The eviction moratorium keeping renters housed is scheduled to soon expire.
Eviction moratorium expiration looms and one-in-four California renters aren’t sure they can pay rent
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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.
Newly published related content
Form-of-the-Week: Notice of Intent to Enter Dwelling and Notice of Temporary Displacement – Forms 567 and 588
RPI Forms 567 and 588 notify the tenant of the landlord’s intent to enter due to repairs and provides notice of temporary displacement.
Is a commercial landlord liable for injuries sustained from ordinary negligence when the lease agreement contains an exculpatory clause?
Garcia v. D/AQ Corporation
Change the law: Grant anti-accrual protections for residential tenants
firsttuesday proposes to eliminate the ability of residential landlords to take tenants to small claims court.
New law to protect low-income tenants from back-rent avalanche
While SB 91 provides important protections for low-income tenants, firsttuesday proposes to grant anti-accrual protections to more tenants suffering hardship, much like the anti-deficiency protections granted to California homeowners.
May a school district impose school impact fees on a development for university students without children?
AMCAL Chico LLC v. Chico Unified School District
Is the public entitled to an easement to use trails on a property whose owner continuously attempts to deter trespassers?
Tiburon/Belvedere Residents United to Support the Trails v. Martha Company
May the omission of a second trust deed in a judicial foreclosure action by the first trust deed holder be corrected beyond six years after the first trust deed note became due and payable?
Robin v. Crowell
California’s short-term rental bans, examined
Here in California, governments have struggled with how to regulate this type of rental housing.