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The amount of security deposit residential landlords may charge have changed in 2024.
Read the new restrictions on residential security deposits.
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
09/25: Updated that the three-day notice to pay rent or quit excludes weekends and court holidays.
A tenant uses RPI Form 572 when the tenant under a month-to-month tenancy intends to vacate the premises and RPI Form 582 when the tenant left personal property behind after vacating and requests the landlord return the personal property.
The Southern California (SoCal) commercial property market struggles to recover from economic, trade and geopolitical uncertainties that make long-term leasing decisions less attractive for qualified tenants, leaving commercial property languishing — but there are some areas of improvement.
California’s low homeownership rate means rentals are in high demand, with vacancies near historic lows.
An agent uses Form 352-1 to disclose rental information when marketing or evaluating an income-producing property, and Form 353 when projecting income and returns on an income-producing property.
Commercial landlords and tenants agreeing to partial payments use RPI Form 558, and residential landlords and tenants use RPI Form 559. The forms commit to writing the portion of remaining delinquent rent the tenant owes the landlord, the date the balance is due, and when not paid by the due date, what action the landlord may take to enforce payment.
Learn the contrasts between rent-to-buy arrangements and protective homeownership transactions structured by seasoned brokers.
Vacancy rates are on a year-over-year upward incline, while net absorption returns were positive this quarter. New projects were opened to the market but are not yet occupied. A few major tenants are boosting occupancy of distribution space, while smaller businesses are slowly shutting down.
Residential vacancy rates – along with jobs and residential construction – held steady.
Eshagian v. Cepeda
