‘Where are we going to go?’

People marched in San Francisco on Sunday in support of three elderly residents facing eviction from their rent-controlled apartments. The community protest was an opportunity to advocate for the rights of seniors and tenants on fixed incomes across the city.

Dozens of tenants’ rights advocates marched on the front steps of a Victorian apartment building along San Francisco’s Noe Valley where three seniors are now facing eviction.

“If you have been displaced, you know how much harm it can take to have your home threatened,” one advocacy speaker said.

“I was very impressed that they did this for us,” tenant Brian Harrington said.

Harrington was surprised to see the protest at the front. He said he and his two longtime roommates had health problems. One has lived there since 1977. They are all being evicted by their landlords.

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“We’re in serious trouble because I’m 69 years old. I’m the youngest. I just had my 11th heart surgery and these guys are seven years older than me, my roommates. Where do we go?” Harrington said. he said.

Harrington says he and his roommates were quiet tenants and paid rent on time.

“He just wants to triple the money. It’s that simple,” Harrington said.

Lawyers for Tenant and Neighborhood Councils, which support tenants, are trying to stop the evictions. The group says this is not unusual in a city where the cost of living can be prohibitive, especially for those on fixed incomes.

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“They are facing eviction, like many seniors in our city, quite frankly, to move them out of their rent-controlled apartments so the rent can go back to market rate,” said Eleanor Allen-Henderson of the Tenant and Neighborhood Councils, or TANC.

Lawyers say the hearing on the release will be held in San Francisco next week.

A person identified by the tenants as the owner of their building did not comment. ABC7 News also reached out to the homeowner’s attorneys but did not hear back.

Lawyers say they will continue to protest the release of elderly people.

“Seniors deserve to stay in their homes. We believe in a city where people are housed and safe,” Allen-Henderson said. he said.

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