HLG Blog
Tenants Recover Record $2.6 Million Settlement
In July 2021, Hooshmand Law Group (HLG) recovered a record $2.6 million settlement on behalf of three tenants who were wrongfully evicted from their apartments in the NOPA neighborhood of San Francisco. This settlement is one of the highest, if not the highest,...
HLG wins Class Action Judgment at Trial
On June 29, 2020, Hooshmand Law Group (HLG) obtained a significant class action judgment on behalf of over 70 individuals who lived at two large apartment complexes in Pacifica, CA. The case focused on the failure of the owners to pay our clients mandatory relocation...
$1.1 Million Jury Verdict for Harassment
In February 2020 Hooshmand Law Group won a jury trial resulting in a judgment of $1.1 Million against a landlord who violated the tenant harassment laws over 100 times. As part of the decision the trial court awarded over $680,000 in attorney fees to the tenants.
Why it is Important to hire a Trial Attorney
It is critical for a tenant who intends to recover for wrongdoing on the part of their landlord to hire an attorney who is prepared to take their case to trial. The attorneys at the Hooshmand Law Group prepare every case for trial and actually take cases to trial...
HLG Wins Appeal for Tenant Wrongfully Evicted and Strengthens the Law in Favor of Tenants
We are proud to report that Hooshmand Law Group has won a critical appeal in favor of a tenant wrongfully evicted in San Francisco. Our client was evicted so that the owner's relative could move in pursuant to San Francisco Rent Ordinance 37.9(a)(8) and a 60 day...
Four Ways San Francisco Landlords Take Advantage of Tenants by Mark Hooshmand
Mark Hooshmand was featured in the Fall 2018 issue of The Trial Lawyer, writing on four ways San Francisco landlords take advantage of tenants: Housing is a basic human need. The housing crisis in San Francisco has created significant tension as home values skyrocket...
Common Questions
Know Your Rights. Hooshmand Law Group is dedicated to protecting tenants in the Bay Area and empowering tenants with knowledge and strategies to resolve their housing disputes. We relentlessly pursue compensation for clients who were wrongfully evicted or...
SF City Attorney Joins Fight Against Landlords That Rented 20 Illegal Units in Laundromat Basement
San Francisco's city attorney is suing the owner and occupant of a building where he says 20 people were living in squalid, unsafe conditions in the basement of a commercial laundromat. Hooshmand Law Group represents the tenants in a separate lawsuit filed in...
Hooshmand Law Group Files Suit Against Landlord Who Converted Laundromat Basement Into 20-Unit Residential Space
San Francisco Chronicle: ...The basement beneath the Clean Wash Center at 4690 Mission St. was known as 5 Persia Ave., an address that doesn’t exist on any map. It was unknown to city building and fire authorities until firefighters, acting on an anonymous tip,...
Judge Rules in Favor of Tenants – Landlord Ordered to Complete Renovations
The Hooshmand Law Group, and attorneys Mark Hooshmand and Tyson Redenbarger, helped the displaced tenants of the Bristol Hotel win a case against the owner for failing to complete renovations in a timely manner. After a three day trial, the San Francisco Superior...
City of San Francisco Prevails Against Landlord Anne Kihagi
A recent tentative decision, in favor of the City of San Francisco and tenants, the Court found that landlord Anne Kihagi, and many of her LLCs, were acting in violation of the City's laws and had wrongfully evicted a number of tenants. Kihagi was found to have...
Hooshmand Law Group Wins Jury Verdict In Favor of Tenants in Fraudulent Relative Move-In Eviction
The Hooshmand Law Group has obtained a judgment in excess of $460,000 for a public school teacher who was wrongfully evicted pursuant to the Owner and Relative Move-In (OMI/RMI) provision of the San Francisco Rent Ordinance (statute below). After a two-week trial the...
$1,000,000 Total Recovery for Long-Term Tenant Wrongfully Evicted Under a False Owner Move-In
The Hooshmand Law Group recovered $1,000,000 for a tenant who had lived in his unit for more than 40 years before being falsely evicted pursuant to the owner move-in exception under San Francisco Law. The San Francisco law requires that an owner move-in eviction...
Notice of Class Settlement – Marymount Summit/Gateway Apartments
NOTICE OF CLASS SETTLEMENT On Sept. 15, 2016, the Court signed an order for preliminary approval of settlement of the Raised Rent Class in the Marymount class action case. A copy of the Notice of Settlement of Class Action can be found here .
Hooshmand Law Group Wins Defense Verdict for their Client in Meritless Lawsuit
Senior Associates Stephanie Foster and Jasna Veledar obtained a defense verdict for their client, accused of assault, battery, and elder abuse. Hooshmand Law Group previously represented the client in a landlord tenant jury trial in which they obtained a successful...
Owner Move-In Evictions San Francisco
A very common type of eviction in San Francisco is one where a tenant is displaced so that an owner or owner's relative can move into the unit. Under San Francisco Administrative Code Section 37.9(a)(8), subject to certain restrictions, a landlord can evict a tenant...
You Don’t Have To Move If Your Unit Is Rent-Controlled, Even If Your Lease Is Up
If you live in an apartment or rental unit in San Francisco that is covered by the San Francisco Rent Control Ordinance, you may not be evicted by your landlord, even if your written lease with the landlord has expired. Instead, you have the right to continue your...
Oakland Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance
Section 8.22.360 of Measure EE specifies that a landlord can evict a tenant for the following reasons: Failure to pay rent; Breach of lease terms; Failure to sign a lease extension or renewal that contains materially the same terms as the current lease terms; Willful...
‘Hacker Houses’ Short Term Rentals Disruptive to San Francisco Tenants
The concept of “Hacker Houses” or “Hacker Hostels” have become increasingly wide-spread in San Francisco. The owners or hosts of these Hacker Homes claim that their goal is to bring together communities of hackers to work and share ideas with one another under one...
Tenant Buyout Agreements Now Regulated With Protections for Tenants
The San Francisco Rent Ordinance has a new section, added on March 7, 2015. Section 37.9E covers the very common tenant buyout agreement, where landlords offer cash buyouts to tenants in exchange for tenants vacating rental units. The ordinance specifies that the main...