DFPI Bulletin Digest: March 2021
The March 2021 DFPI Bulletin focuses on the upcoming Economic Equity Conference, Assembly Bill...
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Category: Laws and Regulations
California crime-free housing policies disproportionately harm Black and Latinx renters
A Los Angeles Times report explores how crime-free housing policies not only hurt Black and Latinx renters, but the California real estate market as a whole.
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Federal foreclosure moratorium extended through mid-year
The foreclosure moratorium that has kept jobless Californians in their homes during the ongoing recession has been extended yet again.
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Form-of-the-Week: Homestead exemption, an asset preservation declaration – Form 465
Form-of-the-Week: Declaration of Homestead and Automatic Homestead – Form 465
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California grants statewide entitlement extensions
To lessen housing production delays amidst California’s affordable housing shortage, Governor...
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The spirit of compliance: Career Compass sets itself against CAR and the DRE
Read about The Career Compass’s ongoing battle with the DRE and CAR, highlighting the need for the DRE to foment competition and compliance equally among all course providers — including CAR.
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Disaster relief: avoiding reassessments
California’s 2020 fire season was the largest recorded in the state’s modern history. In total, it...
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Change the law: Grant anti-accrual protections for residential tenants
firsttuesday proposes to eliminate the ability of residential landlords to take tenants to small claims court.
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May a school district impose school impact fees on a development for university students without children?
AMCAL Chico LLC v. Chico Unified School District
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Is the public entitled to an easement to use trails on a property whose owner continuously attempts to deter trespassers?
Tiburon/Belvedere Residents United to Support the Trails v. Martha Company
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Does a national bank on acquiring a mortgage originated by a federal savings association need to pay interest on an impound account?
McShannock v. JP Morgan Chase Bank
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DFPI Bulletin Digest: January 2021
The January 2021 DFPI Bulletin focuses on new laws, annual report deadlines, and California’s...
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SB 1190 expands domestic violence lifeline for tenants
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its second year, California health officials are...
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AB 3182: New California HOA Rental Restrictions
On September 28, 2020, Governor Newsom signed AB 3182 into law, ending homeowner’s association...
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Sacramento’s plans to house California’s missing middle
With the passage of AB 725, California intends to soon house it’s ‘missing middle’ population.
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New stimulus deal arrives, but won’t repair the economy
With much public disagreement and little time to spare, Congress has finally reached a deal for a new economic stimulus package.
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Brokerage Reminder: Home inspectors – the buyer’s choice
Brush up on the ins and outs and the importance of home inspections.
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Eviction and foreclosure moratorium extended on federally-backed mortgages
Temporary relief is in sight for homeowners with single-family federally backed mortgages as the foreclosure moratorium is extended through January.
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Foreclosure requirements shift in California
Lawmakers are shaking up Wall Street with the signing of a new law aimed at changing the foreclosure process in California.
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