The hearing aims to investigate mass evictions and issues related to housing conditions, affordability, and resident safety at specific cooperative apartments managed by Domus Management Company. It will involve reports from various stakeholders, including management and housing authorities.
Hearing to investigate the mass evictions and concerns around habitability, affordable housing recertification, payment processing, and resident safety at Martin Luther King-Marcus Garvey Square Cooperative Apartments, Thomas Paine Square Apartments, and other properties currently or previously under the management of Domus Management Company; and requesting Domus Management Company (Cathy Metcalf and Christine Mason), Mercedes Gavin, Board of Directors of the Martin Luther King-Marcus Garvey Square Cooperative Apartments, Inc. (Linda Yoakum, Sean Kim, Emilia Penate, Lavonne McIntosh, Quincy Collins, Martina Roland, Daniel Landry), Officers of the Allen Community Development Corporation (Rev. Cecil L. Williams, Jr., Alice Johnson, Nicole Acker, Bobby Sisk), United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Northern California Field Office, and San Francisco Human Rights Commission to report.
How it got here
The legislation originated from concerns raised by residents regarding mismanagement and evictions at properties managed by Domus Management Company.
Board members and shareholders of the Martin Luther King-Marcus Garvey Cooperative Apartments submitted a letter requesting a hearing to investigate ongoing corruption and mismanagement by Domus Management Company.
Supervisor Bilal Mahmood introduced a hearing request to investigate mass evictions and habitability issues at properties managed by Domus Management Company.
The hearing request was referred to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee for further action.
The hearing request was transferred to the appropriate committee for consideration.
The hearing request was received and assigned to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record