The unrest in the building began in 2017, when 29-year-old Daniel Flores took the prior owner to court to fight a recent rent increase. He lost, with the court finding the increases were justified because the building is too new to be protected under rent control. After that defeat, Flores and some other residents, determined to keep fighting, got together and reached out to tenant rights groups for help.
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The 29th Avenue building has been in a trust owned by trustees Calvin and Melinda Wong since April, according to the Alameda County Assessor’s Office.
