'It's Retaliatory': Elderly SF Couple Fights Eviction from Rent Controlled Apartment of 40 Years
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Published 2023-03-17
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All Comments (21)
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I wish them the very best!
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I had rented 30 years a 1+1 in Los Feliz right by Observatory. Starting was $525. When I moved out 2 years ago I paid $850. My landlord raised me his 3% rent control increase only a handful of times. All the time I pretended I was paying market rent. Whatever the difference I saved up. I bought a retirement home 2 years ago with cash so I moved out and retired. I never bothered my landlord and stayed low profile. I am thankful for the rent control to enable me to save aggressively over the decades.
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Please follow-up on this story and let us know what happens! Thank you!
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Seeing how the landlord didn’t even fix the heat for years which is against the law, or leaking pipes which can cause mold and disease, it shows the landlord doesn’t care about anyone or anything in that house. This landlord should be in jail, sued, and pay huge to this couple even more so. I hope the Wongs get all the help they need and deserve. If l was rich, ld help them for sure, ld love them as tenants they seem like honest people too.
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These living conditions are terrible 😢
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landlords need to lose their rights. why don't we protest this kind of stuff?
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It’s just greed, plain and simple. The landlord has already demonstrated an inability be honest and trustworthy. Makes you wonder how many other apartments they’ve illegally jacked up the rent for?
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I am happy Mrs. Wong's life was saved.
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I really hope this wonderful elderly couple wina this battle. 😢❤
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Would li w an update on this couple as things progress.
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America why do you do this to you seniors this is unheard of in other rich countries
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If the landlord is going to do an ellis act eviction then they need to give 1 year notice along with paying a relocation fee.
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Oh Ben n Cat, so sorry to hear your still fighting the landlords. It is good you put this to the news as it may help others in the same situation. I haven't been in touch with you two as my fb was hacked. I love you cuz n Cat.
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Zero maintenance for over a year now is the retaliation for complaining of "cockroaches" in my rented unit. Landlords always gets unaccountable for these offenses. There oughta be a Law. So sorry for this senior couple 😢 They deserve better.
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What a lovely couple. Wishing them the absolute best outcome.
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The scumbag landlord should be made to fix the defects and repay the money he STOLE from the tenants.
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Who are these faceless landlords and property owners who hide behind their attorneys? They know what they're doing is wrong. Even if this is related to the housing market and what people are willing to pay, at some point you just can't pay anymore. The money just isn't there. Especially when you're their age. I don't believe they're taking this place off the market for "five years". This makes no sense. Why are they being targeted?
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Bless them….. they deserve respect ❣️
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This is of course only one side of the story. I can tell you at the current 500 dollars rent the landlord is losing money. Property taxes and insurance would cost more then that in SF.
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So incredibly sad, praying for your justice in court!
