Think Statewide Rent Control is a Bad Idea? Look What Ocasio-Cortez Is Proposing – By Brian Wallace, SPOSFI member

You know how we’re always having to explain San Francisco’s rent control to out-of-state visitors? Well, if New York’s Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (“AOC”) has her way, we won’t have to do that anymore, because every state in the nation will have rent control. The Congresswoman’s ambitious, anti-poverty bill, “A Just Society,” aims, in her…

Legal Q & A by Richard Beckman

Question 1: Is there a form to use for properties that are not exempt from the new California rent control law that begins 1/1/20?  Is there a form to use for properties that the rent will be rolled back on 1/1/20 to 5% plus CPI?  And what website do you recommend when determining the CPI for…

Legal Q & A by Dennis Block

Question One: I allow my tenant to pay rent by depositing the funds directly into my bank account. When I did not get the rent, I issued the tenant a 3 Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit. I did not receive the rent within the three days, so I initiated an unlawful detainer action.…