Hall of Famer Joe Montana among residents suing San Francisco after sewage damages homes

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Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana is among many high-profile San Francisco residents who filed a joint lawsuit against the city on Thursday, alleging that their homes and nearby streets have been flooded with sewage and rainwater because of poor city infrastructure.

The San Francisco Standard reports that the claims, which initially came in June and are now being followed by the lawsuit, say that flooding caused by unusually high rainfall near the end of 2022 and start of 2023 was not simply due to bad weather – it was San Francisco’s insufficient sewage infrastructure.

Montana, the San Francisco 49ers legend, and real estate tycoon Victor Makras are among at least 58 residents on Marina Boulevard, between Webster Street and Baker Street, that signed on to the claims.

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San Francisco 49ers legend Joe Montana and wife Jennifer Wallace attend the game against the Kansas City Chiefs on October 23, 2022, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. (Bob Kupbens / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"For many years, the city has had actual and constructive knowledge that the sewage and storm drainage system in and around the [Marina Boulevard area] cannot sufficiently handle anticipated conditions and rain events," the lawsuit said, per the San Francisco Standard. 

"We don’t only trust the city to maintain the sewage infrastructure, but we pay it for doing so," the residents’ attorney, Khaldoun Baghdadi, said. "When the city makes the decisions that cause raw sewage to flood homes, it is responsible for compensating residents."

Baghdadi, the former head of San Francisco’s Human Rights