99-year-old SF widow wins eviction reprieve, for now

[steve2470]

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/99-year-old-SF-widow-wins-eviction-reprieve-for-7244720.php

A 99-year-old widow who had the good luck to make it to 99 got a little more good luck on Tuesday in San Francisco when the legal system put her hard-to-believe eviction on hold.

“I feel happy,” said Iris Canada, holding onto the handles of her walker as she stood at the front door of the courthouse on McAllister Street.

Canada has lived in her flat at 670 Page St. since the 1940s. Eleven years ago, after the apartments in the six-unit building were sold off individually, Canada was promised she could keep living in her flat for the rest of her life, for $700 a month.

She kept living and living and, despite a mild stroke some months ago, kept living. And while she continues to do that, the owners of her flat cannot sell it.

[blm]

1. Cheering for her…and….the good news.

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[KamaAina]

2. "was promised"? She signed a lifetime lease!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/104013558

According to court papers, in 2005 the owners sought to evict Canada under the Ellis Act, but she got a lawyer and fought back. As part of a settlement in that case, her attorney, Steven Collier, said in a declaration, the owners agreed to allow Canada to purchase a lifetime lease for $250,000, payable at $700 a month.

[steve2470]

3. +1! nt