mr. muler's complaint regarding dbr for the bay windows. >> you are asking to impose certain conditions torotect the tenants that you represent. what authority do we have to do that? isn't that in the rent board's control? >> i don't think it's exclusive. i think definitely there is an overlap. but i think that under -- excuse me for a second. i think that you have the general power to determine how to condition a proposed project and there is case law that is cited in my request for jurisdiction on page 2. in the footnote no. 1, and so our position is that the permit will affect the general welfare of san francisco by reducing the quality of life for the appellants if they are in place while the work is taking place if they are evicted and it could potentially result in the loss of affordable housing and as we all know there is a limited stock of affordable house are e -- housing in san francisco. also these are two of the remaining long-term tenants in this building that have a long history of having immigrants from ireland and england that moved in years ago when the prior owners were i