A landlord, tenant, leasing agent or property manager when negotiating rent payments as a percentage of a non-residential tenant’s gross sales uses a Commercial Lease Agreement of the percentage variety to set the terms for a fixed-term tenancy or uses the month-to-month variety to prepare a Commercial Rental Agreement for a periodic tenancy.
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A landlord, tenant, leasing agent or property manager uses a Commercial Lease Agreement of the gross variety for projects with a single tenant or multiple tenants when the landlord retains the obligations to manage and pay for most or all property operating expenses such as property taxes, insurance and maintenance during the tenancy.
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A qualified commercial tenant receives tenant protections, including a longer period of time for notice of an increase in rent and termination of tenancy, more documentation in a change of building operating costs charged the tenant and translation requirements when negotiating a lease agreement.
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A landlord, tenant, leasing agent or property manager uses a Commercial Lease Agreement of the net variety for a single-user tenant to document the terms of the tenancy negotiated when the payment of most or all property operating expenses including property taxes, insurance and maintenance incurred during the tenancy is shifted to the tenant.
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A landlord or property manager uses a Commercial Lease Agreement – Gross – Single Tenant to lease commercial property to a tenant for a fixed term.
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Mobilehome parks are required to be registered and titled
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The California Supreme Court holds rent provisions based on occupancy levels are enforceable.
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Landlords now need to actually have a unit readily available for a prospective tenant to occupy when they demand a screening fee for reviewing an application for approval or denial.
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Residential landlords are now obligated to offer to report a tenant’s positive rental payment information to at least one nationwide consumer reporting agency.
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A California appeals court holds an unlawful detainer (UD) action needs an unambiguous three-day notice to pay to recover possession from a tenant.
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Landlords may no longer charge fees for posting or serving eviction notices or notices to vacate to residential tenants or for accepting rent or security deposit payments by check. Security deposits charged a military service member renting as a residential tenant, when higher than the security deposit charged others, require specific steps.
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California’s legislature promotes solar energy by empowering owners and tenants of mobilehomes to freely install and use solar energy systems without any type of interference from the owner or manager of the mobilehome park.
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In re: Fraser v. Farvid Facts: A landlord rents a single family residence (SFR) to a tenant. The...
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Campbell v. FPI Management, Inc. Facts: A residential landlord rents a unit in a federally...
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Calif. Civil Code §1954.53
Amended to add subsection 4(A) by AB 1620
Effective date: January 1, 2024
Castaic Studios LLC v. Wonderland Studios LLC
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Landlords evicting a residential tenant who is not in default are limited to specific circumstances, called “just cause.”
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