This bill is one of many new laws passed this year to address the state’s housing crisis.
California passes law easing building restrictions for new developments
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Recent updates to the course e-book
- In Chapter 25, references to “a intervivos trust” should be “an intervivos trust.”
- In Chapter 33, in the third bullet point beginning “55 or older with an annual income…”, $15,000
should be $25,000 and $20,000 should be $35,000. - Answer Key for Quiz 9, Question 2. The correct answer should be “d.”, not “c.
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
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Letter to the editor: What are the rights of a tenant with a service or support animal?
Landlords are prohibited from discriminating against a disabled tenant who uses a service dog.
Fewer projects will undergo CEQA aesthetic evaluations
This bill allows certain projects to forego the aesthetic impacts evaluation previously required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
New law creates OC Housing Finance Trust
California Government Code §6539.5 Amended by A.B. 448 Effective: January 1, 2019 This bill creates the Orange County Housing Finance Trust. The purpose of this trust is to fund permanent, supportive housing for homeless and low-income individuals within Orange...
How indexing capital gains to inflation would impact California’s housing market
California stands to benefit the most from this proposal due to its infamously high home values.
Change the law: Start a down payment savings program for first-time homebuyers in California
Our proposal: We propose Californian’s legislature create a program to allow future first-time homebuyers to set up savings accounts specifically to be used for down payments. Why: In the aftermath of the 2008 recession, slow wage growth and high rents have crippled...
California’s Homeowner Bill of Rights is back
Foreclosure protections that expired earlier in 2018 are back.
Residential landlords of rent-controlled units required to approve electric vehicle charging stations
Landlords of residential rent-controlled rental properties must approve requests to install an electric vehicle charging station.
Prop 10 explained: California’s battle to remove limits on rent control
first tuesday takes a hard look at the issues surrounding Prop 10.