SF City Attorney: Couple Rented Out Low-Income Apartment While Living in $2.8 MIllion Home

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed a lawsuit against a Bay Area couple, accusing them of illegally taking advantage of the city’s affordable housing program. Susie Steimle reports. (12-6-18)

[@theaudacityofnope]

The crazy thing is they are so strict on the people who actually need it and would qualify and lenient on the scammers

[@WolfMountford]

That's Democrats for you 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@majortom8990]

Sorry, guy. It's just not that simple. Money's money, and scams are scams. Have you been paying attention to politics for the last 30 years, or just now for this election cycle?

[@Meme-qo4qx]

Wolfie Black she’s republican stupid

[@FaStTurdle]

Scammers are just more slick 🤷

[@theaudacityofnope]

FaSt_Turdle indeed they are

[@cmack17]

A "low income" resident has an attorney on call.

[@quinitawhitfield9541]

Legalshield is only $10 a month

[@DWilliam1]

By low income do you mean “ reported” money?

[@louis1443]

@@quinitawhitfield9541 Place your thumb on the joystick and pull it to one side. Gently use the straw to lift the rubber skirt of the joystick. Give your stick several quick cleansing blasts from different angles. Leave the Switch Lite, or the Joy-Con tilted to one side and allow any debris to run down the side.

[@networth00]

Start giving "whistle blowers" a portion of the fine and you would catch 99% of them.

[@fcastle]

I believe the IRS does that.

[@networth00]

@Westside 54 In California? nope

[@fcastle]

@@networth00 I don't think people realize how much of california is red. Once you leave the major cities most of the state is red, it's just the population is so overwhelming in the major metropolitan areas.

[@aaaggg6303]

They didnt do a background check to see if she was already a homeowner? This is the cities fault

[@seannelson2370]

You can make up to 110k and still be considered low income in the bay area.

[@aaaggg6303]

@@seannelson2370 which is why this bitch sucks

[@minminr3763]

Exactly. They just had to do a title name search with a title company to see what other properties were held in that person's name. That should have been standard to run such a check.

[@quinitawhitfield9541]

@@seannelson2370 the cost of living in the bay is ridiculous. Which is why the low income is 6 figures. Its not like the south where house rent is still $500. Its over 2k for a 1 bedroom

[@seannelson2370]

@@quinitawhitfield9541 I live in San Francisco, grew up in low income housing and the thought that someone is making 6 figures is still low income and gets the preference over my mother/others like her is absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable. You should not get any kind of government support making that much $ period

[@istvanpraha]

Ha ha she said “I’m gonna call my attorney.” Low income tenants don’t have attorneys on speed dial!

[@wandamajette8648]

Boom!!!

[@sandersdooley929]

cuiying deng Silly only a clown Republican could come up with a statement as ridiculous as the one you made.

[@sandersdooley929]

You Are 100 percent correct.

[@shiestonyoass7323]

Piece of shit is the correct label for people like this. Smh.

[@karinaashmon]

I do its call brow Bowne and just an attorney

[@MrNMrsSparkleMaricle]

This is why Cali has the horrible homeless issues because everybody is scamming the system and the working class and vulnerable are the ones paying the price. It's sick.

[@jxsilicon9]

@@lasqtst328 You mean rich foreigners that are buying up the real estate?

[@MrNMrsSparkleMaricle]

@@lasqtst328 I live less than 100 miles from the border and we are a sanctuary city and u know what? We have more than enough jobs to go around and some homeless but not nearly even on the scale as California. Homeless problems comes from GREED not people who are trying to come WORK and make THEIR OWN WAY

[@valderith]

welcome to america

[@nicktorr7888]

This can't be! Not in California the socialist utopia of the west coast

[@ruftime]

Nick torr California’s not perfect, but it is the economic engine of the US! 1st in GDP, 900 trillion dollars more than second place Texas according to 2015 numbers. Ha!

[@MrBaskins2010]

$3k a month, she should be a prison and be forced to repay the city

[@punker4Real]

you mean surrender the apartment and pay the city back in what she collected in rent 720,000 and 10% interest(state max)

[@Arx9845]

Prison, such reasonable response. Let me guess, capital punishment for blow-outs at retail salons during covid lock downs? Pfgh...

[@justice2011]

@@Arx9845 No her ass committed several CRIMES. Therefore she belong in jail. Pretending to be a low income tenant just to get the Apt and turn around and rent the Apt at market rate is FRAUD, Theft from government programs that was allocated for low income people. This parasite has several low income apartments so there's several count's of FRAUD and Theft. She's not the only one that belong in prison. The Mayor, the Management office that's in charge of tenant applications and the people/person who preformed the background check and let this parasite scum pay them under the table just to deny someone else who is low income the right to have a decent place to live. That's not Equal opportunity housing. It's Corruption and this is why so many people are homeless in America. Then Asinine people like you complain about the homeless but never complain about the corruption that cause the homeless problem.

[@mikeharris3628]

Taxation is nothing but well meaning legal extortion.

[@pogolaugh]

Richard Schneck “wOw pRIsOn fOr A cRImE? bUT iT NoT ViOleNT” if you can go to jail for years for smoking a plant; you should be in jail for robbing someone of a chance to stay in the city, profiting off the subsidy tax payers are likely ultimately paying for, and lying about it. If white collar crime doesn’t start getting taken seriously people will respect law makers and law enforcement even less than they do now.

[@Phoenix_blue]

Funny: when you REALLY need help, it’s so difficult to get it, & yet, they hand it to the con artists. 🤦‍♀️

[@karencarpenter5845]

I say this often, it always takes INSIDE help to do these crimes, whether it welfare fraud, food stamp fraud or disability or section 8 or even irs, or getting the right school district. You need someone on the inside, to aid any of these type of crimes.

[@jennifergalberth1240]

Sell it to con artists.

[@bresams2917]

Yes!!! I just don't understand it. And the people that have housing mis'use it !!!

[@eboniemarie4240]

RIGHT!!

[@worldwidevibes4006]

Damn I said the same ish

[@MarbRedFred]

Low income housing for $3,000 a month!? Jesus Christ.

[@mmumford377]

😂😂right! Something don't add up.

[@pniki2018]

you’re not from San Francisco, are you?

[@MarbRedFred]

Matt0719g yeah it did look like a nice place... which is insane because in Minnesota this shits in the worst parts of town and in the most dilapidated places

[@slantblant1]

Y’all need to listen. The rate she was given was not the $3000. She had the apartment in her name, and was granted a lower rate. She allowed someone else to live there, and she charged that person $3000 a month. She rented it out, meaning charged someone to live there. Obviously the person(s) didn’t know it was low income housing, or they would’ve been caught her.

[@JesusLovesYouSoMuch1]

Hey! I know him. Jesus is amazing 🙏🏼

[@chipskylark5086]

Who's fault is that? The system isnt even doing background checks.

[@johncain1727]

World Boss for real, wtf ever happened to our “checks and balances” system

[@mrtee3477]

@@johncain1727 They all has been sign off as news stated..LOL

[@ianglen17]

You right where they get them the key and stay nice house who’s fault

[@Sandra-rt3ez]

Bc all these Owners see is money

[@Jay-fq8uz]

John Cain it’s her’s, the governments, and the people of the city for not holding those two accountable.

[@_january]

It’s interesting they were not caught 🤔 But they “check” everyone else.

[@ericam-prodocerswordofgod342]

Exactly

[@xtheunknownvariable3430]

Liz Stay’Faded thats why I moved out of California, when you move and look back you will see just how racist and prejudice that place has become.

[@bronaghspillane352]

Liz Stay’Faded the thing I don’t understand about them being racist, which I know that they are but this woman is Hispanic. They weren’t racist there they just didn’t do their jobs in verification of anything on this woman.

[@RadialPen6262]

Right..Sounds pretty corrupt to me. Wouldn't surprise me if these people pay off government officials to turn a blind eye to what they are doing.

[@ayoo1023]

@@bronaghspillane352 Caroline Novak sounds European to me, eastern European to be precise.

[@cl7510]

They signed off on EVERY one? Sounds like the city may well be in on the scam.

[@kidwave1]

Blame the city, it allowed it to happen. This is shit govt in action. Who setup the system? ...with such piss poor oversight? SUE THE CITY!

[@hughmongous6613]

You know it!!!!!

[@monkeywkeys3916]

Not SF.... gasp

[@ohplezz]

I'm sure someone got something for signing off on it as well. . . .

[@carl5535]

San fran is Pelosi and kamala's stomping ground, this is a direct result of that... It's the city?? Lol who runs it

[@angryexgop6184]

Wow. Good work, CBS! This is what being a journalist is all about...investigating to find the truth and report the truth.

[@emilylucero2180]

Exactlyyyy!!!👍👍👍👍👍.. GREAT JOB..CBS

[@Sandra-rt3ez]

Exactly

[@kidwave1]

Blame the city, it allowed it to happen. This is shit govt in action. Who setup the system? ...with such piss poor oversight? SUE THE CITY!

[@angryexgop6184]

@@kidwave1 Who should sue the city? It was the city which was defrauded.

[@kidwave1]

@@angryexgop6184 Partly correct, but the city ALLOWED itself to be defrauded. It set up an entire program with (seemingly) good intentions, but left out (purposely..?) foolproof ways to protect and monitor that system to DEFINITIVELY prevent this kind of fraud. Sounds pretty lazy/sloppy/stupid to me. Pretty typical too, which is sad and disturbing.

[@AllergicToLies]

I worked as a leasing agent for a SF mid rise: these BMR units need to be investigated! There are people loaded with cash who occupy BMR units, wear Louis Vuittons and drive BMWs...

[@WildcatTofu]

those who won the BMR lottery saves 1M+ over the next 15 years, this is why they can afford luxury items while living in BMW.

[@icanseeherkidneys4570]

Well la di fricken da I LIVE IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER !!!!!!.....WITH WIFI

[@b.a.b.8415]

They do this a lot in Hawaii as well. Really sickening!

[@mox542]

I love it !!! Hahaha

[@xo7499]

@@WildcatTofu they will never see 1 million in their lifetime. if they do, that means they are cheating the systen like the lady on video. Just because they don't pay as much as average person on housing, does not mean they are able to save money ( the ones who actually need it) that is the point of affordable housing, to keep you poor/ dependant/in the same income, and if you do make more you're out of affordable housing. the ones who can afford all these luxuriesare obviously CHEATING the system. they arent saving shit

[@xenacats]

The way she is standing and her eyes looking sideways, total liar tell 🤣

[@Kenny-bj2zq]

Another Lying Dem..

[@capeofstormz5974]

Lmao

[@martina5296]

She's, uh, not even good at that. She probably didn't even have to lie at least out loud to buy those low income apartments. ***wink-wink*** city offical.

[@Bornjamerican24]

Cali subhuman

[@robinweber9640]

@@Kenny-bj2zq pretty clearly a republican-type action. robbing the poor is conservative 101

[@clairelivefreeordie2551]

Why would she even talk with this reporter? Not defending her just questioning her intellect

[@KAriedoll]

Claire Livefreeordie I know what you mean, that crossed my mind too. I would have kept my dishonest mouth shut and walk away (in shame).

[@clairelivefreeordie2551]

@Customcalendars4u2 yes indeed..sad commentary, I know

[@annegonzalez6683]

I know right not a smart scammer

[@itr0863]

The attorney should also sue her hair stylist.

[@nycboricua9895]

Lol lol lol lol

[@lensperspective9753]

j burggg I read that in a Paul Lynde voice

[@lennyq20]

j burggg 😂

[@Carolina_57]

j burggg HAHAHAHA

[@cdk1473]

j burggg 😂😂😂😂

[@marcuslane3]

Sooooo yall just gonna skip over the part about The City SIGNED OFF on EVERY SINGLE PROPERTY ..sound like an INSIDE JOB @ CITY...just my observation

[@bellagrace9812]

I thought the same thing. Definitely something going on here.

[@GulfCoastNomad]

This goes on all over the country. America is overrun with lazy, incompetent or crooked government employees who don't give a crap about low income Americans. The country is a cesspool. It has been for many decades.

[@TheRealBizWiz]

They didn’t skip over it. They covered it. Surly you missed that part. Lol.

[@sicaris415]

@@TheRealBizWiz The city is corrupted af... just look at the progress of our city and the budget they spent on it for decades. It should be blatantly obvious for any locals here but no one cares. They spent more money for local hobos and their drug addictions than the livelihood of locals. They spent billions on the new munis which are worse than the old ones... Based on other 1st world city's transportation progress, ours are terrible even with billion dollars of budget. Heck, the new munis do not even feel stable compared to the old ones, and sometimes lack AC.

[@TheRealBizWiz]

hamachikama Sure, I never said otherwise.

[@LJay-pv8lm]

She should have to sell her home to pay back the government

[@marcusj1167]

Yea, because the government needs more of our money

[@LJay-pv8lm]

@@marcusj1167 she's stealing from poor families who could've used that funding. There's a long wait list for section 8 because they don't have enough money smartass

[@marcusj1167]

L. Jay so what? The government didn’t produce that wealthy why do they get to dictate how it’s spent?

[@Naija4K]

BMR is a scam for high income people to qualify and game the system. Qualified buyers don’t exist only high income earners scamming the system. How else they come up with down payment???

[@Pachecure]

It amazes me that a sophisticated City the size of San Francisco couldn't even spend a modicum of time to verify whether these applicants to the affordable housing program are truly needy or just sly affluent creeps trying to make an illegal "killing" in BMV homes. There should be stiff penalties and jail time for this deceitful behavior.

[@dessievarma9594]

Pure greed. Charge her and backdate all the monies she earned from renting out the property.

[@clar331]

Who has a lawyer and a BMR? 🤣doesn't add up

[@FaithandNova]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@weareorigin]

Don't make her imaginary lawyer go after you for insulting her. *pretends to pull out a cellphone*

[@dl5fse990]

WRO And what would she even call her attorney for?

[@governmentcontractor765]

Well obvi she does. I mean she owns a 2 million + home..

[@lensperspective9753]

Government Contractor And rents out Gov Assisted housing

[@HITEMWIDIT]

The tenant looks like a KISS member with no make-up

[@isabelleon9327]

Lmfao...I thought the same thing

[@CodyCole80]

🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@swiftkarma4436]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 paul Stanley

[@danixoxo8637]

@@swiftkarma4436 Paula Stanley lol

[@wickedhouston5538]

you win the internet

[@michaelolson571]

Fraud, but since shes rich she'll get a slap on the wrist.

[@1kennylo]

Take notes

[@xyPERSON]

Michael Olson... You are exactly right. Money cannot buy everything but unfortunately it can buy people like her a get out of jail free card.

[@mlgreen111]

Best way to stop this behaviour is to hurt their pockets. Rich people may try to pay their way out of trouble but as lawsuits and fines pile up they end up broke in no time

[@carboy101]

Facts. That's how America works.

[@talkswithtee3397]

Facts

[@yehmustafa2959]

The City doesn't care. If they did, they would actually investigate and after all these fraudulent incidents. It's pretty common.

[@professorquack]

John Yen so true everyone in the chain makes money or gets a promotion except the person who really needs the place

[@uniaguilar]

yep

[@jan8919]

John Yen They got greedy

[@davidgill3356]

Yes, they get paid the same, get the same pension cant be fired for incompetence. Why would they care?

[@RichAction]

This is ridiculous. It just shows how incompetent the city is. All they have to do is do random checks on the units every 2 years to see if someone other than the owner is staying there. Then sue the crap out of them

[@seehearspeaknoevil5090]

2 times a year is to lenient, hell my low income apt. I live in Gets random checks every year....

[@lizjones7220]

Rich Action that’s correct every city in the state has them, ppl co-lease

[@wanefelicia8779]

Gov fails...again. .and again... And again....take a look at venezuela right now and see how bad it is failing smdh 😂🤣

[@Cmorrison626]

P7 West civil unrest, malnutrition, families being torn apart is funny to you?

[@wtf9599]

You cannot prove it.

[@manbtm1]

Actually several things pop out, being a federal tax auditor, the IRS should pull her return and see what this woman is reporting, if she’s renting out these apartments for enormous amounts of income, what is she showing on her income tax return, what is her residence address, what expenses is she claiming?, There’s a ton that the IRS should be jumping in on this one

[@CC-si3cr]

@Eric Ryan If I was a renter, I wouldn't be giving my landlord $3k in rent each month. That would be a red flag and I just might report her for forcing me to pay in cash.

[@joelhernandez3997]

@@CC-si3cr That's probably the going rate there.

[@isaacmartinez7557]

joel hernandez it is lol it’s nuts

[@manbtm1]

Eric Ryan , what the IRS does in that case is verify who is living in that residence at the time, there’s lots of public records available for the address to do a search and see who is occupying the unit at a particular time, even just electricity bill or utility bill or phone bill traceable to that address. Also they pull the address itself and see who is filing tax returns with that address reported on it .. They have a ton of lead information on every person, if it gets really bad, they also put a requirement out for that landlord’s bank records and other receipts to verify income that’s going in and out of her accounts

[@ianrichardmorrissey6082]

White collar crime is largely ignored particularly when governments are involved. Put out a SF whistle blower reward and see how many RATS can be flushed out with fines and seizures to pay the whistle blowers.

[@DrewDienno]

Wait she purchased a house in the city after being signed up as a low-income tenant in 1999? There was no red flag in the county records office once a multimillion dollar home was purchased by the same social security number as someone on government assisted living? Maybe include that in your software moving forward.

[@JusdoinstuF]

That makes to much sense. To simple.

[@punker4Real]

she bought it that means you own it it could have had strings attached though

[@BBRR442]

Maybe all her income is under the table and she using someone else’s information

[@fred5149]

For real ..dumbasses smh

[@ayoo1023]

Lol let's be real here, government employees are just too lazy and incompetent to do all that.

[@ronque23]

Just one more example of how those who are told to pull themselves up by their bootstraps don’t even have a leg to stand on since the rich game the system

[@karleyriser8853]

Perfectly said!

[@kpw7512]

It’s all about gaming the system. Rules are for the chumps who are going to complain about life not being fair until the day they die lol

[@orlandojohnson5742]

Ronald Scott nothing new under the sun ikr!!! There's religion like this as well... priest setting laws above that many can't handle(celibacy & not marrying!?) while they are molesting innocent children!!! Satan is in & out of everything! False teachers preachers & into politics & businesses!!! Greed & Gluttony running amuck ! We could have a better society today if the people would learn to share in the wealth & prosperity.... "I willl tear down my barns & build bigger(to hold my large harvest).... instead of sharing ..God said... thou fool thy soul is required of thee this night!!! So guess what.... he couldn't take his material growth/harvest with him!!!! Same with these materialistic people today!!!

[@MarkH10]

Ronald Scott Let's see......bootstraps, leg to stand on. You're pretty cliché driven. isn't there some way you can reply using the 'toe in the water' cliché?

[@bcaraghe]

Just an idea.... we allowed a system to develop that is corrupt, that allows this behavior, and many people say the best way to improve it is to expand it. (Definition of insanity) Maybe give people the chance to be decent and help this around them rather than sending money to a system that is corrupt?

[@dannmarceau]

Greedy Criminals, lock her up.

[@fuse9]

@Fred Flintstone what in the hell brought up the Jews you dumbass? None of this has anything to do with one ethnicity religion color creed affinity or the next. It's about people, just people, regardless of backgrounds that abused a system in place for the poor. Take your stupid Jew talk and all that shit somewhere else

[@biplav32]

Low income housing is a scam.

[@RedZ1900]

Taxation is theft

[@jmoo876]

Lock her up, but let all the illegal immigrants in your city with wide open arms and provide them with low income housing payed for by us! Gotta love California ✌🏼

[@smallleopard]

Lock her up will only give her free room and meals. Make her pay back all the money that she took base on market value.

[@wannacashmeoutside]

“I’m going to call my attorney” Great! He’s going to need a head start at the work you just created for him

[@rahra2483]

Lol right and who living in low income has enough money to keep a lawyer on retainer??? These people smdh

[@b.l.8611]

This has happened in Orange County too. Many affordable housing units are being rented out at full market.

[@deathblade909]

Irvine its on its way too with the recent affordable income housing that sold out.

[@mzmissy9591]

Why is she not n jail.. Isn't this fraud..

[@FreshlySnipes]

Mz Missy Let’s give all our stuff away to people who can’t afford it! Yay!

[@katie-st8nx]

THe attorney is littraly bringing her to court, they INTERVIEWED HIM.

[@brendalaprince1466]

She's not in jail because she's white. Had she been black, to jail she goes.

[@kkkkk3811]

Right! If it was a person of color or a hispanic person of color they would be in jail waiting for the court dates and what not. (There are white hispanics people don't freak out)

[@jaywyse7150]

Rich people don't go to jail Unless it's a serious crime.

[@albeit1]

Ah. So this is how you generate passive income in San Francisco. You have the city subsidize you.

[@janeyue7491]

There are people who generate passive income by putting a 20+ years savings from working 2-3 jobs over the years, and rent it out to others. They sacrifice sleep, entertainments, live cheaply, rent out 1 bedroom having 4+ people sharing, etc. I know a few of those, and they said it is very hard work.

[@donnab.333]

This happens all the time. Many still haven't got caught yet unfortunately.

[@kmp8985]

Reporter: So you don’t live here? Fraudulent woman: 👁👄👁

[@brandylove17]

I live in low income housing because I need it but I can’t tell you how many people in this complex drive Tesla’s, Mercedes Benz and Cadillac Escalade’s. It’s sad

[@dieyoung8259]

Karen decided to move in....easier to keep the neighborhood safe...

[@tessa7778]

Exactly

[@donnasaid8282]

Make a video and post it to @abcnews

[@dieyoung8259]

Dont be a hater...lol

[@jacquelynsmith427]

I had to learn about low income housing . As long as they report all there income to the housing authority. It doesn’t matter what they drive . And I’m pretty sure those vehicles are used vehicle . Car payments aren’t expensive. It’s nothing illegal about having a nice car . As long as you report all your income .

[@sullyFL]

Lawsuit? Why not a charge?

[@MeltedCrayons003]

You can tell when the lie came out, She took a very “deep hard gulp”.. lol

[@dlong7146]

When asked, she averted her eyes. Thats the tell.

[@mannyalcala1574]

I thought she was gonna choke on her words o:

[@luegrantbaker7877]

She isn't that small of a fry. She owns other locations.

[@KTMcaptain]

It’s simple. Send the utility companies the list of bmr residences and the names that should occupy it. If another name pops up it’s red flagged and gets a home visit. If the person is caught, then they automatically get audited. Every week they rented out that bmr residence turns into a $1000 fine and automatic sale of the residence. The fines will be paid by the sale proceeds, and levied against that persons assets for the remaining balance. They will also be charged with felony defrauding the state, and the fines cannot be discharged through bankruptcy. The fines will be used to develop newer areas along with external capital investment and the expansion of the bart system to the new area. Why can’t politicians figure that out.

[@homa1189]

They could keep the utilities in the cheaters name

[@mrpatton70]

They figured it out but they're the ones doing it or their rich friends are and they skirt the rules for them

[@Superjackie1966]

@@mrpatton70 exactly.

[@aavila787ify]

Because they greedy unpredictable humans

[@Cynthia_Cantrell]

Because politicians write the laws. And they are also the ones that know how to take advantage of them, and hire lawyers to make the case go away, or just get a slap on the wrist. One of Trump's picks had to recuse himself for a position because they found out he hired an illegal alien to work in his house and didn't pay the appropriate taxes. Did he go to jail? I'm guessing no.

[@brooklynforever1990]

They do this in NYC as well.

[@iedenroc9445]

brooklynforever1990 Yep. And that is why average hard working people live a meager existence. There is no way 'up' anymore. Requires too much money & connections. TPTB destroyed any hope of a good life. Education is a farce, college is a scam. A few make it though, most will claw their way to old age without anything to show for it. IF they make it. And then you have these "I'll call my lawyer" fcks. Raping the system. Most are white & so-called privileged, taught by their parents how to screw anybody for a buck. They give us blue-collar whites a bad name. Buts that's part of a much bigger game, isn't it?

[@denisegriffin4343]

And Oakland and Berkeley

[@denisegriffin4343]

But the real reason they're mad at her is because she's a foreigner and most of SF is owned by foreigners

[@Hi-res64]

Yeah that's that's why it has nothing to do with the fast you can't build anything in San Francisco supply and demand most will make it to middle class Pearson ideas don't live in New York or California what these liberal scum running it

[@EDMYStudios]

The slumlords...

[@amiraalkatiri7231]

That’s the definition of “Money makes the world go round” this just proves the rich and privilege can get away with anything, even by harming the lives of hard working people. This is disgusting, like her hair style .

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

"Green Privilege" doesn't get the PR that it really deserves.

[@OvertheHIL524]

It appears she didn't get away with it though. Eventually shit catches up to you.

[@duty563]

Make her payback all that she stole and the Interests that she owes.

[@J3unG]

Great work guys! PLEASE OUT MORE PEOPLE. This kind of stuff is what makes San Francisco an awful place to live.

[@robertberin4872]

hows this making it less "awful"? Are they going to take the proceeds and build a multigeneration fitness center with. NOPE. This changes nothing of material value.

[@Mika-ux6oj]

SF isn’t awful... I take that back. Its AWFULLY EXPENSIVE to live here that is.

[@turtle2pond]

How many BMRs are on Airbnb and how many real low-income families were turned away?

[@turtle2pond]

@Charles Young nothing to indicate this woman's politics. She is a criminal plain and simple. For all we know she could be a conservative who loves "tax breaks".

[@janeyue7491]

Nothing is wrong with tax breaks when more than 50% of what the rich earns is paid to the government

[@db60615]

She bought the unit in 1999, and they're just now catching on to it in 2018........Way to go San Francisco!

[@skArpPT]

$3k is considered low income housing? Here in IL 3k a month will get you the best house in the best neighborhood.

[@ZebbMassiv]

I like how she stranded so still. Like a deer in headlights

[@bigkiwial]

Stood mate, STOOD!!

[@365chanel5]

What’s said about this situation is she is one of many. Smh

[@notneo5886]

Why ask for SSN if they don't even use it to check past homeowner history?! 🤔

[@kenji4861]

Right. Not even homeowner history, but they are supposed to keep an eye on income. I guess they never reported their rental income?

[@kidwave1]

Blame the city, it allowed it to happen. This is shit govt in action. Who setup the system? ...with such piss poor oversight? SUE THE CITY!

[@Onecamera]

The city didn't do a great job vetting the buyers. Who is to blame?

[@carboy101]

I couldn't agree more. The city is out here trying to save their ass.

[@kidwave1]

Blame the city, it allowed it to happen. This is shit govt in action. Who setup the system? ...with such piss poor oversight? SUE THE CITY!

[@Kiyaamanda]

People have been doing this forever. Landlords and building owners rent/sell to the affordable housing units to their friends or family members then rent the apartments for higher for profit. The city pretending not to know about this is ridiculous

[@gutterspeak5319]

Who is this lady? I'm ready to sit outside her address and protest. Give me the address. Btw: let's lock her up!!!!

[@KosmikGawdess]

💯

[@suavehouse5150]

Finally go after the rich!!!! I’ll drink to that lol 😂

[@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8]

I have no problem with rich people as long as they get rich the honest way.

[@Starky513]

@Young Black Conservative I 100% guarantee that you aren't young, black, or American. $100 bet. Thats a lot of rubles you know..

[@moonleverette5611]

I know 🥂🍷

[@twinscoupe]

Salude

[@ROTAXD]

Suave House so you're another tupical lazy commie. Imagine my surprise. Guess what genius, most "rich" folk outside of cali have busted their asses to get what they've got.

[@woulfe42]

Whats funny is that they are focusing on the small fries, when the big players that make up our govt does 100% worse

[@ree3197]

Ok and WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT THAT!? 🤔 YOU go focus on them. .. No? So Shut Up! Every abusers deserves to PAY.

[@toniarox]

Anyone who has an attorney on speed dial knows they're up to something....

[@marilynmclean8921]

This is almost as bad as the guy in Seattle who had panhandled for over two years in downtown pretending to be one of the homeless. Someone followed him one day at the end to see him get a car out of a parking garage and drive to one of the gated communities in a BMW. He opened the gate with a remote, the next day an article was written about him and he was in jail for two days or so. He turned out be filthy, stinking rich already.

[@islandbee]

There was old lady who doing that in Capitol Hill. And this guy told me not to give her any money because she has a brand new Volvo.

[@gmc9753]

So why would someone who is "filthy, stinking rich" want to pretend to be a bum for 2 years? That either means he can make a lot more money panhandling than working an honest job, or it's a bunch of BS. And why would he go to jail for even a couple days? Is panhandling illegal? Or only illegal if you don't need the money?

[@pinkgal206]

Marilyn Mclean lol

[@helenholt1161]

This is an urban myth. I have heard this story told so many times with little variables changed but still, the same story. I think the first time I heard it was maybe 40 years ago. No body is getting rich panhandling but stories like this give permission to people to ignore the homeless.

[@sonnygolden7673]

Helen Holt It is not an urban myth. When I lived in the DFW area of Texas, the local news station did an expose on panhandler fraud. They surveiled panhandlers and caught a few going to luxury cars after their "days work" going to nice homes. The investigators also took note of how many people gave them money (bills not change). They calculated some of these people making hundreds per day. It was better than the average worker in Texas

[@paulden3158]

Woman: "I live there" *gives frozen look*

[@jermaincooper26]

So, we're just going to ignore that small and ugly house in California is worth $2.8 million? In Atlanta, you can get a 15,000 square foot house with 10 acres of land for $1.7 million. 🙄😐👀

[@MeLek_Manu]

Unfortunate. But this the type of shit that happens out here. People like this lady cheating people out of lower income housing made the prices skyrocket

[@kaizersolze]

@@Elsewhere444 This is a cheaper part of the country and land is more available. That was his point. Just ignore it. We have too many out-of-towners here as it is.

[@n2teddy]

Shyt 500k get you a bigger and better looking house than that in Georgia.

[@kaizersolze]

@@n2teddy $350K if you know where to look, and still close to cities and freeways. We should stop talking about this before more out-of-towners show up.

[@n2teddy]

@@kaizersolze yea you right about that. 300k can get you a mini mansion in Georgia. I live in Florida and you gonna spend more than that on a condo.

[@jshultz79]

Not surprised, this is going on everywhere.

[@LeonardoDeVinci1452]

unless they hit these people in there pocket books they will just do it again and again

[@yeahsev7586]

Is that why so many people are homeless and pooping on the sidewalks?

[@JohnGalt916]

No, San Francisco has so many homeless people taking craps in the street. Because their liberal policies essentially allow for people to be on heroin in public. There's also zero jail time for crapping in the street. Which means it's not against the law it's not against the law it's not wrong.

[@MarkH10]

Sev Sev I'm not homeless. Don't blame the homeless for my decision to poop on your sidewalks.

[@mankybrains]

I'm curious. What if you weren't homeless and you took a poope. Would police go after you compared to actual homeless looking people?

[@egyptiangirl3105]

She is not only one. There are many especially Chinese people do it the most and they know how to work the system. I used to work for bmr San Fransisco.

[@pepitoclavo1clavito610]

Those Chinese are buying the Palo Alto houses cash. In fact, 90% of cash purchases are bought by Xinese.

[@pepitoclavo1clavito610]

@Joe Buden Those Chinese are buying the Palo Alto houses cash. In fact, 90% of cash purchases are bought by Xinese

[@jonathondefina4452]

@Joe Buden I remember when the truth wasn't racist, good times.

[@VuongEmily]

I am Chinese, but you’re not wrong! A lot people I know who are in the Chinese SF community know how to cheat the system and don’t care about anyone else but themselves.

[@jimfoley8014]

@@pepitoclavo1clavito610 Xinex - gender neutral. Sexually neutral.

[@seanscovill5646]

This is been going on for years! I personally know of several firefighters in SF that do the same thing. There are no checks in the system an the people in need are suffering everyday because of it

[@raulcaspo9781]

Let's take their properties and sell them to reimburse tax payers, lets check on our government as well.

[@kenji4861]

That's exactly what should happen + jail time.

[@MACQJR]

Lol trump will give it to kaney west.

[@derekd1510]

@@kenji4861 Give her a nice studio apartment in Alcatraz...

[@derekd1510]

@@intoodeepstl314 So where do they get the money then?

[@derekd1510]

@@intoodeepstl314 Honestly you're too fucking stupid to be allowed to express an opinion. Just STFU.

[@brilliancemusic6095]

Why be rich and greedy? Or can you not be one without being the other?🤔

[@jasonpatterson2143]

In this case, she's rich from being greedy.

[@Bunnyboiler5069]

You cant be rich without being greedy... think about it.. most rich people had to "hustle" (step over, push, risk) a lot to get to where they are.. if you are too kind.. dont dream of being rich... if you are "ambitious" and know how to pull strings and have a good mouthpiece... you are two steps ahead of the game. Think about it.

[@MariandBreeClub]

Brilliance Music I think u r right

[@janeyue7491]

That depends! The government is rich and making poor people pay. But if they do something and voluntarily exchange for money (ex: you sell you coat for $10 to a poor person who is cold), that is a voluntary exchange, and benefits both person.

[@misterman6203]

House Stark scholarships and other charitable donations are tax exempt. The rich know their way around tax laws and in many cases it’s all about tax breaks and not because of the goodness in their hearts, unfortunately.

[@norms3913]

Lets see how she going to rent out her jail cell and making money out of it

[@junito1008]

0:13 That woman is a ventriloquist too...She doesn’t move her mouth while talking to the reporter. 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@applehappyx-files2456]

As a low income individual, I try to apply once for an apartment and I had all the requirements except they told me I was 2 poor to apply 😒 even tho I was able to afford the monthly payment I got denied an opportunity 🤷🏻‍♀️... oh well my mother in law is giving us her home so kind of worked out for the best 🙂

[@cliffordernest7825]

APPLE & HAPPY x-files it’s a below market unit, not a low income unit

[@applehappyx-files2456]

An Artist formerly known as William Devane the reporter said low income housing fraud 🤔

[@back2the80s]

APPLE & HAPPY x-files must be nice. I can’t even get a low income apartment. Stuck living in ugly junky apartments with Smokey ass hallways

[@janeyue7491]

As I kearned, never depend on the government!

[@Ttahrguyhgy]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@svamandolin3546]

There are people I know in NYC in rent controlled units on upper west, Central Park. Weekends spent at their homes in Hampton's.

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

We know those same people who own multiple residences but live elsewhere. At first I was confused about what they were trying to accomplish then...lightbulb.

[@gumbs4]

They city knew just didn’t care till a news station brought it to light

[@Foslopac]

"Illegally renting". I love how the city blames its citizens for their own red tape and backwards laws that created the mess.

[@WSB1469]

I love visiting San Francisco. But I would never want to live there.

[@jamiev3908]

I moved here thinking it would be cool.. .but now...it's just bleh.. SF is overrated. Just a nice place to visit but that is all. Lol

[@tybarker5038]

Lived there for a year. It was exhausting. By the end of my time there, I was crying on a kitchen floor from stress. It really is set up to make sure you NEVER get ahead.

[@mocheen4837]

I have lived in SF my entire life. It is not the same as it once was. I am looking to leave. People are so self absorbed now. Crime, homelessness, traffic, corruption, no parking, high cost of living, rude people, and poop on the streets are just a few reasons to leave.

[@johnjones-yt8rt]

@Arthur Vega Yes they do want you, especially if you are a good programmer.

[@nomaderic]

@@mocheen4837 do they really be pooping in the streets? I heard about that but didn't know if it was true

[@everythingwithjay3764]

And just think just because im black i get turned down for homes

[@stevebrookshire7230]

Do you think maybe its because of your credit rating

[@geekedmaxx]

@Matthew Clark no he's spitting the truth , California is racist against blacks when were trying to find A place to live , even jobs deny us a job , that's why most jobs arent even diverse , I've applied everywhere and I live in the Moreno valley Perris ca area and it's very racists on housing and jobs out here

[@everythingwithjay3764]

@Miggz 1Bay yes it all plays from history you are correct but The Most High will be back for His people and things will turn all i can do is keep His commandments

[@geekedmaxx]

@chris Barnett that's where your wrong , most of the conservative states have the highest black Populations bro, liberal areas are racist, California is racist asf , the Mexicans and whites hate us out here

[@geekedmaxx]

The orange county population is only 1.7 Percent black that's sad bro lmfaoooo , if I was white or Mexican I would hate living in orange county with barely any black people

[@joenichols3901]

This is serious. Im a mortgage broker and fraud like this is immediately investigated by the FBI. Anyone else doing this - definitely don't risk it

[@forevermoon6518]

I wonder if she evades taxes through some loophole

[@joenichols3901]

@@forevermoon6518 IRS and FBI. Not good

[@everettmunoz8253]

I left 15 years ago and will never be back. And everyone in my family left as well,..,.. they ruined California

[@junito1008]

Good Job reporter !! 😎👍🏼

[@elwinnordman2578]

is that a man

[@mentuemhet]

"he looked like a man" -- from Mad TV show ; )

[@DiegoBrigante]

Yep. Just like Mike Obama.

[@okayyyy8028]

Yes

[@JohnHolt1111]

it's got huge balls....

[@20PINKluvr]

Its San Francisco, so she can be anything

[@pinupbenelli]

People do this all the time. Driving 40 thousand dollar cars, designer clothes and yet they allegedly can't pay rent?!

[@Ferreal92]

Looks like a woke city was caught sleeping. This is derelict city management - period. Hate the game, not the player.

[@Ferreal92]

@Jackie Pearson Pfft, right. SF doesn't even jail people for shooting up or pooping on the sidewalk.

[@reneeinacio44]

I am on housing, and this pisses me off! How dare these people take away housing from those of us who are homeless and really need it, just so they can get richer! They need to be thrown in prison for 25 yrs and NEVER allowed to own another home!

[@truthbetoldb5019]

Like me became disabled after having two back surgeries and cannot find housing for s*** because most of the foreigners are living in the low income buildings not paying a damned thing they are eating sleeping and not even trying to find a job because they done gave them a crutch as soon as they get here and I've always worked hard even telling me I don't qualify for food stamps because I get too much disability money really I paid into the system 39 years.

[@veeplopez5402]

I agree! This is selfish because there are people who are currently on a waiting list! Disabled people or others that need to get back on their feet! She needs to be arrested and fined for cheating the system and taxpayers!

[@cathyl2338]

How is she taking YOUR housing? She bought the place. You can apply for the exact same program. She’s in the wrong but this is a program for first time home buyers, not what is typically thought of as govt funded housing or low income.

[@reneeinacio44]

@@cathyl2338 Because there's very few to go around. And when greedy people take them just to make money from them and not because they need a place to live then those coming behind her have nothing available.

[@reneeinacio44]

@@cathyl2338 yes it is, low income housing, "below market rate" is low income housing prices for the poor. Tell me something if you know so much? How many of these types of houses are available in any given area? How many people need housing they can afford? How many scammers does this guy mention?

[@diamondlil597]

Please, this is Old ass news, finally the light is shining on the cockroaches, they scatter, now take the properties back, with penalties, $2,2 mil to start and allow the true working low income live in peace and the Military homeless men and women...🙌 We failed the people

[@kennethsouthard6042]

Don't bet on it, as there very well may be several well connected people in on the scam. They will just stall for awhile and hope that it blows over.

[@networth00]

Alternate Headline: Paul Stanley of KISS caught without his makeup on.

[@caitlincunningham8354]

Harsh

[@networth00]

@@caitlincunningham8354 joke

[@caitlincunningham8354]

@@networth00 yes I know that. 😅

[@cherchuhaikieu4328]

This is sickening! How greedy can people be? Damn!

[@eunicewilliams6963]

This is beyond wrong some people do not have a moral compass! These are the same individuals that will degrade the poor especially poor blacks or hispanics! This is one of the reasons why there's a long waiting list for low income housing because of individuals like this that abuse the system! These individuals need to be made to pay back every dime that they profit off of that went back into their pockets! Also they need to be made to do community service! They should never be allowed to receive Government to help

[@LaurieFloodTeacher]

Community service? Are you kidding me? She needs to be in jail! If she was low income or a minority person, she'd be thrown in jail right away. These white collar criminals need to be thrown in jail too.

[@cynrod4650]

Your checks and balances are not being audited very well!!!

[@mirylis]

Is this guy out here really flirting with the reporter 😂 and omg this is so messed up that lady had the nerve to say stop recording I’m calling my lawyer while she’s cheating the whole system dumb biss.

[@pepitoclavo1clavito610]

Fckn creeper

[@tyronmegawatts6580]

Bad liar. Technically, she’s providing housing.

[@myroc1]

Yeah totally. They got mad when I sent a team of employees to every soup kitchen in the county and sold it to the public for a significant profit out here. Whats next some long haired hippie gonna come destroy my sales booth I set up inside the church walls. Sheesh.

[@Redshirt007]

She isn't supposed to be providing housing, that's the entire point. SHE is supposed to be in that unit (she's renting out for $3k) because SHE falls into a low income/first time ownership. That's what's wrong here. She shouldn't have any other property, renting out property, or doing what she's doing. She's lied to the City of SF about her income, state of first time ownership, and for renting out the unit.

[@johnydoe7065]

She has a very heavy accent sounds Russian hhmmmm, I couldn’t help notice the two BMW’s in the driveway........?

[@joncampos5551]

Sounds more like Elmer Fudd

[@weldmaghreb]

She has no east European accent, you're just trying to pin that on her last name that you think is sounding Russian like, Novak is American name too, it just has Slavic/jewish/Czech/Serbian/.. origins, just like every other American European name they all have origins from somewhere in Europe. And those are not 2 Bwms on the driveway, just a one BMW... this is (my comment) beside the point ... but changing the details or not paying attention to them is also beside the point. So don't distract people plz

[@johnydoe7065]

Weld Maghreb the point is this is widespread within Democratically controlled areas because that is the Method of operations within them , it is why they fight so hard to keep control because it’s extremely lucrative.......and I’ve personally witnessed this myself so I know it’s true.....

[@ceceliawilliams1323]

You too! Lol Everything they tell us is lies and scams done in full sight

[@jkabelshow]

One is an Audi.

[@seehearspeaknoevil5090]

She got stopped in her tracks. Looks guilty . not a fair lady

[@morganmorgan884]

And I'm sure people thought she was black until they seen her.

[@radmilamilinkov]

This happens everywhere. Many years ago a client of mine was being investigated for renting out her government apartment while having her welfare checks sent to the unit while living in her house in the suburbs.

[@michaelrobertiv2804]

See people who think they are privileged white and are above anyone else. More than likely she will not face any jail time!!!! But should pay the price for lying ....

[@StarseedGirl818]

I used to work with a pair of sisters who’s whole entire family was on subsidized housing. Their parents where not legally married and both applied for low income housing and were approved separately they live in the same apartment complex and rent out one of the units to their daughters. I didn’t know where they lived exactly but if I would of found out I would have reported it. It’s sad that people do this, there’s so many vulnerable people and families out there instead these roaches take advantage of the system and make it harder for people to actually get help smh

[@unaninanine3743]

Denise Galvan They rent one to their daughter so what exactly is your problem?

[@morecarstuff]

@@unaninanine3743 right. Lmao. Unless it was an outrageous number. It was more than likely something agreed upon, if you were the daughters friend maybe her complaining is just what people do and had no real merit. If she was bring taken advantage of she would've just bounced

[@superunknown70]

@@unaninanine3743 The unit wasn't meant to be rented to the daughter. If the parents were living together in a unit the one they rented to the daughter would be available for the next person on the list for low income housing (who most likely is not their daughter). So now by renting it to their daughter, the opportunity is not available and the program isn't working the way it is intended to. They cheated the next person on the list out of an opportunity which should be theirs. Get it ding bat?

[@unaninanine3743]

superunknown70 If she's working and old enough to pay rent, it's one fewer name on the wait list.

[@SahilMalik]

Look at the plus side, Michael Jackson is alive.

[@jamesholiday321]

Thank you for your observation

[@dgronzega8073]

Take her million$ home and give it to a REAL low income person

[@zaniah8270]

So they can trash it. They don't know how to upkeep an expensive house if they never put themselves in a position of having wealth

[@milesdowning9257]

BS! The tax payers SHOULD NOT BE SUBSIDIZING EXPENSIVE HOUSES, for indigent people.

[@smallthings6590]

@El Hayah as stated, tax payers should not be subsidizing housing that rents out for 3k a month. Thats 6 $500 a month apartments..... 5 extra families could have had a home for the same cost as 1 unit.

[@radicalis88]

This is making me sick. Absolutely horrendous. Send then to jail.

[@raeshelmcleod307]

That’s so wrong all her properties should be claimed as illegal gains on criminal act

[@DDay-vv9ec]

Yea turn it off crooks don't like being filmed.

[@CC-si3cr]

Exactly! Show some respect. It's very difficult to come up with a valid lie on the spot when you are not expecting a live news crew @ your $2.8M home. I am OUTRAGED they would ask this woman such targeted questions.