"Tenants facing temporary evictions at 907 Valencia St. in the Mission District following a fire earlier this year are refusing to move unless the landlord, Mosser Living, meets their relocation and return demands. Protections under city law for temporary evictions, they say, don't go far enough, especially for the many low-income, disabled, senior, and family renters at the rent-controlled building at 20th and Valencia streets."
"In documents obtained by Mission Local, Mosser said that all tenants have to move out for safety and health reasons. During construction, the company said the utilities will be shut off. The work seems to focus on the hallways: carpets will be replaced and new sheet rock and panels will be added. Mosser is in the process of getting a permit for more than three months of construction - a requirement for temporary evictions."
"The fire initially displaced tenants in two of the 28 units. Angel Meza, one of those tenants, said that after 10 days at a hotel, the company secured him housing at the same rate until his unit is renovated. Tenants who remain in 14 of the units want assurance from Mosser that they will be relocated to another Mosser-owned unit with the same rent for the duration of construction."
Tenants at 907 Valencia St. are refusing temporary eviction after a fire unless Mosser Living meets relocation and guaranteed return demands. Mosser states all tenants must move for safety and health reasons, utilities will be shut off during construction, and work will focus on hallways with new carpets, sheet rock, and panels. Mosser is seeking a permit for more than three months and estimates the project will take about a year. The fire initially displaced two of 28 units; one tenant received temporary housing at the same rate. Fourteen units' residents seek relocation to Mosser-owned units at the same rent during construction. Many tenants are long-term, low-income, disabled, seniors, or families.
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