Mayor Schaaf Withdraws Nomination of Eviction Specialist Associate to Oakland Rent Control Board
Derryck added that the Mayor's Office had failed to fully vet Kevin Skipper for the position. The Express found that Skipper was not legally eligible to serve in the position that the mayor nominated him for on the Oakland rent board because he's not a tenant. The rent board post is reserved under city law for tenants, and Skipper is not a tenant.
"Making sure that the interests of Oaklanders are well represented on this important body requires that the process not be rushed."
Schaaf, who has said that preventing residents from being displaced from their homes is one of her top priorities, had nominated Skipper, a real estate broker who is a senior associate of real estate services for the Bay Property Group, an Oakland-based brokerage and property management company owned by Daniel Bornstein. Bornstein is a well-known attorney who also operates the law offices of Bornstein & Bornstein, which represents landlords in their disputes with tenants. To landlords, Bornstein is known as one of the best real estate attorneys in the Bay Area. To tenants, Bornstein is known for the seminars he organizes, which his critics call “eviction boot camps,” and the numerous eviction proceedings he brings against renters.
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2015/10/09/mayor-schaaf-nominates-associate-of-eviction-specialist-to-oakland-rent-control-board
October 2015
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