Apr 24, 2015 | Hooshmand Law Group In the News
Hooshmand Law Group is proud to be among the sponsors of the Public Advocates 44th Anniversary, Voices of Conscience Celebration this evening at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Public Advocates Inc. is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that...
Apr 23, 2015 | Hooshmand Law Group In the News
The California Civil Code, as well as the San Francisco Health Code and Housing Code define landlords’ obligations to make and keep rental homes in habitable condition. Inspectors of the Department of Public Health and Department of Building Inspection are responsible...
Apr 21, 2015 | Hooshmand Law Group In the News
On March 23, 2015, San Mateo Superior Court Judge Marie Weiner certified Plaintiffs’ class action lawsuit against the Marymount Gateway and Summit Apartments in connection with the attempted condo conversion of the Marymount Gateway and Summit Apartments in...
Apr 2, 2015 | Hooshmand Law Group In the News
Plaintiff Magazine: The Risks of Being a Host in the Sharing-Economy The “sharing economy” is in full swing in the San Francisco Bay Area; indeed, in many countries around the world. Due to advances in technology, Web-based and mobile apps give individuals the ability...
Mar 31, 2015 | Hooshmand Law Group In the News
Attorneys Mark Hooshmand and Tyson Redenbarger of the Hooshmand Law Group successfully argued in the Court of Appeal concerning the reversal of an order of the trial court. In 2012, our client came to the Hooshmand Law Group after being evicted from her apartment. The...
Mar 11, 2015 | Hooshmand Law Group In the News
If you live in an in-law unit, a garage or basement unit, or a unit otherwise attached to a single family home, you may be living in an illegal unit. To determine if your unit is illegal, look for these characteristics: — No separate electricity and gas bill: If you...
Feb 3, 2015 | Hooshmand Law Group In the News
Short-term residential rental platforms VRBO and HomeAway are in violation of San Francisco’s residential hotel conversion ordinance and unfair competition law, alleges a lawsuit filed Monday by the Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco and two city tenants....
Dec 12, 2014 | Hooshmand Law Group In the News
Hooshmand Law Group Successfully Preserves Judgment against Landlord Through Attempts to Discharge Claims through Bankruptcy Mark Hooshmand and Deanna Maxfield of the Hooshmand Law Group along with legal administrators Diana Luong and Charles McHale successfully...
Dec 12, 2014 | Class Action Lawsuits, Hooshmand Law Group In the News
Hooshmand Law Group wins important Anti-Slapp Law Suit Appeal Concerning Eviction of Protected Rent Control Tenant Attorneys Mark Hooshmand, Ian Hansen and Stephanie Foster of the Hooshmand Law Group successfully argued in the Court of Appeal concerning the reversal...
Dec 2, 2014 | Hooshmand Law Group In the News
Gamache et al. v. Airbnb Inc. (filed) Plaintiffs v. Vbro.com and homeaway.com (pending) Plaintiffs v. Flipkey.com (pending) Background and Information San Francisco lawyers filed the first ever lawsuit against Airbnb on behalf of tenants who have been damaged by the...