Seriously? Evicting a 99-year-old?

[KamaAina]

Nope, not a repost of the situation in Burlingame earlier in the year.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/104012842

http://www.48hills.org/2016/04/12/seriously-evicting-99-year-old/

Supporters of a 99-year-old woman facing eviction from a Page Street apartment rallied in front of the Superior Court building this afternoon asking that Iris Canada, who moved into her apartment in the 1940s, be allowed to say for the rest of her life.

The owners of the property, Peter Owens, Carolyn Radisch, and Steven Owens, at least two of whom now live on the East Coast, want Canada out within days. But she’s won at least a temporary stay while the courts try to sort this out....

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.

The deal allows her to stay in the apartment as long as she maintains it and is able to live there.

Rough year for nonagenarians.

[Downwinder]

1. No age discrimination.

Everybody gets evicted.

[KamaAina]

2. Update: Judge’s tentative ruling halts eviction of 99-year-old SF woman

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Judge-s-tentative-ruling-halts-eviction-of-7258437.php

A 99-year-old San Francisco widow threatened with eviction will get to live out her life in her Hayes Valley flat after a judge issued a tentative ruling in her favor on Tuesday.

Eviction proceedings against Iris Canada, who has lived in her flat at 670 Page St. since the 1940s, will be put on hold under the terms of the ruling, which would uphold her 11-year-old agreement entitling her to remain in the unit for the rest of her life for $700 a month.

“It’s a good day,” Canada said after yet another day in court that was attended by four lawyers, three clergymen, one niece and a dozen housing rights advocates.

Canada’s case has become something of a cause celebre in the housing rights movement. Outside the courthouse, two dozen elderly renters locked arms, held signs and stood side by side in support. Inside courtroom 502, Canada sat patiently, her walker adorned with gold ribbons by her side.

[mackerel]

3. This part:

"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.

The deal allows her to stay in the apartment as long as she maintains it and is able to live there."

Is anyone else confused?

[KamaAina]

4. Condo conversion dispute underlies battle over attempted eviction of 99-year-old San Francisco woman

http://kron4.com/2016/04/27/condo-conversion-dispute-underlies-battle-over-attempted-eviction-of-99-year-old-san-francisco-woman/

A ruling issued on Wednesday in a legal fight over an attempt to evict a 99-year-old woman from her apartment in San Francisco’s Lower Haight neighborhood gives her the right to stay, but she could still lose her home if she cannot pay attorney’s fees totaling more than $100,000....

Canada’s family members and housing advocates indicated Canada was unlikely to be able to pay the attorney’s fees, and her niece Iris Merriouns said she remains vulnerable to harassment and eviction under the terms of the ruling....

Attorney Andrew Zacks said the desire to take the building condo underlies the entire dispute over Canada’s tenancy. Canada was granted a lifetime estate in 2005 following a failed attempt to evict her under the Ellis Act, meaning that she is allowed to remain in her unit for the rest of her life in return for rent of $700 a month.

The other five units in the building are now tenancies-in-common and are waiting to convert to condominiums. But Canada’s lifetime estate means that her signature is required before the conversion can proceed,
according to Zacks.