Bay Area Tenant Lawyers: BV Law
Bracamontes & Vlasak, P.C. is one of the few California law firms representing exclusively tenants in its landlord-tenant practice. We do not represent landlords. BV Law partners with Bay Area tenants' rights organizations to provide diligent and effective legal advice and representation to tenants whose housing is in jeopardy.
San Francisco Rent Ordinance
The San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance (Rent Ordinance) applies to rental units in San Francisco constructed before June 13, 1979. The Rent Ordinance provides rent control to tenants and secures tenant's rights by requiring just cause for eviction. Pursuant to section 37.9 of the San Francisco Rent Ordinance a tenant may only be evicted for one of the following 15 reasons:
- Nonpayment
- Lease violations
- Nuisance
- Illegal activities
- Refusal to renew lease
- Refusal of access after notice
- Unapproved subtenants holding over
- Owner move-ins
- Condo-conversion
- Demolish by permit
- Capital improvements
- Substantial rehabilitation
- Withdraw all units from rental market
- Remediation or abatement work
- Permanent removal from housing use by development agreement with the City
The Berkeley and Oakland rent ordinances have similar "just cause" requirements.
"Just cause" grounds for recovery of possession by the landlord can be complicated in practice. You should consult a landlord-tenant attorney at BV Law for questions.
If you have lived in a residential hotel or SRO in San Francisco for 32 continuous days you also have tenant's rights under the San Francisco Rent Ordinance, including rent control and the just cause eviction requirement.
Oakland Landlord-Tenant Dispute Attorneys
Our landlord-tenant practice at Bracamontes & Vlasak includes the following areas and topics of law:
- Wrongful evictions
- Habitability
- Eviction defense
- Tenant buy-outs
- 3-day notice
- Lock-outs
- Multi-tenant litigation
- Fire lawsuits
- Tenant Harassment
- Foreclosure Evictions
- Owner Move-In Evictions
- Relocation Expenses
- San Francisco Rent Ordinance
See our client testimonials for examples of our outstanding results in the area of landlord-tenant law.
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Call an experienced Bay Area Tenant's attorney at BV Law today for a free consultation regarding your landlord-tenant dispute.
