In the News: Bolinas ranch tenants take legal action

“Tenants living in condemned housing on a Bolinas ranch have gone to court to demand the repayment of rent and unspecified damages as compensation for threats to their health, safety and emotional wellbeing.

Two legal aid groups have filed a motion in Marin Superior Court on behalf of current and former residents of the Tacherra ranch, most of whom are Latino. People have been living for years in ramshackle housing and rundown trailers scattered about the property, many without hot water, heat or proper plumbing. The property lies within sight of the fire station and health clinic on Mesa Road. “

by Ben Stocking for the Point Reyes Light