clearly, the landlord -- the lease does not stop the plaintiff from suing the landlord. therefore, the attorney for the plaintiff is going to target the person they are getting the money from. it does not let the tenant of the hot. the tenants in their lease is contractually responsible to the landlord. there are ways that can be dealt with between the landlord and the tenant. i have represented landlords. i have represented tenants. at some point, i represented both because they have a common interest even in that. obviously, they both have to make the space accessible either now or later, so it is best that they work together if they can. and work together to save us -- to hire a single lawyer. they can make repairs or what ever is in their agreement. sometimes, when the tenant is the small business and does not have much cash flow, one way to do is to renegotiate the lease, where the cost is amortized over a longer period time. it is another way to spread the payments back to the less financially available person. would you do if you get one of these notices? if you ha

clearly, the landlord -- the lease does not stop the plaintiff from suing the landlord. efore, the attorney for the plaintiff is going to target the person they are getting the money from. it does

today as we first acquired all the e visions by looking at the landlord petitions filed. we then required the reports from the multiple you listings services. we compared them and on this map the do so are all multiple buildings and the dots in orange have the buildings solid in tic. out of all the e visions between 2007 and 2011 all those units were 3 hundred and 56 unions. districts are 8, 3, 5 and 2. the memoranda listings price was 5 hundr $573,000. that's unaffordable to the high middle class in san francisco. from this data we find a strong coordination. we conclude that the tics that are commemorated that only the top 33 percent of san franciscans can afford them >> thank you members of the committee. i'm a policy manager at chinatown development center. as sandra's data indicated there's a comparison between tic conversion >> that's the problem we have with the original legislation. that's the elimination basically of the waiting list and the "x" petted process of converting the tics into condominiums. so what we brought to the table despite the fact that the tenan

the landlord is in the process of an eviction action and the landlord is not responsible for any issues involving illegal use. >> what's the nature of your eviction? >> non-payment of rent. >> okay. thank you. >> i have a question, do you allow sublet ting in that unit. >> i think we have a copy of the lease. the tenant does have a right with a landlord's prior consent. i don't believe we have given consent. >> okay. thank you. i looked at the lease as well. >> thank you. planning department. the subject property is located at 264 dolores with in an rto, the property contains no commercial uses are previously allowed at the property. the department has received a couple complaints back in 2011 that wasn't actively investigated and last fall that was issued in november and we conducted a site visit at the end of november. during this investigation it was found that the appellant was operating a commercial use out of the property. as been noticed, there are exceptions where you can have a home office that is no larger than 25 percent of your area. if you were a psychiatrist you can see pe

. >>> they are being called the landlords from hell. new at 5:30 p.m. eviction by ammonia, the actions that got two landlords sentenced for terrorizing their tentants. >> e -- tenants. >> the founder of the men's warehouse is out of a job. why george zimmer was fired. >> accusations of racial profiling at a county fair, the ban that will keep certain people out of a annual event. nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] add a wireless receiver. call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. something unusual is happening at the fair this year. certain colors of clothes are being banned and the aclu says that could lead to racial profiling. it will epien in -- open in two weeks and the dress code causing controversy. >>

but then we will hear motions from the landlords to ask the court to ask us to cease and desist selling cannabis.

and that was not the landlord's fault, i know that. >> they have done nothing to clean the building, they are holding the land hostage because they want formula retail. we know that supervisor weiner introduced the look out at 16 and this market and very successful business and they called the landlord and the landlord barely wanted to talk to them. we know that star bellies and i have an e-mail here and i will read you what they say. yes, we wanted to come to the neighborhood for its unique character and we already have business theres and it has been a good relationship with the neighborhood. we wanted to offer a proven type of road house cuisine that we thought would be a good addition and not available in the neighborhood. the only answer we got is that they decided to go somewhere else we were actually willing to pay what they asked but we still did not get it and i would like to submit this so that you understand. i also know that another restauranteer tried to rent it and there were 34 letters in your packet that it said were sent from merchants who were in support of this. an

they knew that this was coming along and i think there has been communication wean -- between the landlord and tenant the whole time. >> commissioners, i'm sorry, i think the permit holder and council have left the room. >> they knew i was speaking and they left on their own accord. they didn't care, obviously what i had to say. >> i don't know if you heard what i said, but i would be inclined to grant the jurisdiction request. i would just repeat that. did you have something? >> yeah. with regards to the extension for an allowing the tenants to stay, i would say 90 days. >> in addition to the 60 that's already there or 90 days total? >> sure. in addition to the 60, that's fine. i think that would be a reasonable time. >> you know what, i think given that there is an opportunity to potentially resolve this. i would suggest that the parties take this discussion and put a pause on this and move to the next matter while you have an opportunity to speak to each other. >> sure, no problem. >> this -- thank you for your flexibility. >> okay. we'll hold that off and take the next item. 4 c. item

they knew that this was coming along and i think there has been communication wean -- between the landlord and tenant the whole time. >> commissioners, i'm sorry, i think the permit holder and council have left the room. >> they knew i was speaking and they

. >> odon are barely breaking even but the landlord tripled the rent so they're calling it quits after 31 years. thefrp the city's first video rental store, and now they are its last. >> is fl anything that you could have doin to survive? . >> no. we did our best. >> for the ps month there's been a massive going out of business sale. for owned, parting with one of his favorite movies like east of'den is hard. >> why are you showing me all this. >> i find it hard to let go of some of it, but we're already doing the transa, you know. i file like hiding. >> e. t. was the top-grossing movie the year it opened for business. it now files like a museum and serves as a reminder of how quickly technology changes. >> oh my god. look at this. a beta max copy of taxi driver. this is the oldest tape in the store. which is what they rended out when they first opened up back in 1982. and remember this, the tricky clam shell cover a few years later came the vhs and then a few years after that came laser disk and then came dvd and blue ray, and then a couple years ago, ode enheard about this streaming

the landlord accused terrorizing tenants. in texas, quite a night at the statehouse as abortion opponents and supporters square >> covering santa rosa, berkeley, san jose and all the bay area. >> on wednesday morning, a landlord in san francisco is facing charges involving claims he has been terrorizing the renters, a story only on abc7 news. a tenant recorded the incident that led to the arrest of the landlord on monday. he is accused of breaking into a unit. police arrested the landlord after a struggle that left an officer with an injured knee and a video of what appears to be him attacking a renter. >> get out of my face. >> you struck me. that is a felony. >> he made life so miserable if people that are struggling to work and pay their rent on time with no peace, no tranquility in their home. >> what is going on? >> three former tenants are suing. miss have received a number of complaints about landlord. he has been accused of failing to provide tenants with heat and water and refused our request for an interview. >> the

i think it's being done that way because it's easy to tag the landlord that have properties. i don't understand why the board of supervisors with the public works department would not cite the merchants. they have a business license they can go after them. my clients are day after day being penalized. we don't see them because the gates are up only at night. inspectors are driving at night and tagging on almost like if it's a game. it's getting worse and worse. also i noticed being everyday in chinatown that none of the sidewalks or properties that are owned by the city are being packed like some of my clients have been tagged for chewing gum, a tiny piece of green along the edge of the building but if you go around, not just in china town but everywhere you will see a lot of sidewalks cracked and chewing problems, but it's owned by the city but they don't get tagged. that's it. thank you. >> next speaker? >> hi. my name is william chang. i own the property for many years. i have so many problems. the street level, i have the people clean it. every time i clean it, they are go

this that is what they're going to see. >> that is not the way the district attorney say it. >> the landlord is definitely crossed the line. the way of dealing with tenants is disturbing. he's clearly very abusive and obviously violent person. >> the judge granted the prosecution's motion for a stay away order telling sable he'd have to keep 150 yard as way from nico bravo, the tenant moved out on wednesday. the day our story aired. >> still to come what's happening now in san francisco following a court decision to lift the injunction against same-sex marriages in california. >> abc 7 news i team reports on ethics questions facing one of the powerful men in bay area m >> good evening again this turned out to be a historic day for same-sex marriage in california. >> this afternoon a court ordered same-sex marriages to resume immediately in california. sandy steer and chris perry became california's first same-sex couple to wed today. they were plaintiffs in the legal fight against prop 8. >> wednesday, a supreme court ruled on prop 8 cleared, ruling rather cleared the way for the same-sex ma

we told the landlord about it but he didn't do anything he said it's too hot to do anything now so i went to downtown cdc and i got help. i hope i will continue to support those kinds of programs to bring code enforcement to buildings like ourselves and continue to take care of our families and buildings >> thank you. >> good morning supervisors. i'm ms. chu from the community center. i would like to speak for our collaboratives. thanks for the funding we have been able to work with a lot of families. and the mission and tenderloin and south of market and chinato chinatown. we're happy to know that a lot of us are working with residents inside the building and they became leaders in the building we have tenant leaders. i hope if there's funding possible we can expand the part where we can build up more lisp and we could do a lot of things for safety in case of disasters. it's coming and we don't know where were the next earthquake will be but we could do a firm foundation thank you. . how do you evaluate without asking flesh and blood people are their needs being made yes. i know tha

. >>> well, they've been called the landlords from hell. tonight they're sitting in the county jail after pleading guilty to waging a terror campaign against five tenants. the district attorney says it sound like a plot from a horror movie. carolyn tyler is in texas with the story. >> kent and nicole macy are not the first landlords to evict their ten alts. according to the san francisco d.a., what at this market apartment building from december 2005 to december 2007 was in his words, insane. >> they cut a large hole in the living room. we know there were many other things that took place. the defendants soaked the victims' bed and clothes in electronics with ammonia. >> lisa due berry is tip macy's attorney. >> he and his wife were naive when coming to a town like san francisco to do what they wanted to do and not realizing how tough the landlord-ten art laws are here. they're not saying that their behavior was appropriate. they regret their behavior. >> she denies her client participated in the most dangerous behavior. cutting the joist, t

the program is for tenants and the landlord to address the issues and abate the violations instead of an inspector come out and we do workshops and training to the community. we provide mediation between landlords and tenants mitigating cases before forwarding them. the reason i am here today is ask for more support and resources for the program along with my other partners. with the extra funding we can expand in the hope of increasing staff and language capacity for management of case loads and providing outreach since i am the only one staff person. within the last three years of working here i see more families moving into the tenderloin and south of market so it would be great to have funding to support us. there are still a lot of tenants in the community that need our services and landlords who are not aware of this program and that both parties will benefit in the long run so thank you. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is patty and organizing director [inaudible] and oversee the program and i am here just to ask for additional funding t

in oakland, john ramos, kpix 5. >> now, the landlords aren't the only ones benefitting. the city of oakland took in an extra $7.6 million in license fees last year because of the hot rental market. >>> a field trip to the san francisco cable car museum was derailed after a muni bus taking the children was smacked by a trolley. several of the students and a handful of adults were taken to the hospital to get checked out. it happened at about 11:00 this morning at 6th and market streets in san francisco not far from u.n. plaza. kpix 5's ryan takeo is in san francisco with an update on the injuries and the investigation into what happened. >> reporter: the crash injured 15. muni amended that this afternoon including six students. the muni bus was here at this stop when a trolley rear-ended it. >> it was a little bit chaotic initially. >> reporter: it's easy to see why the students were scared and for that matter, the parents too. >> i was so scared when they call me say that happened. oh, my god, what happened. >> i'm hearing it was less than 10 miles per hour but it was a

. >>> coming up in our next half hour, they are nicknamed the landlords from hell. >> these were people that clearly not only victimized some folks very seriously but created unsafe conditions in the neighborhood. >> why prosecutors say a bay area couple terrorized their tenants with saws and sabotage. >> even though it hasn't received any specific complaints about cars, why the ceo tesla is apologizing to customers. >> you're going to like the way you look, i guarantee it! >> why the face of men's warehouse is fired from the very company he founded. >> the sudden death of the star of "the sopranos." re u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watcmovie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. [female vo] then don't miss sleep train's [female vo] then don't miss sleep tra

they are being called the landlords from hell and now they are sentenced to four years in prison. ole maisie had beds clothes and electronics in toxic chemicals and used a chain saw to cut holes in the floor. >> my wife already had a gun they would shoot you. i feel sometimes they are happy and they see them coming. >> they were trying to force tenants out so they could sell the apartments off as condos. >> big story here i know you have been waiting to find this out. the secret finally out kim and kanye revealing their baby girl's name. here it is. northwest. according to family friends they will call her norie for short. she is believed to be recovering at home now. this cannot be the name, but with kanye west you never know. >> patty an i am going to call you heat. >> okay, whatever. after suffering the worst two-day selloff this year wall street poised for a partial bounce back today after a bruising session thursday. doug luzader has more. >> overall it has been a pretty good year for the dow. all of this volatility today may have as much to do with losses as wall street. stoc

usually the tenants cause problems for the landlords but it's the opposite in this case. the couple who used to own one of the apartment buildings south of market in san francisco earned the nickname landlords from hell. according to public records, kip and nicole macy bought the apartment building back in 2005. by '08, charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree residential burglary, stalking, vandalism and criminal threats, to name a few. prosecutors say, in an effort to get five tenants to move out they terrorized them. take a look at this laundry list of torments. prosecutors say the macys ordered workers to cut the floor beams inside one place and this man would potentially fall through. reportedly cut a hole in a living room floor, cut off electricity, stole money and jewelry from tenants. nicole broke into one of the apartments and poured ammonia on clothes, the bed, and that person's electronics. the couple was eventually arrested but posted bail. and then skipped town, hid out in italy for a couple of years before being arrested there in 2012. the dist

this that is what they're going to see. >> that is not the way the district attorney say it. >> the landlords definitely crossed the line. the way of dealing with tenants is disturbing. he's clearly very abusive and obviously violent person. >> the judge granted the prosecution's motion for a stay away order telling sable he'd have to keep 150 yard as way from nico bravo, the tenant moved out on wednesday. the day our story aired. >> still to come what's happening now in san francisco following aurt decision to lift the injunction against same-sex marriages in california. >> abc 7 news i team reports on ethics questions facing one of the powerful men in bay area media for a >> good evening again this turned out to be a historic day for same-sex marriage in california. >> this afternoon a court ordered same-sex marriages to resume immediately in california. sandy steer and chris perry became california's first same-sex couple to wed today. they were plaintiffs in the legal fight against prop 8. >> wednesday, a supreme court ruled on prop 8 cleared, ruling rather cleared the way for the same-s

by not responding to this notice, -- who in the past had successfully assisted us with an illegal eviction from a prior landlord. after the window timeframe for responding to the notices had expired on may 25th, we received two eviction notices signed from mr. shaik. we were told at that time that because we had not responded to the notices in time, they could not be of service to us. we feel we lost a valuable ally in this process. so it's been proven in the past to help us. why again did we not respond to the notice? the sign posted in part reads any person who deems his interest or property shall be affected by work performed. to us that phrase is crucial. we understood it to mean the actual work itself, dust, noise, objects falling and so on. not a time frame for that work occurring. the letter sent to us in part reads, quote, no action need be taken by you, however, if you wish further info or the proposed work or to inspect plans on the building permit application, we understood this to meet the designs, the plans, the work itself, not when the work would begin. again this latter part is linked to our uni