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.
The tenants’ demands appear aimed at ensuring that the landlord has an incentive to complete the work quickly.
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…