San Francisco accuses big landlord of illegal tactics

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

City Attorney Dennis Herrera accused one of San Francisco's biggest landlords on Wednesday of using intimidation, shutting off utilities and employing other illegal tactics to force tenants out of rent-controlled apartments so they can be leased to new renters at higher rates.

The allegations were contained in a lawsuit filed in Superior Court by Herrera's office against Citi-Apartments and its corporate parent, Skyline Realty, which is owned by real estate mogul Frank Lembi and his family. The companies operate more than 150 apartment buildings housing some 7,000 tenants.

Too bad rent control causes people to not want to build apartments.No wonder San Francisco is losing population.