SAN FRANCISCO – The former tenants of a San Francisco property allege they vacated the property at the managers' request but the mangers have not moved into the premises.
Leland Ng, Fatima Ricasa David Ng and Patrice David Yabao filed a complaint on Dec. 27 in the San Francisco Superior Court against Ada Chiu, Kwok Wing Yu and Does 1-10 alleging wrongful eviction, breach of contract and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiffs became tenants of a unit on Jackson Street in San Francisco in 1994 and the property is managed by the defendants.
On Dec. 31, 2017, the suit states the plaintiffs vacated and defendants regained the subject premises in order to move in. The plaintiffs allege three months have passed as required by San Francisco rent ordinance and the defendants have not moved into the premises as a principal residence. The plaintiffs allege the defendants not offered to re-rent the premises to plaintiffs as required by San Francisco rent ordinance.
The plaintiffs holds Chiu, Yu and Does 1-10 responsible because the defendants allegedly interfered with plaintiffs' right to quiet use and enjoyment of the subject premises as defined by California law and influenced or attempted to influence them to vacate the subject premises through fraud, intimidation and/or coercion.
The plaintiffs request a trial by jury and seek judgment for special, general, punitive and monetary damages; costs; interest; and such other and further relief as the court may deem just and proper. They are represented by Paul Behrend in San Francisco.
San Francisco Superior Court case number CGC18572360