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Between the City of Los Angeles’ Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) and its Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance (JCO), nearly all residential rental units in the city are subject to local…
Rental housing providers in Los Angeles County remain subject to limits on rent increases and restrictions on certain evictions, after the county’s Board of Supervisors voted to extend wildfire-related price-gouging…
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The City of Los Angeles residential rental housing inspection program is called the Systematic Code Enforcement (SCEP) and requires regular periodic inspections of many rental units within the City. The…
A Los Angeles County proposal that would have forced housing providers to wait three months before pursuing evictions for nonpayment of rent failed to advance today after opposition from the…
A Los Angeles County supervisor on Tuesday introduced a proposal that would increase the amount of unpaid rent a tenant may owe before a housing provider can begin eviction proceedings…
A recent Los Angeles City Council proposal to revise Measure ULA, the city’s voter-approved real estate transfer tax, stalled this week after council members declined to move the measure forward.
With just days to go before Los Angeles’ revised rent control rules take effect, rental housing providers are preparing for changes that will apply to rent-stabilized units citywide beginning Monday,…
Under a motion advanced by the Los Angeles City Council this week, the city’s newly adopted rent control rules would apply to rent increases taking effect Feb. 2, 2026, or…
The California Apartment Association is asking rental housing providers to share how a proposed ban on ratio utility billing systems in Los Angeles would affect their operations, as the City…
A recent California Court of Appeal ruling secured by the California Apartment Association is already reshaping litigation over similar tenant relocation requirements elsewhere in the state, including a pending challenge…
An unlawful detainer action is more than filing paperwork and getting a rubber stamp from the court system. Once a termination notice expires and a resident does not move out, the matter becomes a civil lawsuit governed by strict procedural rules, evidentiary requirements, and court deadlines. While unlawful detainers are intended to move more quickly…
California’s fair housing laws are among the most comprehensive in the country, and they apply to nearly all residential rental properties in the state. Because California law goes beyond federal requirements — and continues to evolve — understanding state-specific rules is critical to avoiding legal risk. These laws are not always straightforward, and even well-intentioned…
You are invited to attend an informational briefing on the Redwood City Rent Control Ballot Initiative, a measure filed by rent control proponents in April 2026. The California Apartment Association (CAA) will provide an overview of the initiative’s key provisions and how it, if passed, would change Redwood City’s current housing regulations. The session will…
