If you have a single-user bathroom facility in your leasing office or other public area, it must be identified with signage as an “all gender” facility. The signage must comply…
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A tax revolt in the 1970’s culminated in the passage by the voters of Proposition 13 in 1978. It was titled the People’s Initiative to Limit Property Taxation, also known…
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: California Law
California’s Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010 requires that all residential property be equipped with a carbon monoxide alarm when the property has a “fossil fuel” burning heater or…
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CARES Act Federal Eviction Moratorium
On March 27, 2020, Congress enacted the CARES Act, a $2.2 trillion stimulus package to help with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. One provision of that law placed…
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Census: Access to Property
Every 10 years, from April through July, census takers (also known as “enumerators”) visit residences that did not return the questionnaires mailed in March. They often contact owners and managers…
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Children: Renting to Families with Children
With the limited exception of senior housing complexes, Federal and State law make it illegal for rental property owners to refuse to rent housing to families with children. Also protected…
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City of Los Angeles – Right to Counsel Program Ordinance
On June 24, 2025, the Los Angeles City Council passed the Right to Counsel Program Ordinance (“the right to counsel ordinance” or “ordinance”) which, effective August 20, 2025, provides free…
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City of Los Angeles – Source of Income Discrimination Law
Effective January 1, 2020, the City of Los Angeles prohibits discrimination based on a tenant’s source of income, including the receipt of housing subsidies, such as Section 8 Housing Choice…
Historical reference. This Industry Insight summarizes the City of Los Angeles’ COVID-19-era eviction moratorium and rent freeze. It is retained for historical reference only and is not current compliance guidance.…
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City of Los Angeles Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance (Non-RSO Units)
On January 20, 2023, the Los Angeles City Council voted to enact the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance of the City of Los Angeles (the ordinance) which extends just cause…
