Oakland Tenants Sue Landlord Mosser Companies, Alleging Harassment, Discrimination To Force Them Out

By Susie Steimle, CBS San Francisco:

OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — Five separate lawsuits were filed in Superior Court Tuesday against a billion-dollar real estate investment firm, Mosser Companies, with tenants accuse Mosser of carrying out harassment and violating Oakland’s Tenant Protection Ordinance.

“I want to live in peace,” tenant Boualem Bechiri said about why he and his wife Zakia Hachoud joined a group of 17 tenants suing Mosser Companies, their landlord.

A large portion of the tenants living on East 18th street are from Algeria, the sense of community has helped bring them closer, and made it easier to organize for a lawsuit, but they’re also alleging their nationality is leading to discrimination.

Read more at CBS San Francisco

CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.