Crime & Safety
2 Accused Of Trying To Sell Multimillion Dollar House They Did Not Own
Two people are accused of using forged signatures to illegally acquire the deed to a multimillion-dollar property.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Two people were accused in a civil lawsuit filed this week by the City and County of San Francisco of trying to sell a house they did not own.
Brandon Aadee and Diana Peng were named defendants in the lawsuit, which accused the two of using forged signatures to illegally acquire the deed to a multimillion-dollar property in the Sea Cliff neighborhood.
The two were accused of transferring the deed from its owners after the owners racked up $320,000 of property taxes that were owed to the city before they allegedly left the country.
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The suit accused the two of transferring the deed back and forth between them eight times over 13 years. They then allegedly attempted to sell the house.
"Defendants are effectively trying to steal a house and sell it to make millions in profit," City Attorney Chiu said in a statement.
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The property at 250 32nd Avenue was owned by a woman named Wei Wang and her husband, before the husband transferred his stake to Wang in 2015, according to the lawsuit.
In June 2025, the deed was filed as transferred from Wang to Aadee with the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder's Office.
The suit alleges the filing was fraudulent, and the house never legally transferred hands.
The two allegedly tried to sell the house more than once over the past 14 months for under market value, which Chiu alleged was an attempt to sell it faster.
The property is worth about $4.4 million, according to an estimate from the real estate website Zillow, which noted Saturday the property is not currently listed for sale.
The deed was listed as owned by Peng as of the filing of the lawsuit this week.
The suit seeks a $2,500 civil penalty for each alleged fraudulent deed transfer, along with a declaration the transfers were void, among other relief.
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