Tenants at a Victorian at 2976 23rd Street in the Mission District in San Francisco, California on June 12, 2014. (Doug Sovern/CBS)

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Some tenants in San Francisco’s Mission District have come up with a way to avoid falling victim to the city’s affordable housing crisis, as they have turned a sprawling Victorian into a co-op, that they will manage themselves.

Tenant Elizabeth Castaneda said she is still stunned that she will not be evicted by the new owner of 2976 23rd Street. “It’s kind of hard to believe. It’s wonderful,” she said.