Four California bills that would have added new screening limits, eviction restrictions, and disclosure or monitoring duties for housing providers stalled in the Appropriations Committees on May 14, taking them…
Author: Mike Nemeth
Rental housing providers facing proposals to ban utility-billing tools, cap fees, restrict tenant screening and expand local eviction controls now have a faster and more convenient way to speak out.
Owners of multifamily residential buildings in select California cities who are required to complete seismic soft-story retrofits may be eligible for grant funding through a new state program opening for…
The San Diego City Council did not take up a proposed fee and screening ordinance this week after the item, originally scheduled for discussion on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, was…
Rental housing providers have one week left to register for a California Apartment Association webinar that will tackle one of the more stubborn compliance questions in the business: which fees…
A bill that would have required some landlords and sellers to disclose nearby oil wells and install methane monitoring systems in multifamily rental housing was halted Thursday by the Assembly…
Long Beach’s Housing and Public Health Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday on the city’s just cause policies — with tenant advocates pushing to expand rules that already exceed California…
A measure that would have significantly restricted housing providers’ ability to screen tenants or employees based on criminal history has been held in the Legislature, ending its prospects for 2026.
A measure that would have required California housing providers to pause eviction cases when tenants cited immigration enforcement as the reason for nonpayment has been blocked in the Senate Appropriations…
A bill that would have barred California landlords from evicting federal employees and contractors during government shutdowns died in a Senate committee last week, sparing housing providers from a new…
