City Attorney David Chiu has sued Diana Peng and Brandon Aadee, alleging they used forged deeds and fraudulent notarizations to seize title to a $4.4 million Sea Cliff Tudor at 250 32nd Ave now occupied by squatters. Public records show the deed changed hands eight times in about a year; investigators say at least five transfers were forged. Neighbors report 14 months of disruptive activity, more than 30 police calls, and over $324,000 in unpaid property taxes. The city seeks a court order to block further transfers while the case proceeds.
Squatters Occupy $4.4M Sea Cliff Tudor After Alleged Chain Of Forged Deeds
The Sea Cliff mansion (center) is at the center of a bizarre alleged fraudulent scheme. Ownership has transferred between two individuals eight times in the past year, and both are accused in a lawsuit of making false claims to the title (Google Earth)
In San Francisco's upscale Sea Cliff neighborhood, a 3,000-square-foot, four-bedroom Tudor at 250 32nd Ave. has been occupied by squatters while city prosecutors allege the property's title was fraudulently manipulated through forged deeds.
City Attorney David Chiu filed a civil suit naming Diana Peng and Brandon Aadee, alleging they recorded multiple deeds—moving title back and forth between them eight times over roughly a year—and that at least five of those transfers were forged or fraudulently notarized. The complaint seeks to block any further transfers while the case proceeds.
Background And Allegations
According to public records, Wei Wang and her husband Xiangdong Guo purchased the Sea Cliff home in 2013 for $2.41 million. Guo transferred full title to Wang in 2015, and Wang later moved overseas. In 2025, a deed was recorded purporting to convey the property to Aadee; after that, title records show repeated transfers between Aadee and Peng.
Investigators say several notarizations on those deeds were forged or later altered; multiple notaries told authorities their signatures were falsified. Neighbors and real estate professionals flagged irregular activity in 2025 when the house briefly appeared on the market for about $2.9 million—well below Sea Cliff comparables—and the purported seller demanded a fast, cash transaction.
It's just a matter of time before something terrible happens in the house.
—A neighbor, quoted by local media.
Local Impact And Law Enforcement Concerns
Residents report roughly 14 months of disruptive activity, a rotating cast of occupants and visitors, and more than 30 calls to police about the property. Complaints include late-night construction, forced entry into the home, and an apparent illegal basement unit with a kitchen. Neighbors say the property has been left in a derelict state, with drilled locks, pried doors and overgrown grounds.
County records show more than $324,000 in unpaid property taxes on the address. Neighbors who examined the records say a quitclaim deed filed by Aadee claimed the property was conveyed in a divorce—an assertion the notary on that deed says is false and that the signature was forged.
Context And Legal Consequences
Seller impersonation fraud—scammers posing as owners to sell homes they do not own—has been on the rise. A recent American Land Title Association survey found 59% of title firms encountered at least one seller-impersonation attempt in the past year.
Both defendants have prior fraud-related issues in their records. In 2009 Aadee pleaded guilty to defrauding FEMA and was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay $48,000 in restitution.
City Attorney Chiu says the alleged scheme "undermines the legal real estate market" and violates California's Unfair Competition Law. The city has asked the court for a restraining order to prevent Peng and Aadee from selling, encumbering, transferring, gifting, or otherwise affecting the property's title pending a hearing on a preliminary injunction. If found liable, the defendants could be subject to civil penalties up to $2,500 per violation.
The defendants did not respond to requests for comment and no attorneys had appeared for them in the civil action at filing time. The case remains active and the city is pursuing injunctive relief while investigators continue reviewing the chain of title.
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