Oakland's notorious serial evictor is William J. Rosetti with 4,000 eviction notices

Oakland's notorious serial evictor is William J. Rosetti with 4,000 eviction notices

By Lynda Carson - November 1, 2016

Oakland — With over 4,000 eviction notices served, William J. Rosetti, aka Bill Rosetti, is a prominent member of Mayor Libby Schaaf’s, Oakland Housing Cabinet. William J. Rosetti, aka Bill Rosetti, is allegedly the biggest serial evictor in Oakland, and he is affiliated with more than one hundred companies, LLCs and speculative real estate partners around the San Francisco Bay Area, according to the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project.

Based on information with the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, William J. Rosetti has been partnering with other large property holders such as Christine Davis of Baltic Property Ventures, Frederick O. Lewis of California Affordable Housing Group LLC and the Robert E. Faussner Trust. Rosetti's shell companies are associated with over 4000 eviction notices served in Alameda County in the past five years, and more than 500 Unlawful Detainers in the last ten years.

Despite the evidence revealing that William J. Rosetti is a serial evictor displacing thousands of renters from their housing in Oakland, according to public records, with the Bureau of Real Estate, the real estate license of William J. Rosetti, aka Bill Rosetti, expired on 8/9/1996, and it appears that William J. Rosetti, aka Bill Rosetti, is operating without a valid real estate license in the State of California, while evicting thousands of people in Oakland, and Alameda County.

According to the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, see the available number of eviction notices in Oakland filed by companies associated with William Rosetti.

The numbers based on Oakland Rent Board Data (2008, 2011-2016).

J & R  Land and Cattle Company                                  967
2232 Seminary LLC                                                      490
2000 East 30th Street LLC                                             423
WESTPARK II    (Associated with Faussner Trust)      470
BALTIC PROPERTY VENTURES IV LLC                 349    
1948 EAST 29TH STREET LLC                                   254
WEST PARK APARTMENTS LLC                              202
301 EAST OKEEFE LLC                                              126
KINGSTON ASSOCIATES LP  (Rosetti and Baltic)    111
366 BELLEVUE  LLC                                                   106
685 SCOFIELD LLC                                                     106
115 MOSS AVENUE LLC                                            102
1627 HIGH STREET LLC                                             84
CA AFFORDABLE HOUSING GROUP LLC             67
301 LENOX LLC                                                           52
2228 UNION STREET INVESTORS                           43
3025 PARK BLVD LLC                                                48
KINGSTON ASSOCIATES II LLC                              21
BANCROFT ROW LLC                                               15
KINGSTON ASSOCIATES LP & 2031 EUCLID GP             9
1948 EAST 29TH STREET LLC & SCHUBERTH MAUREEN ETAL    7
314 PERKINS STREET LLC                                        4
685 SCOFIELD LLC & CAPITOL & COOLEY LLC              3
Oak Fund LLC                                                                3
1707 36TH LLC                                                             3
290 Lee Street LLC                                                        2
1551 MADISON LLC                                                         1

William J. Rosetti Is A Friend Of Mayor Libby Schaaf And A Member Of The Oakland Housing Cabinet.

Additionally, according to public records, as a friend of Mayor Libby Schaaf, William J. Rosetti, aka Bill Rosetti, is a financially committed friend to right-wing causes and is a wealthy campaign contributor to the Republican Party, and it’s members. Through the years he has been contributing thousands of dollars to right-wing Republicans, and their right-wing campaigns. He also contributed $500 to Swalwell For Congress during 2015.

During 2016, Rosetti also gave $250 in campaign contributions to the controversial right-wing radical group called the Defenders of Freedom & Security, a group of defense policy hawks who want to keep America a leading world power through the massive use of military power.

In a recent article about William J. Rossetti in The Guardian, written by Sam Levin, “A review of public records by the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, a pro-tenant group, suggests that the Bay Area real estate executive William J. Rossetti, through his expansive portfolio of property companies and investments, is Oakland’s number one “mega-evictor”.


The organization’s research and an analysis by the Guardian reveal that in Oakland, Rosetti and his business firms have filed more than 3,000 eviction notices, which are the first step in removing a tenant. The data, along with accounts from evicted tenants, paint a picture of painful displacement and rising income inequality in Oakland, a city that is rapidly gentrifying amid the tech boom of nearby San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

“These evictions and the rent increases are part of an ecosystem that’s leading to a massive demographic shift of who can live in Oakland,” said Erin McElroy, co-founder of the mapping project and co-author of a new report on displacement in the region.
Evictions aren’t the only way Rosetti may be having an impact on Oakland. The researchers were particularly shocked to discover that the apparent top evictor has a seat on Mayor Libby Schaaf’s “housing cabinet”, a body dedicated to promoting equity and affordable housing in an increasingly unaffordable city.”

The List Of The Top Serial Mega-Evictors in Oakland

Eviction Notices (including 3 day pay or quit) recorded by the Oakland Rent Board (2008, 2011-2016)
 

1. WILLIAM ROSETTI et al                    4068


2. OAKLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY                1903


3. EBALDC East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation        1106    


4. PRANA INVESTMENTS                                   992


5. ROBERT E. FAUSSNER                                           716


6. RICHARD and VICTORIA THOMAS                                    714


7. SUMSKI AND BRIDWELL / DAVIS COIT APARTMENTS LLC     591                   


8. RUSSELL AND RAIZ TAPLIN                     555


9. FEREIDOON AND HOMAYOUN HASHEMI               555


10. JACQUELINE JACKSON nee OLIVERI / OLIVERI TRUSTS         435


11. KDF COMMUNITIES                                         397                         


12. NEIL SULLIVAN /  REO HOMES LLC                  357


13. JAMES LEWIS, MARK ROEMER, JOHN T BAKER et al               332


14. HOPE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP             332


15. MICHAEL VALVA/ MICHAEL BRESSO/ BRUCE CHAMBERS     329


16. OAKLAND COMMUNITY HOUSING INC             302


17. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVOCATES INC             299


18. RICHARD J & ELIZABETH SALVINI                  287


19. THE DARKE FAMILY                         286


20. BRIDGE HOUSING                      270


21. URBAN GREEN/ SAROSH KUMANA/ SINGER/ TIDWELL, et al      257


22. LUIS A & ROSA M  DASILVA                                   256


23. ELLISON FAMILY LP /Thomas and Ann Seaman, Managers              253


24. MARTIN GAEHWILER                     238


25. THOMAS V & VIRGINIA G  BROWN  / LORNA LOPEZ           238  


26. SHEIKH A & SHARINA FAIZ                     232


27. CLARA A & JON B TENNIS                             227


28. WAYNE WILKERSON                         223


29. RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT         222       


30. ANTHONY & PATRICIA THEOPHILOS                 217


31. MORH HOUSING ASSOCIATES                  208


32. WEYLIN G & ROSELYN M ENG                 207


33. PIEDMONT HOUSING ASSOCIATES                  204


34. SATELLITE HOMES                        197


35. DAHL D & LOUISE HUA                          191


36. GRANT ALVERNAZ /ALVERNAZ PARTNERS             186


37. KELLER HOUSING INITIATIVES                 181


38. HANUMANDLA R & HANUMANDLA J  REDDY                      180


39. MICHAEL BYKHOVSKY                     178             


40. LEON  BELAUSTEGUI                      158


41. CRAIG J & M E  LUCCHESE                      149


42. ROBERT Y & SUSANA  CHAN                  145


43. JASON S & KAREN J MAK                             137


44. MARCELLA S HARDY                      136


45. ROBERTA MCCOY /ORANGE BLOSSOM LLC             131


46. RAUB FAMILY                            131  


47. LAKMIN V ABEYGOONESEKERA                  130


48. J W & BARBARA O SILVEIRA                                              130


49. DANIEL A & JUANITA M  SULLIVAN                              126


50. TSAI A & MARGARET J LU                      123


51. OAK CENTER HOMES                                             123


52. STEVEN W HUNTER                                               121


53. PHILIP J HALVERSON & JILL F HALVERSON                116           


54. RAYMOND XIANG AND KAI ZHANG/ RAY KAI LLC            114


55. JANET PATTERSON, LINDA N. TRAN /BOMH              112


56. THOMAS H. WILSON/ HODGE CAPITAL COMPANY                             112  


57. CARL & SUZANNE MERNER / CSM GROUP LLC             109


58. MANN FAMILY                                              108


59. STEPHEN S & HELENA S LEUNG                                                         107                          


60. MICHAEL & IOLA JAMES/ BREAKAWAY PROPERTIES LLC     103


61. JOHN S & DENISE DEFAZIO                                   103


62. JANOS GLUCK / CROWN FORTUNE REALTY               102                          


63. CARL R & JOYCE I  BLACKSHEAR                                    100


64. JOHN BUSK                          99


65. RICHARD A JUDD & LINDA L AGERTER                            98


66. WINSTON CHOW                          96


67. T A ANDREWS                             93                                       


68. WILLIAM NORTON /NORTON CO LLC                                      86


69. ROBERT AGEE/ VISTA REVERSE 18 LLC                                      86


70. HEIRS OF ROBERT H BOHNA                                       85


71. BRIAN KHO & SHU J YOU                                        84


72. JON O  FREEMAN                                                   84


73. DAN MARTINEZ / TAKLAHOE LLC                    84


74. MADHU (MATT) & ANJALI SRIDHAR/ SRIDHAR EQUITIES                      82                       


75. LYNNE BELMONT                                                     82


76. EASTWEST BANK                          82


77. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST CO              80


78. DANIEL LIEBERMAN                      80


79. CITY OF OAKLAND REDEVELOPMENT                           79


80. PETER & MARY SUPINO                      78 


81. DAVID G & SANDRA K DICKSON  ETAL                                77


82. RUSSELL & CASTEN SHAW                      77


83. GEORGE STAMM & JANE BALOCCO / STAMM THEATERS INC.      74  


84. ANTHONY YAU TSE & CHRISTOPHER TSE                    74


85. LIH OAKLAND APARTMENTS LP / CASA MAJOR INC.                     74


86. HARRY GAIL PARKS ET AL / PARKS ENTERPRISES INC           73                    


87. STEPHEN  ZANNIS                                                  73


88. SONJA N COLBERT                                                 71


89. DANIEL LEE/ D & C LEE                       70


90. JOHN & JOSEPH CEPOLLINA / FJC EQUITIES LLC                             70


91. BRUCE A & SYLVIA R  YARIAN                                       69


92. YAHYA M.  KORIN                            69


93. JAMES & MOLLY SHAW                       67


94. ROBIN L BERRY ETAL                                                65                                    


95. BOBBE J WILLIAMS                          63                          


96. EMILE M & HELEN R CARLES                  62


97. WILLIAM C & HAJAR MCGUIRE                              62


98. DOROTHY & JAMES HATLEY / FOUR ACES INVESTMENTS LLC       60


99. GIL C FRIAS ETAL                                               60


100. LINDA T KUO                                                   60                      


101. LILY WANG                                                59


102. THOMAS T & CHERYL L TATUM                                58


103. CHRISTINE WIMBISHDIATTA                               58                       


104. KAI Q & KAI W  WANG                       57


105. MIKHAIL & RITA GAMBARIN, ROMAN TEPER ETAL / GMR       56                           


106. JAMES P & MICHAEL F CRAMER  ETAL                            56


107. DAVID SILVER / FOOTHILL PLAZA PARTNERS LLC           56


108. CARL J MERNER                                             56


109. JUN K & WAI K TOM                                                56


110. NEIL and DIANE GOODHUE                      55


111. RICHARD T & WANDA Y  WONG                                  55


112. PAUL LANGLEY /BRANNAN LLC                    54


113. SANDRA V & MICHAEL J   PREVOT                  54


114. SANFORD K & GLORIA F MA                          53


115. CLIFFORD TONG / DIVERSE STRATEGIES               53


116. JERRY & BEVERLY STEMACH  & HERBERT T YUKI ETAL         53


117. GEORGE  MCLAUGHLIN                       52


118. JAMES H & LUTGARDA H OBANDO                            52


119. CHUCK, EDWARD AND FLORENCE LAM / TWINTREE LLC      52


120. NATHAN RYAN / DMR INVESTMENTS OF THE BAY / RMD       52


121. VINCENT & MARRIETT  DIMAGGIO/ MACARTHUR ASSOCIATES        52                                                                    


122. STACY P  STONE                                                     48


123. CHAO H & SUSAN H TANG                                                46


124. PAUL K & LINDA O WANG                                       46


125. CHAO W & KEH C TING ETAL                                           45


126. PAUL WANG & HENRY CHAN / GREEN HILL               44


127. MERLE E SMITH  & OLGA Z EDSMAN                               44


128. TIMOTHY RYAN & ALEX GUREVICH / BITTER SEAS          43


129. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION                       43


130. SUREN & DIANA TOOMAJIAN                                    43


131. JOSE & AURORA Y PATINO                                     42


132. SAM Y & FANNY T WONG                                                  42


133. STEPHEN M   ZANNIS                                             42


134. S A CASERTA & NANCY L VANKAT                                   41                          


135. VIRGINIA THOMSEN & MARIA E  LUCCHESE                41          


136. DANIEL M MARTIN                                                40


137. MICHAEL J & JEANNEE P MARTIN                             40


138. JEFFERY E CHAIDEZ ETAL                                         39


139. PATRICE & HARRISON EDGLEY                                 39


140. KERDELL D   LILLARD                      39


141. ANGELA MARK                             39


142. RIC CLAUSEN / 356 JAYNE AVENUE LLC                 37                  


143. JAMES HILL, CARLOS WILKERSON / 532 16TH STREET INC       37


144. PATEL AMINDER & RAJESH                      36

In Oakland Measure JJ is on the ballot in November and if voted into law it will help to protect renters by strengthening existing renter protection laws. Voters are urged to vote YES on Measure JJ to help stabilize communities in Oakland, and slow down greedy landlords involved in price gouging and eviction-for-profit schemes. If Measure JJ passes, it would strengthen the very same renter protection laws that Mayor Schaaf would have weakened on behalf of the landlords and EBHRA, if she had the opportunity to do so.

Renter protections will be on the ballot in 6 cities during November in the Bay Area. No matter how hard the landlords and the California Apartment Association are trying to stop the renters movement, tenant advocates across the Bay Area are urging renters to vote on strong renter protections during the upcoming November elections in the cities of Richmond, Oakland, Alameda, Burlingame, San Mateo, and Mountain View. The activists are urging people to vote “no” against any weak proposals placed on the ballot by the City Council in Alameda, and Mountain View.

Lynda Carson may be reached at tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com

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