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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.
City and County of San Francisco v. Post Facts: A city’s ordinance prohibits landlords from discriminating against Section 8 tenants. Meanwhile, Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) protections are expanded to include a tenant’s source of income, which does not...
HUD proposes big changes to its mission.
California’s renter households exceed available housing.
Day v. Lupo Vine Street, L.P. Facts: A commercial landlord leases space to a tenant operating a health club. The tenant does not maintain an AED on the premises. A client of the health club suffers a fatal cardiac arrest while exercising on the premises. Claim: The...
11% of students enrolled in a California State University report being homeless during 2017.
California’s legislature is considering a bill which would introduce stricter landlord certification requirements.
Always check the CID documents before purchasing a CID unit you intend to use as a rental.
California’s biggest cities are seeing rapid rent growth, with some notable exceptions.
California prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation through the Unruh Civil Rights Act.