City and County of San Francisco, a Municipal Corporation, and the People of the State of California, by and through Dennis J. Herrera, City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco v. Chuck M. Post, individually and dba ApartmentsInSf.com; Lem-Ray Properties I DE LLC; and Doe 1 through 50
Published: Dec. 13, 2019 | Result Date: Nov. 1, 2019 |Case number: CGC-15-548551 Settlement – $245,000
Judge
Court
San Francisco County Superior Court
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Molly J. Alarcon
(Office of the San Francisco City Attorney)
Sara Eisenberg
(Office of the City Attorney)
Brad Russi
(Office of the City Attorney)
Defendant
Edward C. Singer Jr.
(Law Offices of Edward C. Singer Jr.)
Facts
The City and County of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against Chuck Post and Lem-Ray properties because of their refusal to accept Section 8 housing vouchers.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff contended that defendants discriminated against low income tenants by refusing to accept Section 8 housing vouchers. Plaintiff contended this violated the federal Fair Housing Act, the California Unfair Competition Act, and Section 3304 of the Police Code.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants denied the contentions. Defendants contended that plaintiff's claims failed because Section 3304 of the Police Code was preempted by the Fair Housing and Employment Act.
Result
The parties agreed to settle. Defendant agreed to pay $245,000, submit to court supervision of its Section 8 voucher processing, and to affirmatively advertise that it accepts Section 8 vouchers.
Other Information
Over the course of litigation, the court rejected defendants' preemption defense.
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