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David Wasserman, Esq.
Rent Board Landlord Commissioner https://www.sf.gov/profile--dave-wasserman
About The Lecturer
David P. (“Dave”) Wasserman has been representing landlords since he was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1994. He has also been a licensed real estate broker since 1996. In 2020, he completed his master’s degree in real estate from Georgetown University.
Dave opened a law office in 1995. From 1997 through 1999, he served on the Code Advisory Committee for the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection. In 2000, Dave was elected to the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Apartment Association, the largest landlord advocacy group in San Francisco. He became the Board’s vice president in 2004 and served as SFAA President from 2005 through 2010. Today, he teaches Subtenancy, New Laws and Developments, and Lease Drafting to the SFAA membership. In addition, Dave has been a co-author of the SFAA Residential Tenancy Agreement since 1999 and continues to serve on the SFAA Board.
On the state level, Dave served as a member of the Board of Directors for the California Apartment Association from 2009 through 2010 and has consistently served as a member of the Government Affairs Committee since 2004. He also led the CAA Rent Control Policy Sub-Committee in 2010.
In 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025, Dave was honored to be chosen by his peers as a Northern California Super Lawyer in real estate law. In 2024, he was named as a Super Lawyer for Legislative & Government Affairs.
Currently, Dave is the Vice President of the Executive Board of the Coalition for Better Housing (CBH). As a member of the CBH Executive Board, he continues with efforts to restrain damaging legislation and to promote reasonable rent laws in the City. He also represents CBH at the Housing Industry Policy Council.
In 2021, Dave was elected to a director's position of the board of directors for the Professional Property Managers Association of San Francisco, or PPMA. This trade organization is the City’s premier property management trade group.
On January 16, 2015, the late Mayor Ed Lee appointed Dave to the San Francisco Rent Board. On November 30, 2018, Mayor London Breed elevated him to the voting Landlord Commissioner position, and he continues in this role today under mayor Lurie.
Dave is also currently involved in the statewide effort to prevent the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act from being repealed.
Dave is a residential and commercial landlord and manages his own portfolio. He writes regularly for the SF Apartment Magazine and teaches continuing education classes. He also co-owns a local property management company, Vertex Property Group, that manages about 2,000 residential and commercial units throughout the City. His California State Bar Number is 171923, and his California Department of Real Estate Broker Number is 01199791. Dave is the officer/broker for The Mosser Companies, Inc.
Practice Area(s)
Landlord Tenant
Real Estate
Education
J.D., Golden Gate University School of Law
M.A., Georgetown University
