Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Richard Beckman. Question 1: Is there any update on the lawsuits against the eviction moratoriums in Oakland and Alameda County? Answer 1: Somewhat surprisingly, there is no news from the appellate court as to either of…
We were a bit taken aback with the recent article in the Register by reporter Teri Sforza rhetorically asking if major businesses in Orange County are paying enough property taxes. Only toward the end of the piece was there an acknowledgement that in 2020, California voters rejected the “split roll” proposal by voting against Proposition…
SACRAMENTO — Low and middle-income Californians who are struggling to keep up with back-due debt will be able to retain a greater share of their paychecks to avoid falling deeper down a financial hole under legislation signed today by Governor Gavin Newsom. SB 1477, authored by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), will provide important relief for…
The San Diego City Council adopted a temporary ban on residential no-fault evictions which took effect on May 22, 2022. Under this local law, no-fault evictions would not be allowed in the City of San Diego until September 30, 2022, or 60 days after the end of the local state of emergency declared by the…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California property management and resident manager laws followed by answers provided by the law firm of Simone and Blevins. Please note that if the CARES Act applies to your property, you may be required to serve your tenant with a 30- day notice to quit…
Monetary Judgments When you obtain a monetary judgment against your tenant, you may be surprised to hear that the judgment itself is only as good as the piece of paper it is written on. You must collect on the judgment in order to obtain any funds. Ways to Collect There are many ways to accomplish…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by eviction attorney Dennis Block. Question One: My property is subject to Statewide Rent Control. I have a tenant who will only pay the rent when he is served with a 3-day notice to pay rent or…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Richard Beckman. Question 1: Are there any updates on the lawsuits against the eviction moratoriums in Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda County? Answer 1: As reported in last month’s article, the case Williams et al v.…
If you aren’t doing it already, you have a short amount of time left to avoid fines. Property managers for apartment buildings may have heard of the newly implemented bill, SB 1383. This bill requires apartments to have a system for their residents to collect their organic waste (like food scraps) and have it transported…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California property management laws followed by answers. Q: I have an apartment building in City Heights and my tenant is complaining to me that they have cockroaches. I told them they need to keep the apartment in a clean condition so that they do not continue…