Prop 21, on the November 2020 ballot, may allow local governments to enact broader rent control measures.
Letter to the editor: Does California have statewide rent control?
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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.
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Readers predict whether eviction protections for California renters are adequate for the 2020 recession.
Jobless rate jumps and tenants are still making rent — for now
California landlords are in a precarious position in 2020.