SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — City Attorney David Chiu slapped a San Francisco landlord with a lawsuit after tenants were allegedly left without heat for months in a rodent-infested two-story residential building.
The lawsuit was filed against Charles C. Kartchner, who is the owner of 646 Ellis Street. Kartchner also failed to provide his tenants with hot water, garbage service, and functional locks on their doors, Chiu’s office said. “This property owner took rent from each tenant then turned around and refused to provide the most basic necessities like hot water and heating,” said City Attorney Chiu. “It is the landlord’s responsibility to ensure their property doesn’t deteriorate. We have no choice but to file this lawsuit to bring accountability, protect the tenants living at the property, and cure the many health and safety violations.”
Kartchner has owned and managed the ten-unit residential building at 646 Ellis Street since March 2024, according to Chiu’s office…