Landlords and property managers need to know what triggers and exempts the due-on clause, since mortgage holders enforce the due-on clause more frequently in times of rising interest rates.
Due-on leasing regulations
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Form-of-the-Week: Three-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit Variations — Forms 575, 575-1, 575-2 and 575-3
A landlord uses RPI Forms 575, 575-1, 575-2 and 575-3 depending upon whether they are subject to just cause eviction requirements and the type of breach the tenant committed.
Surrender cancels the lease agreement
When a tenant materially breaches a lease agreement, the landlord may complete a surrender, in which the landlords accepts a return of possession from the tenant in exchange for cancelling the lease agreement.
No price gouging of rental housing following earthquakes and storms
In response to earthquakes and storms, the California Attorney General reminds landlords to be mindful of rent gouging.
Form-of-the-Week: Mold informational booklet and non-smoking addendum — Forms 564-1, 564-2 and 563-1
Residential landlords use RPI Forms 564-1 and 564-2 to educate the tenant on mold and its hazards and RPI Form 563-1 to prohibit smoking on the property.
Property Management 101
Read on for a summary of California property management laws and best practices.
Form-of-the-Week: Annual Property Operating Data Sheet (APOD) and Tenant Estoppel Certificate (TEC) — Forms 352 and 598
An agent representing an owner of tenant-occupied property uses RPI Forms 352 and 598 to induce buyers or lenders to purchase the property and assure no competing claims exist from tenants.
Rent collectible under a lease agreement
When a tenant commits a material breach of the lease agreement, possession may terminate. However, the landlord’s right to collect rents throughout the term of the lease remains.
California continues to crack down on landlords pursuing unjust evictions
Dear landlords, no need to be the bad egg — that is, when you stay away from unjust evictions.
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