David Sidney Semel

A tenant and her boyfriend-lawyer decided to use COVID as an excuse so she could start law school while living rent-free at my expense. As a one rental property landlord, I could not afford the loss of her income while paying my mortgage and taxes. David cut through the BS I was getting from her boyf...riend and ultimately we had a resolution. David was very collaborative, listening to my ideas and researching options. I look forward to using David for my future landlord needs in San Francisco.

In the Bay area, it's easy as a small landlord to make an unintended mistake and be liable for nest-egg destroying damages due to landlord-punitive laws. I was up against a difficult-to-win tenant lawsuit and pursued by an aggressive Bay area tenant-oriented law firm claiming a 99% success rate on th...eir website. David Semel and Steve Williams of Fried & Williams held my hand through the whole process, helping me develop a winning strategy that let me land in that 1%. I didn't have to pay a dime to the plaintiffs in the end.

Came in for a consultation. Was extremely impressed with David's sincerity and candor and the fact that he gave me answers and did not in any way pressure me to sign a contract or make any commitment . Subsequently, when my tenant decided to play hard ball I hired David and that was the best thing ...that I could have done. He always listened to my ideas, did not pontificate or hide behind legal jargon, and was there when I needed him. I would hire him without any reservations and would highly recommend him to any one who is involved in any owner-renter disagreement.