Extreme tenant activists and some of their allies in the state Legislature attacked California’s rental housing industry with a deluge of anti-housing provider bills this year. We’re happy to report,…
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Pasadena voters approved a rent control and “just cause” for eviction measure in the Nov. 8 general election. Measure H passed with 52.8 percent of the vote despite a vigorous…
Two Alameda County supervisors last week expressed interest in creating a rental-reimbursement program to compensate housing providers who’ve been excluded from COVID-19 emergency rental assistance. Supervisors Nate Miley and David…
A month after voting to end the COVID-19 eviction moratorium, some members of the Los Angeles City Council want to go back on their decision and make the end date…
Oakland voters this month approved a ballot measure that will place harsher limits on evictions and extend “just cause” protections to more rental units. Measure V, which passed with 67.4%…
The San Diego City Council on Monday began the process of developing more stringent regulations on the rental housing industry, with a specific focus on evictions. Council President Sean Elo-Rivera…
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…
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…