this the housing stock will stop demolitions and mergers of dwelling units a number of long term tenants facing evictions if landlords that want to convert batting back to office building this year for the justification of loss of housing in any district district 11 i'm concerned with the permitted in-law units we've seen this grow from 2000 to 2010 and through that population is growth is in unauthorized dwelling units this ordinance will fill the void of necessary controls for retaining this important portion of our housing stock and many of the tenants are occupying for lower rents the home exasperates evictions and displacement in san francisco we have heard horror stories if many, many people of landlords use of notice of violations from dbi as angles unpermitted use to evacuee tenants without an local eviction the case of in-law unit and single-family homes this doubly disadvantaging policy to the housing stock it will be an in-law unit our affordable units and removes the how are you from rent control we understand the legalization process walking by can be a burden the city as wa

this the housing stock will stop demolitions and mergers of dwelling units a number of long term tenants facing evictions if landlords that want to convert batting back to office building this year for the justification of loss of housing in any district district 11 i'm concerned with the permitted in-law units we've seen this grow from 2000 to 2010 and through that population is growth is in unauthorized dwelling units this ordinance will fill the void of necessary controls for retaining this important portion of our housing stock and many of the tenants are occupying for lower rents the home exasperates evictions and displacement in san francisco we have heard horror stories if many, many people of landlords use of notice of violations from dbi as angles unpermitted use to evacuee tenants without an local eviction the case of in-law unit and single-family homes this doubly disadvantaging policy to the housing stock it will be an in-law unit our affordable units and removes the how are you from rent control we understand the legalization process walking by can be a burden the city as wa

this the housing stock will stop demolitions and mergers of dwelling units a number of long term tenants facing evictions if landlords that want to convert batting back to office building this year for the justification of loss of housing in any district district 11 i'm concerned with the permitted in-law units we've seen this grow from 2000 to 2010 and through that population is growth is in unauthorized dwelling units this ordinance will fill the void of necessary controls for retaining this important portion of our housing stock and many of the tenants are occupying for lower rents the home exasperates evictions and displacement in san francisco we have heard horror stories if many, many people of landlords use of notice of violations from dbi as angles unpermitted use to evacuee tenants without an local eviction the case of in-law unit and single-family homes this doubly disadvantaging policy to the housing stock it will be an in-law unit our affordable units and removes the how are you from rent control we understand the legalization process walking by can be a burden the city as wa

this the housing stock will stop demolitions and mergers of dwelling units a number of long term tenants facing evictions if landlords that want to convert batting back to office building this year for the justification of loss of housing in any district district 11 i'm concerned with the permitted in-law units we've seen this grow from 2000 to 2010 and through that population is growth is in unauthorized dwelling units this ordinance will fill the void of necessary controls for retaining this important portion of our housing stock and many of the tenants are occupying for lower rents the home exasperates evictions and displacement in san francisco we have heard horror stories if many, many people of landlords use of notice of violations from dbi as angles unpermitted use to evacuee tenants without an local eviction the case of in-law unit and single-family homes this doubly disadvantaging policy to the housing stock it will be an in-law unit our affordable units and removes the how are you from rent control we understand the legalization process walking by can be a burden the city as wa

union i'm here to make sure that tenants are protected and the housing stock is located many long timean franciscans that live in illegal units or in in-law units especially in district 6 and the weermz as well as district 11 seeing more and more tenants being pushed out any formal tenants said they saw four or five this week those are astonishing numbers this is incredible sloopt i ugly you to vote yes. >> thank you for your comments naomi. >> sarah you'll be next. >> hi, i'm naomi retired teacher on the public schools of 1049 market street my landlords attempted to evict the arraignments at 1049 market street and the first group was given notice near thanksgiving and the second received eviction notices around commissioned 2013 we've been walked for a long time to keep our lofts many of the residents have been forced out and substantial left the city and some the city and some the country i'm speak on behalf of the current tenants and many endangered tenants in the city and also on behalf of san francisco the rent is to high groups of people are finding that hard to live here college

. >> why would they say there are no rent regulated tenants if there are rent regulated tenants there. >> i can't speak to a specific piece of paper. >> we showed boardman on the where it says no one is subjeu k to rent controlled stabilization. >> i would look at that document and say that's 100% correct. >> developers were not referring to the lower building, they were referring to the yet to be built condos in the sky. >> it's just -- it suits a purpose, it's inherently dishonest. >> despite vocal opposition, there are rent controlled tenants who support the project over their heads. tina and roger live on the 7th floor of the lower building. they're looking forward to upgraded windows, air conditioners and a community garden. >> i'm excited for the capital improvements in the love by. it's kind of tired looking. >> the risks of this buildover project outweigh the benefits. >> they're putting every one of us in jeopardy in the building. nonaffordable housing. >> the city has issued three violations for false statements in those permits. the developers say if the violations are uphe

know this was illegal but in many cases the landlords didn't say anything or request the tenants object a business listens for their zoning when the office market starting heating up in rincon hill and the inner market property owners realized they could make money and starting evicting the middle-income residents artist and teachers and nonprofit and grocery stores owners and small business owners who lived in those units as long as 18 years i introduced the interim controls in 2013 to look at the alarming behavior from our property owners to aid this law due to the conversion of residential units from commercial office space this requires a conditional use authorization when a property seeks to reestablish use when converted to residential without permit since the introduction of interim controls in 2013, the mayor and the executive order requested the city departments to minutes ago promote rental housing when loss of housing is proposed the planning department and dbi responded to the executive order by implementation policies that require a public hearing and review of applications

that's what the tenant told me. >> that's not true. >> judge judy: you're not the tenant.how me something else. >> i'll show you another piece of paper. >> judge judy: no, no. show me the order on november 16th. >> there was no order on november 16th. >> judge judy: according to the tenant, there was an order, and you haven't paid rent, and your case is dismissed. you're a squatter living in his house. goodbye. >> byrd: parties are excused. you may step out. >> the reason that we're here is because the... >> yes, some property was stolen from me. >> ...tenant sued me for $10,000 for a marijuana plant. >> i had a couple marijuana plants that were stolen, and some tools. >> and they should have been arrested for having that kind of a marijuana plant at their location. >> i just won't trust anybody from now on. >> it's all about money, you know? and they want to stay there without paying. >> announcer: and now the next case. >> byrd: all parties in the matter of barragan vs. corbray/armstrong, step forward. >> announcer: 20-year-old sandy barragan is suing tyrone corbray and

union i'm here to make sure that tenants are protected and the housing stock is located many long timean franciscans that live in illegal units or in in-law units especially in district 6 and the weermz as well as district 11 seeing more and more tenants being pushed out any formal tenants said they saw four or five this week those are astonishing numbers this is incredible sloopt i ugly you to vote yes. >> thank you for your comments naomi. >> sarah you'll be next. >> hi, i'm naomi retired teacher on the public schools of 1049 market street my landlords attempted to evict the arraignments at 1049 market street and the first group was given notice near thanksgiving and the second received eviction notices around commissioned 2013 we've been walked for a long time to keep our lofts many of the residents have been forced out and substantial left the city and some the city and some the country i'm speak on behalf of the current tenants and many endangered tenants in the city and also on behalf of san francisco the rent is to high groups of people are finding that hard to live here college

the bitter i iron the landlords choose to break a law this rewards the landlords and punishing the tenants that do noticing nothing wrong we're in the third year of fighting evictions they didn't have to tells us we had no opportunity to stop at the and most importantly is didn't have cu review we are asking for this to go do the conditional use review and as at spirits of that law intends for this situation we urge to vote yes and and none left behind the students should have equal protection and not because they mean to be a c-3 empowering or low but every tenants should have equal rights we ask you make that law effective april 1st before the interim controls that supervisor kim combblthd to give us the right for not losing housing 84 units are the program for loss thank you. >> thank you very much. >> my name is melissa i also am a tenant on 1049 market want to ask that you pass this legislation we are in support of this as we are reiterating still fighting for our homes many of our neighbors have left the city and state and left the country and we just want to slow down everything and

if there are rent regulated tenants? >> i can't speak to a specific piece of paper. >> we showed him one of the applications. on it, developers clearly say no when asked if the site contains and no when asked if the site is subject to rent control or rent stabilization. but boardman doubled down. >> i would say that's 100% correct. >> he said developers were not referring to the lower building when they said the site was vacant. they were referring to the yet to be built condos in the sky. >> i call that sophistry from college philosophy. it suits a purpose. it's inherently dishonest. >> despite vocal opposition, there are rent-controlled tenants who support the project over their heads. tina and roger are rent stabilized tenants who live on the 7th floor of the lower building. they're looking forward to upgraded windows, air conditioners and a community garden. >> i'm excited for the capital improvements with the lobby because it's kind of tired looking. >> warren jones says the risks of this build-over project outweigh

make the tenants protections applicable for the permits march starting in march 2016 please help allf us keep our homes and vote yes on let san francisco remain a difference community and thank you for the work you've done on affordable housing. >> hello temperatures here i'm here just to ask you guys to please voted yes on the legislation for the mandatory legalization of permitted housing i do live in the buildings the mid block a lot of apartments are lived in by the artists and they add to the diversity of the area we have a valuable resource although not highly paid i wish that were different i know for a fact working in the building is now in that time collections in berkley and your museum this area included those achievements were aided by the fact that artists were able to live and work in these areas so just has continued reminder kind of what everyone's has touched on the cultural diversities comes in many forms and it takes time to develop, you know, shouldn't be pushed out for monetary purposes thank you very much. >> hello my name is steve i live on market street i thin

union i'm here to make sure that tenants are protected and the housing stock is located many long timean franciscans that live in illegal units or in in-law units especially in district 6 and the weermz as well as district 11 seeing more and more tenants being pushed out any formal tenants said they saw four or five this week those are astonishing numbers this is incredible sloopt i ugly you to vote yes. >> thank you for your comments naomi. >> sarah you'll be next. >> hi, i'm naomi retired teacher on the public schools of 1049 market street my landlords attempted to evict the arraignments at 1049 market street and the first group was given notice near thanksgiving and the second received eviction notices around commissioned 2013 we've been walked for a long time to keep our lofts many of the residents have been forced out and substantial left the city and some the city and some the country i'm speak on behalf of the current tenants and many endangered tenants in the city and also on behalf of san francisco the rent is to high groups of people are finding that hard to live here college

i spoke to one of the former tenants by phone. like many others he hoped to return here to live but that hope seems to be fading fast. now that building inspectors have issued demolition orders for the fire damaged building at 22nd and mission. there are a number of concerns with that including even the moderate earthquake could cause it to collapse. the fire was very intense. it tore through the building last january. one person died. if it is torn down, dozens of den na tenants might lose the right to return even if new buildings are built here. one supervisor says his office is trying to get a clearer understanding and to help tenants. >> we're trying to understand that and we're trying to understand how the order of demolition is issued. to see if there's way it could be issued so that it's not -- so the rights to the tenant are protected and including is it a complete demolition, partial demolition, the rights of the tenants. we are trying to export whole options. >> reporter: some tenants rights groups have expressed frustra

pretty bad news for former tenants. it's been a year now. what's happened to them? >> reporter: well, you know, i spoke with one former resident. he tells me his plan all along wases to try and come back to the mission district but now it looks like that hope may be fading fast. he says he's been getting help with temporary housing since the fire but building inspectors ordered the building at 22nd and mission to be demolished. it was damaged in a fast-moving fire last january and now there's concern in a moderate earthquake it might collapse. that means dozens of tenants may lose their right to return even if new units are built. went-controlled units can come back. after demolition, those rules may not apply. one supervisor says he's trying to understand and help tenants. >> we're trying to understand that and we're trying to understand how the order of demolition is issued to see if there is a way that it could be issued so that it's not -- so that the rights of the tenant are protected and including, you know, is it a complete demolition, a partial demolition, a

make the tenants protections applicable for the permits march starting in march 2016 please help all of us keep our homes and vote yes on let san francisco remain a difference community and thank you for the work you've done on affordable housing. >> hello temperatures here i'm here just to ask you guys to please voted yes on the legislation for the mandatory legalization of permitted housing i do live in the buildings the mid block a lot of apartments are lived in by the artists and they add to the diversity of the area we have a valuable resource although not highly paid i wish that were different i know for a fact working in the building is now in that time collections in berkley and your museum this area included those achievements were aided by the fact that artists were able to live and work in these areas so just has continued reminder kind of what everyone's has touched on the cultural diversities comes in many forms and it takes time to develop, you know, shouldn't be pushed out for monetary purposes thank you very much. >> hello my name is steve i live on market street i th

i'm a tenant who lived in san francisco for 25 years tenants and others say no way to those developersescended plan deep distrust this was written without input from sentences if day one when a neighbor puts a deck on her home there is signs one thousand feet or whatever of that deck and in this case a major zoning district zoning was planned no serious effort to notify the neighborhoods amnesty mrabd their own meeting the planning department september 11th sit down up a district 8 meeting the same night and about the lack of transparency or communication i will say that the planning department has brought any homeowners tons of tenants and others together with their ill con south side of plans deep of this plan if you start better to work with the grassroots in a serious way one last word the city's housing element reveals 24/72005 and 2016 only two low income units were built and over 16 thousand luxury units built this is urgent this be corrected and whatever plan that certainly isn't the one before us what we have in ah bp is unaffordable u.n. quotenaffordabl unaffordable. >> i'll

please proceed >> as i stated earlier, i am the pro bono attorney for one of the tenants, or the tenants maria dallas. she lives at 445 amazon with her daughter and husband. they've lived there for 10 years. last year, the permit holder purchase the property and has been attempting to evict her. he's attempted to do it indirectly by cutting off the gas and oil and electricity. denying access to the garage. as reporting of a door to the garage and that matters because that's how she gets her mail. she issued a unlawful detainer action. that's kind of when i stepped in to the bar association of san francisco. the court, basically, shot down that action and they withdrew their case. so, this is their third attempt to evict or using the permit process. they have applied to demolish the downstairs unit, and we are arguing that the permit is defective. mostly because the application was misleading. in the permit application was misleading, it was sort of filed in bad faith on the one hand. it was also misleading and sort of more technical way. on the one hand the permit doesn't say that anyone

managers the business for community uses and sub tenants and other models are multi tenants mo' magicn hayes valley and self-help for the elderly in chinatown and so we've got organization that manage the building part of time and they cooperate with other organizations the third model we have a rec and park staff member we're not at this point providing programming it will not be a harvey milk or rec center but have a staff person there. >> thank you. >> commissioner antonini. >> i think this as wonderful project and yeah. i will encourage you to have when it eventually comes is that as possible allowing it to be used for rentals is going to be a source of funding that helps to continue the ongoing costs of operation of the center so he very good driven uses but good to have the opportunity to rent it out to private parties for events and things like that that will help to fund that. >> our goal to underwrite our partners ability to provide arts use for the people in the neighbors and have an tndc income to do that a great opportunity. >> more reason to do it and some kind of food se

we want to make sure the tenants feel comfortable." every staff member of the meadowood apartments will eventually go through this class -- learning what can help eliminate crime. management here says the quality of residents is the most important factor. cindy "we have very stringent move-in policy qualifications. if you don't match them, you don't get in." the meadowood apartments have 500 residents -- and sands says they have noticed quite an improvement in the past few years. calls for service are down about 75-percent and questionable tenants have been evicted. cindy "this is a very friendly environment. we like to think of it as a community. we have a lot of children living here and i would now want to not have a safe place to have children and families." that's why officers say this is time well spent -- saying a demand and creates a more stable resident base, while lowering maintenance costs and increasing property values. lopez "the crime affects not just the police, it affects everyone in the community. so, by working togethe

make the tenants protections applicable for the permits march starting in march 2016 please help allf us keep our homes and vote yes on let san francisco remain a difference community and thank you for the work you've done on affordable housing. >> hello temperatures here i'm here just to ask you guys to please voted yes on the legislation for the mandatory legalization of permitted housing i do live in the buildings the mid block a lot of apartments are lived in by the artists and they add to the diversity of the area we have a valuable resource although not highly paid i wish that were different i know for a fact working in the building is now in that time collections in berkley and your museum this area included those achievements were aided by the fact that artists were able to live and work in these areas so just has continued reminder kind of what everyone's has touched on the cultural diversities comes in many forms and it takes time to develop, you know, shouldn't be pushed out for monetary purposes thank you very much. >> hello my name is steve i live on market street i thin

we want to make sure the tenants feel comfortable." every staff member of the meadowood apartments will eventually go through this class -- learning what can help eliminate crime. management here says the quality of residents is the most important factor. cindy "we have very stringent move-in policy qualifications. if you don't match them, you don't get in." the meadowood apartments have 500 residents -- and sands says they have noticed quite an improvement in the past few years. calls for service are down about 75-percent and questionable tenants have been evicted. cindy "this is a very friendly environment. we like to think of it as a community. we have a lot of children living here and i would now want to not have a safe place to have children and families." that's why officers say this is safer neighborhood improves demand and creates a more stable resident base, while lowering maintenance costs and increasing property values. lopez "the crime affects not just the police, it affects everyone in the community. so, by working togethe

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and the apple valley shopping center is looking for new tenants. kim: well, if you've driven by this area here along 73rd street and university recently, you may have seen this "available" sign, now sitting in the shopping center's parking lot. but i have learned tonight that several new retailers have already been expressing interest in renting space here. i am told that some of those tenants include banks and possibly a fitness center. former retailers were told to move out last fall, to make room for an aldi grocery store. but then, the windsor heights city council denied those plans in november, so the building had basically been sitting empty ever since. her salon to clive, is surprised everyone was thrown out, when the plans were not set in stone. bev: at first, you're angry. and then, you're excited, because you're moving into some place new. and now, we feel settled. but it just looks like a ghost town down there now. kim: the owner's realtor says actually that this whole building could be full with new tenants by the end of this year. live

story building and zoning and on the matters dbi welcomes the opportunity to to the consumers and tenants about the policies and procedure thanks to dbi staff including james and others and william strong so thank you for that and finally giung hay fat choy which anyone needs a translation happy new year the festival will take place on saturday the twolt and director huey in the this year's parade so we wish him a joyous event and staffers at the booth on saturday and sunday to answer questions including dennis and jennifer from housing and joseph and suzy and outliall from the planning department and janice from the fire department also madam secretary that concludes concludes my announcements for the february 7, 2016, bic present announcements thank you. >> thank you. any any public comment on the prouments. >> through the chair. >> want anonymonouncements. >> general public comment and commissioner walker has a comment and i'd like to join with you norway in welcoming our new commission i've known you a long time gail it is wonderful to have you we're working on really important moves

do besides simply get tenants renters insurance and earthquake insurance, what else do you think tenantsuld do? >> i think it's really important to know if they happen to be in the building where is the safest place for them to go when the shaking starts. if they're out of the building, whats' their continuity plan for connecting with family? they should give their emergency contact information to their resident manager so that the resident manager knows how to get in touch. and have emergency supplies on hand. the tenants should be responsible to have their extra water and flashlights and bandages and know how to use a toilet when there's no sewage and water flows down. and the owners of the building should be proactive in that regard as well. >> so, george, thank you so much for joining us. that was really great. and thanks to spur for hosting us here in this wonderful exhibit. and thank you for joining us h left right halt i had a burning doorway to do the right thing and join the department such this we my brother applied and fortunately we'll here and this means a lot i'm home every

story building and zoning and on the matters dbi welcomes the opportunity to to the consumers and tenants about the policies and procedure thanks to dbi staff including james and others and william strong so thank you for that and finally giung hay fat choy which anyone needs a translation happy new year the festival will take place on saturday the twolt and director huey in the this year's parade so we wish him a joyous event and staffers at the booth on saturday and sunday to answer questions including dennis and jennifer from housing and joseph and suzy and outliall from the planning department and janice from the fire department also madam secretary that concludes concludes my announcements for the february 7, 2016, bic present announcements thank you. >> thank you. any any public comment on the prouments. >> through the chair. >> want anonymonouncements. >> general public comment and commissioner walker has a comment and i'd like to join with you norway in welcoming our new commission i've known you a long time gail it is wonderful to have you we're working on really important moves

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-assisted tenants into the mainstream. i urge adoption. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. hensarling: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hensarling: i thank the chairman. i listened carefully to the gentleman from minnesota. he makes a number of important points. we have had this discussion previously, and i know the gentleman from minnesota is aware of my commitment that within the committee we will have a hearing that will include the subject matter of his amendment. i think the gentleman's amendment obviously addresses the fair credit reporting act, which is not part of this underlying housing bill. and, again, we will debate his issue, research his issue, take testimony on his issue in the future. i do not believe this is the appropriate bill for his particular amendment. so i'm going to urge rejection at this time. and i would yield time to the chairman of the housing and insurance subcommittee, the gentleman from misso

sb364, which would require buyers to own a property for 5 years before they can evict tenants. that could prove to be a critical number. research from the anti-eviction mapping project bolsters leno's case. between 2009 and 2013, there were about 700 ellis act evictions. roughly 1 out of 2 happened within 1 year of new ownership. almost 4 our of 5 evictions occurred within 5 years. so, would leno's measure pump the breaks on evictions? opponents of the reform bill, like the california apartment association, say it might, but at what cost to small time landlords? debra carlton: if we can find a way to define what mr. leno likes to call a speculator from the small mom and pop who really just either needs to get out of the business or wants to move into their property, let's do that. he hasn't done that yet. sam: we found leno's proposal does protect the mom and pops. according to the text of the bill, those with, quote, "no more than two properties or four total residential units" are exempt from the 5-year requirement. the california apartment association says 16 units would mak

we spent time today tracking that tenant down. >> reporter: home sweet home as they say is not here. this apartment is not clean and where is the furniture? here is what this apartment looked like when she first there was a table, a recliner, dishes and a washer and dryer. even paintings on the wall. you can see the apartment is now empty. the apartment is in bad shape also. >> i have never seen anything this filthy. >> reporter: the apartment needs a complete remodel. >> the counters are now so badly stained that it has all got to be taken out. >> reporter: her tenant group released six months early >> reporter: moved to an apartment two stores above. she called the police but they did not find any of the missing furnishings in her new place. we went knocking but she did not open the door. donated all of the missing furnishings to a charity. she said that the landlord gave her permission. >> it is a lie, it is a theft. >> reporter: she said she feels her landlord is retaliating against her but would not say for what. smith still has her security deposit but that will not cover the r

approved and that program was to take effect yesterday it followed on the pilot the authorization tenant on january 31st on sunday the board of supervisors was scheduled toe hear the ceqa appeal of the nicaragua ceqa depreciation for the ongoing pilot on the 26 of january they continued the hearing because of public input about parts of program and as you can see the key issues on the slide some concerns of the maximum caps and the number of stop 200 zone cap around the city the same zone cap one and 25 zones so folks wants to bring that cap down a little bit rather than an ongoing program we say that it is a participate a 2 or 1 year program and mta cakes and presents they're finding from the past year and studies of others configuration so our proposal we'll bring a revised something rise 0 thirty this board on the february 16th hearing and ms. all dependent on the ceqa appeal on the 9 of february from the board of supervisors continues that are uphold it we're talking about a different it will we'll cock it will feel like ground hog day again as director reiskin said in the interims w

>> google south carolina landlord-tenant laws. there will be services they are trying to sell you something. you can read through the sections. educate yourself. as much education as you have before you go and talk to a lawyer, it is different than when you go to your doctor, with a lawyer, it is helpful to know here is my situation, here is what i think might apply. >> reporter: thank you so much for volunteering your time tonight. one of the people that you could gret if you call -- get if you call (803)647-0299. they will take you calls till 7:30 p.m. back to you. >>> now, the midlands most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >> we ever seen some rain move through the area. right now that first line of rain moved to the east and it is moving out of the midland. we have a few showers now in the eastern part of newberry and saluda county. not sure if they will last long enough to get into columbia. 46 degrees. winds from the west, southwest that is producing a wind chill of 43. tonight we are expecting partly cl

will be acceptable but prior to this tenant i went to the adjacent retail stores and said what do you think of this tenant they would we'll like it i like it i think it will be an additional to the street and an additional to san francisco i live in the neighborhood. >> good afternoon, commissioners i'm raul the asset manager for the property but my personal connection to the block and the neighborhood is predated my professional by 35 years as part of jc c and my father two doors down from it there newer how vetting the proposals and the appreciative tenants they rose head and shoulders above the others we spent a couple of months before we thought about that a thorough vetting process we are - we believe skin spirit will bring much needed foot traffic and business to the block and to the neighborhood so - >> recommendation of support thank you very much. >> thank you. >> any other speakers? >> okay. >> you can put them on the rail there. >> hello. thank you hello my name is tracey a resident and business owner on sacramento street and head of avenue organization thank you, commissio

hidden, the upper hand landlords have over their tenants. unique information in arkansas, the renters at the mercy of their landlord. a shocking result from wok. >> reporter: what is your biggest fear? >> that i won't be here. >> why do you stay? >> i don't have no money, i don't have nowhere to go. >> reporter: on december 21st, four days before christmas, the residents of the alexander apartment complex in little rock received a notice hardly in the holiday spirit. 65-year-old caroline ford among hundreds of families told they had a week to vacate their homes because the complex was condemned. did you think you would be in a position like this? >> no. >> reporter: what will you do? >> i don't know, i really don't. >> reporter: in condemning alexander, the fire chief found conditions so bad he called them life threatening. among the problems, widespread mould, exposed wiring and others. >> i had poop running down the stairs, in the bathroom, over the floor. and i fell trying to get out of there because it was there. >> reporter: there was r

accountability issues for tenants. they will take another look it based on the comments we got today. >> i think the counsel is on the right track. i think more thoughtful look into the details and -- once this ordinance is implemented to enforce it. >> counsel members hope to have the ordinance passed and in effect by july 1. another public hearing will be held on been set -- a date hasn't been set. >>> the gas average is down 2 cents, $1.50 a gallon. 20 cents cheaper than the national average. the cheapest price in the state is selling for $1.29 in aiken county. >> wow! that is not bad. >> not bad at all. >> no. >>> still ahead raining outside across the midlands. unfortunately jim says we have we could see storms >>> nobody won powerful over the weekend, now it is $236 you ca >>> you are watching news 19 at 6:00 p.m. with. >> i am jr berry. >> and i am darci strickland -- with jr berry and darci strickland. >> buy a new weather radio, people will be on hand to help you set it up. our displays are up in all walgreen'

now for tenants it's been a long one year, but a little hope they may turn. building in the mission, these tenants came to get reassurances that they have first priority once the owner rebuilds. >> it states clearly that in a fire, tenants in a rent controlled building have a right to return at the same rent and with the same terms of their lease. >> reporter: the only exception is if the owner obtained a permit for a full rebuild. but this week, the department of building inspection granted the owner only a partial rebuild. this report states the foundation and parts of the ground floor were not comprom e compromised and are in good shape. one person was taken to the hospital the night of the fire. >> of course i would like to come back. we live here for 43 years. >> reporter: the fire, which occurred more than a year ago, was cause bid outdated wiring. the owner has refused to work with the city ever since. inspectors have been trying to enter the building. it was only two weeks ago that inspectors went through the building. we tried unsuccessfully to reach

and the apple valley shopping center is looking for new tenants. of the shopping center last fall , all to make room for an aldi grocery store. the windsor heights city council denied that plan in november. one former tenant who has moved her salon to clive is surprised everyone was thrown out when the plans were not set in stone. >> at first, you are angry and then you're excited because you're moving into some place new and now we feel settled but it just looks like a ghost town down there now. alyx: the owner's realtor says some of the new retailers could be open for business this fall. still ahead on kcci the , countdown is on. the academy awards are sunday . why celebrities, award show producers and party planners aren't the only ones busy preparing for hollywood's biggest night. >> our phone line rang from noon on a saturday afternoon until 8 that night fulfilling orders. alyx: plus, it's a business owner's dream come true. and it happened to a small, family-owned des moines all ahead on kcci. so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has

. >> reporter: the home is rent stabilized but keisha was the last paying tenant to move in. >> people saying this drastically. >> reporter: she started to notice bunk beds being moved in the building and she asked the supervisor what was happening. >> it's for the people. and i said what people, for the shelter people. >> reporter: they were turning the building into a type of a shelter known as a cluster site that houses families. >> they are housing families in building. >> reporter: the city created cluster sites over a decade ago as homelessness grow mayor bloomberg increasingly paid landlords for shelter. >> the folks who own this building are really making lots so. >> reporter: her landlord is a prominent real estate family called the padalstia sn own about 40 cluster shelter, since 2010 the city has paid them over $90 million to house homeless families, four of their shelters are in keisha's neighborhood. >> this is pretty typical, door wide open, broken into and broken mailboxes. [knocking] my building is own by the same people who own this building and we are trying to improv

pretty bad news for former tenants. it's been a year now. what's happened to them? >> reporter: well, you know, i spoke with one former resident. he tells me his plan all along se