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Housing authority says City Attorney found no evidence of illegal rent collection by contractor employee

Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco · November 22, 2024
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The Housing Authority reported that the San Francisco City Attorney's investigation found no evidence to support claims that an EBMC employee collected rent from people squatting in slated-for-demolition units, while noting troubling reports of threats against nonlease holders and promising continued coordination with law enforcement.

The Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco told commissioners that the San Francisco City Attorney’s office investigated allegations of illegal rent collection by a contractor employee and found no evidence to substantiate those claims. The update came during the chief executive officer’s report at the Authority’s public meeting.

The CEO said the City Attorney’s memorandum concluded “allegations of illegal rent collection by EBMC employee, Lance Wittenberg, cannot be substantiated,” and that investigators could not secure cooperation from people who claimed to…

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