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San Francisco's attempt to extort landlords denied…again
March 23, 2017 | By CALEB TROTTER
Last week we announced that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected San Francisco's attempt to undo PLF's victory on behalf of San Francisco landlords in the Levin case. In that case, landlords who wished to remove their property from the rental market under California's Ellis Act were subject to a San Francisco ordinance that attempted to f ...
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President's weekly report — October 24, 2014
October 24, 2014 | By ROB RIVETT
Property Rights – Victory in San Francisco! In Levin v. City and County of San Francisco, the federal district court struck down the Tenant Relocation Ordinance as an unconstitutional taking. The ordinance required property owners who wished to remove units from the rental market to pay massive sums to their tenants, ostensibly to cover the costs ...