San Francisco are forced to live in poor living conditions. The Tenderloin Housing Clinic helps defend these tenants rights.
1987
Memo To Sequoia Hotel Residents
Tenderloin Housing Clinic offers legal representation to former tenants of the Sequoia hotel who are interested in moving back in once renovation is complete.
1990
Tenant Actions Spur Improved Conditions
The MPP program puts tenants into permanent housing at residential hotels. These Residential hotels have seen improvement after a tenant’s association opens the conversation about the state of hotels to tenants. The improvements and needs of hotels are outlined.
1993
Larry Litchfield’s Bureau of Building Inspection: How a City Agency Causes Homelessness
The Bureau of Building Investigation faces criticism and calls for action after many codes are not enforced in places where low income individuals live.
1993
Inspections By Other Agencies: Faster Service, Heftier Fines
City agencies such as the Fire and Health departments have stiff fines and speedier enforcement programs than those of the Bureau of Building Inspection.