Overview
- Displaced residents report receiving messages stating that “all leases are hereby terminated,” prompting a challenge from the Oakland City Attorney and tenant-rights attorneys.
- Building co-owner Ted Dang says the notice was meant to reflect the property’s uninhabitable status rather than an eviction and says he intends to secure and repair the building.
- The five-story mixed-use property at 19th Street and Broadway remains red-tagged, with appointment-only 30‑minute windows through Friday for tenants to retrieve belongings.
- Firefighters rescued residents during the Jan. 19 three-alarm blaze that sent three people to the hospital for smoke inhalation and left one firefighter with a minor injury, and the cause remains under investigation.
- Temporary shelter and services are operating at the Willie Keyes Recreation Center as officials review extensive damage that could take 12 to 18 months to repair and as tenants report that some sprinklers did not activate.