we'll precede good evening, commissioners i'm courtney brown a law school under the supervision of rachel fox on behalf of the appellant here on the screen is a picture of the kitchen that the permit holder is asking to remove the permit although the permit holder claims they want to legalize the unit using this permit by removing the kitchen they'll, in fact make the unit legally the san francisco housing code states you have to have a kitchen to have a inhabitable in a legal unit so here they will as a matter of fact be faxing making the unit illegal by removing the kitchen their claiming that the kitchen in question is illegal but we're contesting that allegation no notice notice of violation on record to state that is a local kitchen as shown in the picture there's a full kitchen rishlg or refrigerator and sink that as windows a heating system there's cold and hot running water and also smoke deb detectors this is consistent with other buildings in that area i had a conversation with ms. tongue opposing council and regarding be inconsistent i's and in response belief they claimed they

kitchen was remodeled to the 60s i don't know we heard the permit holder say go ahead bring - >> courtney brown so i just want to reiterate that is permit holder said that she if have plans from the architects regarding why this is an illegal unit not submitted we don't know who this person see and their career history also the permit holder said they never intended to advocate the tenants but they also said they're not trying to legalize this is a dwelling unit so they're not trying to legalize the dwelling unit then technically the tenants are evicted that's why this permit should be revoked and i was confused of the presentation they brought the permit to see if they could legalize it bring it up to code it moefrd out i don't see how this permit shows it is legal or legally clearly it would make that illegal watt a kitchen that would no longer be a rental unit because the kitchen is gone and required we're asking you revoke this permit and let them start over they're not - they're asking i uphold the permit to remove of kitchen. >> ms. fox were there tenants in that space before your owner.

good evening, commissioners so before i start, i have two exhibits i'm going to be oh, sorry i'm courtney brown a law student and we represent the tenants so before i start with the argument i have two exhibits that i'm going to be discussing and i have actual copies in the board would like them. >> can you tell us. >> one is a one page memo from a mrmger who inspected the property and one is the bathroom being discussed that was taken by the plumber. >> is the permit holder seen either one of those of you want to use the pictures during your presentation that's fine but not certain i want the other without the permit holder. >> i'll put them up on the screen. >> so tonight we're requesting a rehearing because new facts become available during the appeal specifically during the appeal hearing on january 28th percent the permit holder in her rebuttal said she'll be willing to restore the bathrooms if it is 2k3wr5rg9d in it was her representation she wanted to never put the bombards in again and also represented the reason that the bathroom was not legalized because she would have to put and buil