While the number of households continues to grow, the rise is mostly thanks to renters.
California household formations set to decrease
read more
Real Estate Property Management
Discover the legal aspects of residential and commercial landlord-tenant relationships.
Stay current on the latest news, videos, forms, and updates for Real Estate 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
California property tax welfare exemption expanded to moderate-income housing in three counties
California’s welfare exemption partially exempts qualifying properties owned by eligible nonprofit organizations and entities from property taxes when they build or convert residential rental housing serving low-income tenants. Now, the welfare exemption is expanded in three counties to include moderate-income tenants when eligible.
Application to Rent and Pet Addendum — Forms 553 and 563
A residential landlord uses the Application to Rent to obtain information on the tenant and screen their creditworthiness. Beginning April 2027, when a residential landlord delivers their Application to Rent to a tenant, they will include a Pet Addendum.
Landlords, Tenants and Property Management — now streaming on any device
Our multi-media continuing education course catalog has evolved rapidly — and so have your learning options. Landlords, Tenants and Property Management is now enhanced for the first time with a stunning library of conceptual videos — fully optimized for viewing on any screen.
Pet addendum needs to be disclosed with the rental application
Beginning April 2027, California law requires a landlord to disclose their pet addendum on their property website, online advertisements and rental search engines and upon delivering a prospective tenant a rental application.
Form-of-the-Week: Tenant notices to landlord — to vacate, and to surrender personal property — Forms 572 and 582
A tenant uses RPI Form 572 when the tenant under a month-to-month tenancy intends to vacate the premises and RPI Form 582 when the tenant left personal property behind after vacating and requests the landlord return the personal property.
A gray area for the SoCal commercial market in Q2 2026
The Southern California (SoCal) commercial property market struggles to recover from economic, trade and geopolitical uncertainties that make long-term leasing decisions less attractive for qualified tenants, leaving commercial property languishing — but there are some areas of improvement.
Rentals: the future of California real estate?
California’s low homeownership rate means rentals are in high demand, with vacancies near historic lows.
Form-of-the-Week: Rental income rent roll, and comparative analysis projection (CAP) — Forms 352-1 and 353
An agent uses Form 352-1 to disclose rental information when marketing or evaluating an income-producing property, and Form 353 when projecting income and returns on an income-producing property.
