Inconvenient and Ugly
A tic is an involuntary and habitual muscle spasm, frequently in the face. If you live in San Francisco, a TIC is also what many people end up with when they buy a flat in one of San Francisco’s classic 2-4 unit buildings. Like the medical condition, TICs are inconvenient at best and can be downright ugly at worst.
TIC stands for “Tenancy-In-Common,” a form of legal title by which multiple owners take title to a single property. In San Francisco, this form of taking title has come to be used as an end-run around the City’s restrictions against converting multi-tenant buildings into condominiums. ...