President Joe Biden unveiled his first federal budget proposal as president for fiscal year 2022, which begins on October 1. His first budget is a whopper at just over $6 trillion. This is in addition to the $4 trillion he wants to spend on his pork-laden infrastructure rebuilding plan. He also announced his plan to…
DetailsEviction Moratorium Extended Assembly Bill 832 has now extended the State of California’s moratorium through September 30, 2021. Based on how the law is drafted, I am confident that this will be the last extension. As such, all tenants should be required to pay rent for the month of October 2021. If rent is not…
DetailsIn this article, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 may be referred to as California Rent Control or the Act. The Act passed into law in 2019, which implemented statewide just-cause termination requirements and rent increase caps for many rental properties. Q: I own two condominiums in San Diego County and a friend recently mentioned…
DetailsQuestion 1: As always, any updates on the state of the courts and unlawful detainers? Answer 1: As most readers will know, California again updated its comprehensive state law directed at protecting tenants from eviction for non-payment of rent. Originally passed as AB 3088 in August 2020, updated by SB 91 in January, AB 832…
DetailsQuestion One: My property is located in Hollywood. A tenant has moved out and we are preparing the security deposit itemization form. Is it sufficient to send it by text or is it required that I mail the document to the tenant? Answer One: The law requires that a security deposit be prepared in writing.…
DetailsRead this, and let it really sink in . . . Then choose how you continue the year 2021 and how you plan to start your day tomorrow . . . Jerry is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say.…
DetailsHello everybody. Four topics (other than COVID-19 laws) continue to be in the forefront of our legal news. So instead of addressing one subject in depth as most of my articles in this column do, I will briefly discuss recent developments in four specific areas of law, namely: Arbitrations with Resident Managers, Arbitrations in Residential…
DetailsThe people running our State/cities are living in a fantasy world. Some of them really think that just because you own an apartment building, you have additional money to support another family by paying 40% or 50% of a tenant’s living expenses, which is their rent. Other politicians are even more evil than that –…
DetailsBob Lonsberry, a Rochester talk radio personality on WHAM 1180 AM, said the following in response to our President’s “income inequality speech”. [Major changes have been made to make it fit our current “free rent and forced labor” laws, as well as make it less politically personal.] The politicians have not empowered their followers;…
DetailsSo, let’s start at the beginning. Some of the data developed through the apartment industry reflects that many tenants have failed to apply for the “relief programs” available. The computer programming apparently requires an advanced Master’s Degree from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, or MIT! It’s too difficult, complicated, and the system gives rise…
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