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Real Estate/Development

Sep. 9, 2015

Loophole ... or just a lousy landlord?

Most everyone following California landlord/tenant law has heard of the latest "eviction" case in San Francisco.

Daniel J. O'Connell

Law Offices of Daniel J. O'Connell

Daniel J. O'Connell practices landlord/tenant law in San Francisco.

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Most everyone following California landlord/tenant law has heard of the latest "eviction" case in San Francisco. A tenant, Deborah Follingstad, vacated her apartment when confronted with a "notice of change of terms of tenancy" from her new landlord, Nadia Lama, that raised her rent from $2,145 to $8,900. Follingstad v. Lama, 15-547430 (S.F. Super. Ct., filed Aug. 18, 2105).

The Follingstad saga has the full cast of characters in San Francisco's tumultuous real estate market: a su...

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