Change The Law | firsttuesday Journal

Change the law: Create a state agency to fund small residential builders

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 8, 2021 | Change The Law, Real Estate | 0

firsttuesday proposes the creation of a new state agency with the sole function to lend to builders who will use the funds to construct more housing.

Change the law: Grant anti-accrual protections for residential tenants

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 1, 2021 | Change The Law, Property Management, Real Estate | 5

firsttuesday proposes to eliminate the ability of residential landlords to take tenants to small claims court.

Change the law: Prohibit trade union membership for DRE commissioners

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 5, 2019 | Change The Law, Your Practice | 0

The DRE needs to focus on its goal to safeguard consumers rather than protect CAR’s interests

Change the law: Require real estate team leaders to hold a broker license

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 25, 2019 | Change The Law, Your Practice | 0

first tuesday proposes that team leaders be required to be licensed brokers, who have more education and typically more experience than sales agents.

Change the law: Phase in a Qualified Residential Mortgage requirement for a 20% down payment

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 23, 2019 | Change The Law, Finance | 4

first tuesday proposes to phase in a graduated down payment requirement for the qualified residential mortgage (QRM).

Change the law: Require arbitrators to report real estate law violations by licensees

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 23, 2019 | Change The Law, Your Practice | 0

first tuesday proposes all arbitrators be required to report violations of real estate law by California licensees to the DRE.

Change the law: Establish laws for late charges and grace periods in residential leases

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | Change The Law, Property Management | 3

first tuesday suggests that California’s legislature adds rules specifying a minimum grace period for residential leases and requiring the landlord’s handling of a grace period to be transparent and agreed to in each lease.

Change the law: Eliminate rent control in favor of more low-income housing

by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 24, 2019 | Change The Law, Real Estate | 3

When sufficient rental housing exists to shelter the state’s low-income population, the need for rent control will diminish.

Change the law: Require an apprenticeship period for new agents

by ft Editorial Staff | May 21, 2019 | Change The Law, Your Practice | 5

first tuesday proposes that newly licensed sales agents first be required to serve as apprentices.

Change the law: Require syndicators to be licensed by the DRE

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 9, 2019 | Change The Law, Investment | 1

first tuesday proposes to require California real estate syndicators to be licensed by the DRE.

Change the law: Require operating expense disclosure for SFR sales

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 24, 2018 | Change The Law, Home Sales, Real Estate | 7

We propose to require a statement disclosing the operating expenses a potential homebuyer may expect when purchasing a specific single family residence (SFR).