Real estate
Representative Cases
- Mediated lease claim by historic San Francisco Flower Mart restaurant tenant relating to redevelopment of the Flower Mart complex and new (allegedly inferior) tenant location.
- Mediated real estate ownership dispute among family members of long-held commercial properties in San Francisco.
- Mediated claim by apartment building owner against real estate broker relating to failed purchase/sale transaction due to onsite manager’s refusal to vacate their unit upon sale.
- Mediated case brought by the City of San Francisco against the developer of the Yoshi’s San Francisco development in the Fillmore Historic District for repayment of personal loan guarantees after default.
- Mediated numerous habitability claims including mold, construction noise, vermin, etc., under Rent Stabilization Ordinances.
- Mediated claim by paraplegic plaintiff of constructive eviction claiming that building elevator was out of service over 30 times in a two-year period, requiring plaintiff to crawl up to his 5th floor apartment.
- Mediated dozens of unlawful detainer cases in San Francisco Superior Court as a Settlement Conference Judge.
- Mediated claim by contractor against San Francisco building owner for failure to pay for work performed. Building owner counterclaimed for failure to comply with building plans and property damage.
- Mediated claim by homeowners’ association against a construction company for construction defects in earthquake retrofit project.
