February 28, 2010

We're writing again to let you know that the situation we previously notified you about with our co-tenant Pier Aquila at the 1594 Sanchez Street rental has not abated.

The current problems with her (and her boyfriend, Greg, who has moved-in permanently) include:

• Drunken fights after midnight between the two of them, several nights out of every week.
• An ill-treated dog that is now kept permanently in her room: it is clearly very sick, and is often left alone yelping and howling for as long as 12 hours a day. This dog has bitten his owner several times.
• The two of them continue to fill the apartment with cigarette and marijuana smoke when ever they're at home. For this reason, many of our friends can no longer come to visit us.
• Pier Aquila continues to do drug deals on the premises (including one conducted in the kitchen last week). Another case occurred in the driveway of our neighbor, who has since been notified of the fact.

Both of us have been collecting character references and letters of recommendation for over 20 years of work and community service in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. We sincerely regard ourselves as reasonable tenants, who avoid making excessive demands. However, if we are forced to vacate the premises due to these conditions remaining unaddressed, this could be legally regarded as a "constructive eviction". We strongly suggest you review your legal liability in these cases and respond to this letter as soon as possible.

We are taking what action we can to establish evidence for the above points with the help of the police and city authorities (and as I'm sure you know, warning Ms. Aquila about this is not a good idea-- legally, it might even be taken as a sign of complicity in her activities).

                                  Sincerely,

                                  Raven Nielsen and Joseph Brenner