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Wrongful Eviction Lawyers San Francisco

San Francisco has laws regulating evictions, but that doesn’t stop landlords from sometimes evicting tenants illegally. You may be entitled to financial compensation if you are illegally evicted from your home.

The tenant’s rights attorneys at Wolford Wayne have the experience needed to hold landlords accountable for wrongful evictions. We help tenants in Oakland, San Francisco, and Berkeley whose rights have been violated by their landlords. Contact us today to learn how we can help you.

When Can Landlords Evict a Tenant in San Francisco?

San Francisco’s Rent Ordinance makes it illegal for landlords to evict a tenant from a covered unit without a just cause. These causes include:

Not paying rent
Maintaining, committing, or permitting nuisances on the property
Criminal activity in the unit
Owner Move-in
Materially breaching a lease term

What is a Wrongful Eviction in San Francisco

To evict a tenant a landlord must go through a legal process, starting with serving a written notice. From there, if the tenant does not move out, the landlord must file an eviction lawsuit. Unfortunately, not every landlord knows or follows the laws, and sometimes force tenants to move out without a right to do so. This is what is known as a wrongful eviction. Some common examples of a wrongful eviction include:

Locking a tenant out of their home;
Failing to allow a tenant to return after a temporary eviction for repairs;
Evicting a tenant under an owner move-in but then re-renting the unit to a new tenant or failing to actually move in;
Telling a tenant they need to move out so they can sell the home.

For tenants living in units covered by the San Francisco Rent Ordinance, these actions are all against the law. If your landlord has forced you to leave your home without a just cause or is trying to get you to move out it is time to talk to a qualified tenant’s rights attorney about your options. In San Francisco, there are laws that protect tenants who have been wrongfully evicted and a lawyer can help you hold your landlord accountable for losing your home.

Talk to a San Francisco Wrongful Eviction Attorney Now

San Francisco tenants that have been wrongfully evicted may be able to sue their former landlord for substantial monetary damages. A knowledgeable tenant’s rights attorney can help you determine if a wrongful eviction lawsuit is appropriate in your case and represent you throughout the legal process.

If you believe you were wrongfully evicted, speak to a San Francisco wrongful eviction attorney from Wolford Wayne today. We understand what it takes to hold landlords accountable for wrongful evictions. We can help you seek compensation and the peace of mind you deserve. Contact us today for more information.

^$575,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco couple who were forced to give up their home of over twenty years after their landlord's dog attacked and killed their dog.

^$800,000

Recovered on behalf of an Oakland tenant who suffered a serious injury due to her landlord's negligent maintenance of her home.

^$850,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco tenant who suffered personal injuries and was forced to vacate his home of fifteen years after dealing with many months of environmental contamination and disruptive and nuisance construction conditions.

^$1.56 Million

Recovered on behalf of a group of 30 tenants living in an SRO in San Francisco who were living with horrendous conditions in their rent controlled apartments, including rodents, bedbugs, mold, water leaks, and harassment.

^$300,000

Recovered on behalf of three families living in a building in San Francisco's SOMA neighborhood who were forced to live with substandard conditions for years as a result of their landlord's negligence, including issues with lack of heat, lack of hot water, and cockroach/rat infestations.

^$750,000

Recovered on behalf of a couple living in a rent-controlled home in the outer Sunset neighborhood. Our clients were forced to vacate after the landlord served them with an Owner Move-In Eviction Notice. After the landlords failed to move into the property, our clients filed suit for wrongful eviction.

^$300,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco tenant in Russian Hill. The tenant was forced to vacate her illegal apartment in retaliation for reporting unlawful rent increases to the San Francisco Rent Board. Our client was forced to vacate after her landlord served our client with a series of eviction notices and told her the apartment was unsafe to live in.

^$700,000

Recovered for a long-term tenant in San Francisco. Our client was forced to move out of his apartment as a result of extreme landlord harassment.

^$300,000

Recovered on behalf of three long-term tenants in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood who were constructively evicted due to noise and nuisance conditions created by their downstairs neighbors, which the owner refused to address.

^$575,000

Recovered on behalf of an elderly, disabled San Francisco tenant who was forced to move out of her rent-controlled San Francisco apartment of 50 years after the landlord/owner failed to resolve numerous building code violations that remained outstanding for over a decade.

^$325,000

Recovered on behalf of seven tenants living in a makeshift boarding house in East Palo Alto.

^$560,000

Recovered on behalf of two San Francisco tenants who were wrongfully evicted via a fraudulent owner move-in eviction where the owner failed to occupy the property as their principal place of residence.

^$375,000

Recovered on behalf of an elderly long-term tenant who was forced to vacate her long San Francisco apartment as a result of her landlord's refusal to address longstanding defective conditions, including lack of heat, mold, rodent infestations, and defective plumbing.

^$550,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco tenant who was forced to vacate his home as a result of ongoing, disruptive construction and the owner's refusal to provide him with alternative housing.

^$375,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco family that was constructively evicted from their home in the Richmond District as a result of unlawful rent increases, defective conditions, and tenant harassment.

^$525,000

Recovered on behalf of a tenant living in an illegal unit who was wrongfully evicted. Our client was forced to vacate under false pretenses while her landlord undertook supposedly necessary construction and then was never allowed to return.

^$395,000

Recovered on behalf of two long term San Francisco tenants who were fraudulently evicted from their home of over twenty years under the pretext of an owner move-in eviction.

^$450,000

Recovered for a San Francisco tenant who was injured when her stairway railing collapsed.

^$450,000

Recovered in action for a group of tenants forced to vacate their San Francisco apartment due to severe habitability defects, including mold and water leaks.

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For more information or to discuss your legal situation, call us today at (415) 649-6203 for a phone consultation or submit an inquiry below. Please note our firm can only assist tenants residing in San Francisco, Oakland & Berkeley.

We are committed to fighting for the interests of San Francisco, Oakland & Berkeley tenants.

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