A COVID-19 related bill that would invite tenants to skip rent payments without fear of eviction continues to work its way through the state Senate. On Wednesday, AB 1436 by…

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The California Apartment Association this week asked its members for help stopping AB 1436, the “free rent” bill to be heard Tuesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill by…
California’s Judicial Council today voted 19-1 to allow the courts to resume processing unlawful-detainer cases effective Sept. 1. The Judicial Council had been eyeing Aug. 14 to resume evictions, however,…
The Assembly Judiciary Committee this week approved a bill that would create a voluntary tax credit program to help landlords recoup rent that’s gone unpaid during the COVID-19 crisis. The…
The California Apartment Association this week issued a letter explaining its continuing opposition to a “free rent” bill to be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee later this month. AB…
A newly released survey highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on California’s “mom and pop” landlords. The report comes from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals and…
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye on Friday announced that California’s Judicial Council will vote “very soon” whether to sunset its emergency suspension of virtually all unlawful-detainer cases throughout the state. The…
After hearing from CAA, Los Angeles County supervisors this week agreed to do more research before deciding whether to force its strict eviction control policies on all 88 cities within…
A tenant’s guest shoots and kills someone at the rental property. Another tenant threatens to behead the landlord. And a third renter runs a prostitution ring out of the unit.…
The California Apartment Association this week issued opposition letters regarding three of the most troubling rental housing-related bills of 2020. The bills include AB 1703, which would give tenants and…
