Elderly San Francisco Resident Forced to Leave Longtime Home by New Condo Owner

An 81-year-old woman is suing to keep her $1.4 million condominium in San Francisco’s Upper Haight district, saying she fell victim to a “deceptive, fraudulent and predatory scheme” that caused her to lose her home. Rosemarie Benter filed a fraud and elder financial abuse complaint against a mortgage adviser and real estate broker, accusing them of an intricate conspiracy that led to the foreclosure of her home. The new owner of her condominium, Eugene Gardner, is trying to evict her, but Benter and her lawyer believe that “because the loan was void and unenforceable,” the foreclosure was wrong. They want a judge to declare Benter the sole owner of the property.