Pasadena will have a rent control charter amendment on its November ballot after election officials last week certified that the measure has qualified to appear before voters. The Pasadena Tenant…
Author: Mike Nemeth
A bill that would have weakened the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act has died for the year after failing to receive a single committee hearing in the state Assembly. The California…
Legislation awaiting a vote on the Senate floor would help landlords comply with a California law that limits rent increases during states of emergency. In late April, the Senate Appropriations…
The California Apartment Association, working with the California Association of Realtors, has derailed legislation that would have levied a heavy tax on individuals who purchase rental housing and sell it…
Fresno-area rental housing providers turned out Wednesday at a City Council workshop to oppose calls for rent control and expanded eviction protections. During the special meeting, the council reviewed two…
Tenant activists are increasingly pushing for so-called tenant anti-harassment ordinances in both Southern and Northern California. Los Angeles and Santa Ana have passed such measures over the past couple of…
Help explain the impacts of California’s negative rental housing laws Has your tenant not paid rent for multiple months? Have you been denied rental assistance? Have your tenants prevented you…
Continuing to work its way through the state Senate this week is a CAA-sponsored bill that would offer financial relief to landlords who’ve been deprived dollars from the COVID-19 emergency…
The California Apartment Association has derailed a bill that would have created an immediate hurdle for owners wanting to put their property on the market. AB 2710 by Assemblyman Ash…
Effect of death on rental obligations By Leanne Barbat Maestre, Esq.Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP Death does not terminate term lease obligations. The resident’s estate remains responsible through the…