The San Jose City Council next week is expected to consider an ordinance that would freeze rents on all rent-controlled units for the rest of the year. At this week’s…
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to give tenants a full year to cover rent that goes unpaid because of COVID-19. An earlier version of the…
A bill in response to COVID-19 would allow the courts to force rental property owners in California to reduce rents by 25%. The bill, AB 828 by Assemblyman Phil Ting,…
California tax collectors are expected to waive penalties against landlords and other property owners unable to pay their taxes by Friday’s deadline due to COVID-19 financial hardships. That announcement came…
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday night rejected a proposal to suspend rent collections during the COVID-19 crisis. The city attorney agreed with the California Apartment Association’s contention that…
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Judicial Council of California on Monday placed on hold nearly all evictions in the state. The council’s vote at an emergency meeting effectively…
Effective immediately and in time for rents due April 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom today banned the eviction of renters unable to pay the rent because of COVID-19. The statewide executive…
Tenant activists are organizing rent strikes in a number of California cities, with landlords in Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco as apparent targets. The more radical tenant groups are…
Just days after the city of Los Angeles imposed a COVID-19 related rent freeze and strict eviction moratorium, L.A. county appears poised to do the same. The County Board of…
It’s April 1, and the rent is due. With COVID-19 prompting layoffs and job cuts across California, though, many tenants won’t be able to pay it. In these cases, the California Apartment Association urges landlords to respond with…
