Tenants in Oakland and San Francisco have more rights and protections under the law than in most cities in the country. Yet landlords retain the power to set prices on all newly-constructed and newly-emptied housing at rates aimed at only the most affluent segment of renters, as well as the power to use sheriff’s deputies to enforce evictions whenever a tenant can’t or won’t pay. Not to mention the power to withhold housing pending fulfillment of their desired rate of return.
Backbeat: Abolish rent
Backbeat: Abolish rent
Backbeat: Abolish rent
Tenants in Oakland and San Francisco have more rights and protections under the law than in most cities in the country. Yet landlords retain the power to set prices on all newly-constructed and newly-emptied housing at rates aimed at only the most affluent segment of renters, as well as the power to use sheriff’s deputies to enforce evictions whenever a tenant can’t or won’t pay. Not to mention the power to withhold housing pending fulfillment of their desired rate of return.