Resources

Andy Sirkin, Attorney - A valuable site for information on co-ownership issues, including tenancies-in-common and condominium conversions from the leading authority in California on these questions.

California Court of Appeal - Official website of the California Court of Appeal

California Law - The Legislative Counsel of California maintains this online copy of all 29 codes of California Law, each one searchable by keyword.

California Supreme Court - Official website of the California Supreme Court

Pacific Legal Foundation - Nonprofit legal foundation in support of individual rights and reduced government intervention. The PLF website contains information on the cases the foundation is involved with, which include Individual Rights, Property Rights, and Environmental Law.

San Francisco Municipal Codes - Similar to the California Law site, an online version of the SF Municipal codes which can be searched by keyword or viewed and printed code by code. Provided by American Legal Publishing.

San Francisco Rent Board - Official website of the Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board, which was created by the San Francisco Rent Ordinance (1979) created "in order to safeguard tenants from excessive rent increases and, at the same time, to assure landlords fair and adequate rents consistent with Federal Anti-Inflation Guidelines." The website features pdf copies of The Rent Ordinance, a 70-topic f.a.q. and minutes from Commission Meetings.

San Francisco Tenants Union - Website for this member-supported tenants advocacy group, founded in 1971. Information on tenants legal rights, counseling, and Tenant Times newsletter reprints.

SPOSF - Website for the Small Property Owners Association of San Francisco, which focuses on protecting the rights of small property owners and promoting opportunities for first-time home buyers.

Supreme Court - Official website of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court agrees to hear only one percent of the approximately 8,000 cases that come up on appeal each year from the lower courts.