Under a new ordinance in Los Angeles County, failure to pay the rent in its entirety will no longer qualify as grounds for eviction – even after COVID-related tenant protections…
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The UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation has recently published an unsubstantiated report alleging that landlords throughout California may be violating a state law that limits rent increases. The…
Thanks to the California Apartment Association’s Legal Fund, the association has been able to engage in several court cases this year with significant implications for the rental housing industry. With…
At any given time over the past few years, California has been under some sort of governor-declared emergency — often several declarations at once — that have triggered the state’s…
A federal district court judge on Wednesday issued an injunction to stop Los Angeles County from enforcing parts of its COVID-19 eviction moratorium, but not until Dec. 1. Specifically, the…
The West Hollywood City Council on Monday continued its long history of embracing bad housing policy. The council voted to limit rent increases to a maximum 3% annually on rent controlled…
A “no fault” eviction moratorium in the city of San Diego has expired, although significant protections for COVID-related nonpayment still apply. The no fault eviction moratorium took effect in May…
After years of advocacy by the California Apartment Association, the L.A. City Council on Oct. 4 agreed on a definitive end date to its emergency COVID-19 eviction restrictions. Under the…
The California Apartment Association’s Landlord Helpline frequently fields questions about tenants who are seeking exceptions to a “no pets” rule. California and federal fair housing laws require landlords to make…
Several governor-declared states of emergency that include limits on rent increases have either expired in recent days or are on the verge of lapsing. On Oct. 8, fire-related emergency proclamations…