Notorious Kenyan Landlord Fined $24 Million for Unlawful Evictions and Tenant Harassment - San Francisco

An excerpt of this article by Hoodline published on 5/3/2017 follows:

"A San Francisco Superior Court Judge has ordered a landlord accused of committing hundreds of state housing law violations against rent-controlled tenants to pay roughly $2.4 million in penalties to the city."

"In a statement, Judge Angela Bradstreet made a tentative ruling against landlord Anne Kihagi and her associates, accusing her of harassment, service reductions and unlawful and fraudulent evictions.  The court also found more than 1,250 violations of California’s unfair competition law."

"San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s office sued Kihagi in June 2015. 'You can’t come to this city and lie, cheat and steal your way to massive wealth on the backs of residents,' he was quoted as saying. 'We’re not going to allow it.'"

"The judge’s decision voids Kihagi’s pending evictions—including a number of elderly residents who were in the process of being evicted from their residences on Guerrero Street—and prevents the landlord from communicating with any past, present or future tenants."

"She’ll instead have to hire an independent, city-approved property manager. Kihagi has also been ordered to pay the city $2.4 million for expenses associated with its cases against her."

See full article here. Also see an article from the Kenyan press here.