Learn the contrasts between rent-to-buy arrangements and protective homeownership transactions structured by seasoned brokers.
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Landlords, Tenants and Property Management
Discover the legal aspects of residential and commercial landlord-tenant relationships.
Stay current on the latest news, videos, forms, and updates for Landlords, Tenants and Property Management.
Recent updates to the course e-book
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.
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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.
California’s shifting residential vacancy rates tell a story
Residential vacancy rates – along with jobs and residential construction – held steady.
May a landlord recover possession of their leased premises from a tenant when the landlord provides a deficient three-day notice to pay rent or quit?
Eshagian v. Cepeda
SoCal commercial property struggles for buoyancy — Q4 2025
Vacancy rates are up in all SoCal sectors and counties, aside from Orange County office and a slight year-over decrease for Los Angeles industrial. Net absorption remains negative for San Diego and Orange County but turned positive for Los Angeles and Inland Empire industrial in 2025.
Form-of-the-Week: Commercial lease agreement addenda — Forms 552-6, 552-7 and 552-8
A commercial leasing agent and a landlord have several options for including addenda in a commercial lease agreement, including the Maintenance Modification Addendum, Alienation Addendum, Subordination Addendum and a lease agreement addendum with blank spaces.
More lenient owner-occupancy requirements for JADUs
Legislatures hope relaxed junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) regulations will translate to more developer interest.
New law protects tenants receiving Social Security income
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SoCal commercial property entrenched in decline — Q3 2025
Vacancy and net absorption rates for the Southern California commercial property market worsened for most sectors.