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Q&A : COVID-19 and Landlord Responsibility

Q: How can I prepare for the possibility of a tenant testing positive for COVID-19 in my building? Is it my responsibility to inform the ...

David Semel

3 min

Q&A Regarding Renter's Insurance

Yes, it is most likely permissible for a tenant to refuse to comply with a lease clause requiring the tenant to purchase renter’s insurance

Q&A Regarding Tenant Installed Appliances

Angelica A. Sandoval

2 min

Q&A Regarding Tenant Installed Appliances

Most leases, like the SFAA Residential Tenancy Agreement, have provisions that prohibit alternations, modification, or changes to the premis

Angelica A. Sandoval

3 min

Q&A Regarding Rent Increase Notices

With rent-controlled units, a property owner may increase a tenant’s base rent once every 12 months by the allowable annual rent increase (o

Matthew P. Quiring

3 min

Q&A Regarding Adding an Extra Roommate

In most rent-controlled cities, such as Oakland and Berkeley, tenants are generally allowed to replace absent roommates with new roommates,

Q&A Regarding Notifying Tenants About Building Sale

Angelica A. Sandoval

2 min

Q&A Regarding Notifying Tenants About Building Sale

It is your right to sell your building whenever you want. You do not have an obligation to disclose this information to your tenants. There

Matthew P. Quiring

2 min

Q&A Regarding Handyman Access to Unit

Outside of an emergency, repair of the leak is similarly a “necessary” service to maintain the property in habitable condition. A 24-hour no

Clifford E. Fried

1 min

Clifford E. Fried on the SFAA Legal Panel

David Semel

2 min

Q&A Regarding Storage Space

The disposition of personal property left behind after a tenancy has terminated and the premises have been vacated is governed by Code of Ci

David Semel

2 min

Q&A Regarding San Francisco's OMI Laws

The short answer is that the five year amendment applies to your situation but only regarding the rent you can charge. The three year perio

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Q&A : COVID-19 and Landlord Responsibility

Q&A Regarding Renter's Insurance

Q&A Regarding Tenant Installed Appliances

Q&A Regarding Rent Increase Notices

Q&A Regarding Adding an Extra Roommate

Q&A Regarding Notifying Tenants About Building Sale

Q&A Regarding Handyman Access to Unit

Clifford E. Fried on the SFAA Legal Panel

Q&A Regarding Storage Space

Q&A Regarding San Francisco's OMI Laws

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