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…
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This time of year, landlords with properties subject to the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 may find themselves scratching their heads while they search for an important number issued by…
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…
A bill that would have required landlords to register their properties with the government failed to advance Wednesday. The author, Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, pulled AB 2469 from consideration in the…
Court forms to comply with AB 2179, a new law that extended limited tenant protections under the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act (CTRA), are now available. At this time, tenants are…
While the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to examine the constitutionality of Los Angeles’ eviction moratorium, the underlying legal challenge may still go forward in the lower courts. The city…
Newly introduced legislation takes aim at both the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and corporate landlords by opening the door to local rent controls on single-family homes. AB 1791 by Assemblyman…
By Jozef Magyar, Esq.Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) has made available real estate advertising guidelines for California real estate licensees. Reviewing and…