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Unjustified Eviction (Unlawful Detainer)
After the expiration of an eviction notice or lease termination notice, a landlord may file an unlawful detainer (eviction) lawsuit to regain possession of the rental unit. Unscrupulous landlords hoping to get rid of low-rent tenants in rent-controlled jurisdictions may file frivolous or meritless unlawful detainer lawsuits in the hope that tenants will give up without a fight and move because they can’t afford a lawyer. .
Revenue Board Hearings
In jurisdictions like San Francisco, local rental boards make decisions involving landlord petitions for rent increases, substantial rehab exemptions, extensions of time to complete capital improvement work, and tenant occupancy status; and tenant petitions for substantial decrease in housing services, lack of repair and maintenance, illegal rent increase or request for legal rent determination, improper conveyances, failure to discontinue a capital improvement conveyance, rent claim pro rata of a subtenant against a primary tenant, illegal initial rent claim by a subtenant, and alleged wrongful evictions.
Among the most common rent board hearings are attempts by landlords to raise rents above the amount allowed under that rent board’s annual rent increase. Showing up to a rent board hearing without legal representation puts the tenant at a significant disadvantage and increases the chances that the landlord will prevail.
Our team represents tenants throughout the Bay Area in all types of rental board hearings. One final note: Regardless of the outcome of a rent board hearing, you may still be able to pursue other legal remedies against your landlord because rent board hearings are not part of the court system.