The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended its COVID-19 eviction moratorium through June, although the move is not expected to have much effect on California, which has its…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom this week appointed Assemblyman Rob Bonta as California’s attorney general. If confirmed by the state Legislature within 90 days, the Democrat from Alameda will replace Xavier Becerra…
California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) says it’s legal under California’s civil rights laws for property management firms and other businesses to require employees to get vaccinated against…
The California Apartment Association and several other business groups have issued a letter objecting to a bill that would create an excise tax on rental housing and a costly, statewide…
Legislation unveiled Thursday would force California landlords to stay in the rental housing business for at least five years, even if they are losing money month after month. AB 854…
A second federal judge has challenged the CDC’s nationwide eviction moratorium, but the ruling won’t change anything about California’s Covid-19 eviction restrictions. On March 10, a federal judge in Cleveland…
Rental housing providers and residents can now begin applying for Covid-19-related rental assistance through the State of California. The program, administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development,…
President Biden today signed a Covid-19 stimulus package – labeled the American Rescue Plan — that will earmark an additional $2.2 billion in emergency rental assistance for California. Besides the…
The California Apartment Association has asked the state’s Judicial Council to further revise the jury instructions for eviction cases that go to trial following the passage of Senate Bill 91.
Legislation approved last year will make it easier to determine allowable annual rent increases under AB 1482, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019. The Tenant Protection Act restricts rent increases…