JJD-HOV Elk Grove v. Jo-Ann Stores, LLC
May a tenant pay a rental amount less than the agreed minimum rent when events occur which trigger reduced monthly payments under another lease agreement provision?
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Letter to the editor: May a commercial landlord’s broker refuse to pay a fee to the tenant’s broker upon renegotiation of the lease?
Under what circumstances is a landlord required to pay another broker fee?
Landlords nationwide plan rent increases over the next year
California’s cost-burdened tenants will need to tighten their belts another notch since nearly three quarters of landlords plan to increase rent over the next year.
California’s suburban homebuyers are moths to a flame — and paying for the privilege
More homebuyers are paying record-breaking premiums to live in high fire risk zones.
Form-of-the-Week: Right to Enter and Exhibit Unit to Buyers and Notice to Occupant of Entry and Completion of Showing — Forms 116 and 116-1
A seller of a rental property uses RPI Form 116 when the rental is listed for sale to advise the tenant they will show the unit to prospective buyers and RPI Form 116-1 to advise the tenant the entry has been completed.
Form-of-the-Week: Exclusive Authorization to Lease Property and Locate Space — Forms 110 and 111
A leasing agent uses RPI Forms 110 and 111 to establish the employment between a landlord or tenant and enforce fee collection upon the fulfillment of the client’s objectives.
California housing and the super commuter problem
California is becoming a state of super commuters as low-income housing units near jobs vanish.
Why California investors are turning to build-to-rent
The build-to-rent trend might work in California when investors consider these factors.
Is an owner who fails to timely assert their ownership of land laying beyond a fence barred from claiming trespass?
Johnson v. Little Rock Ranch, LLC
Errata & Updates
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.