Legal Q & A – By Richard Beckman, Esq.

Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Richard Beckman. Question 1:  Does the end of the statewide State of Emergency, as of February 28, affect any of the local laws such as Alameda County’s continued eviction moratorium? Answer 1: The state’s COVID-19 State…

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Landlords of Alameda County: How an Eviction Ban Stole One Couple’s American Dream by Brittany Hunter, Pacific Legal Foundation

In Alameda County, California, a pandemic-era eviction ban has been in place for almost three years, even though COVID no longer poses the same threat it once did. As a result, “mom and pop” landlords have found themselves losing their livelihoods and dealing with problematic, and sometimes violent, tenants with no way to get rid…

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Coming Next Month! The FREE “Million Dollar” Trade Show and Landlording Conference and Landlords of Alameda County: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Coming Next Month!  The FREE “Million Dollar” Trade Sholl want to remember to mark your calendars for the big “Million Dollar Trade Show and Landlording Conference” next month.  The big show will be held on Wednesday, April 19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in West Hall A! You’ll meet vendors galore with new products…

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Legal Q & A – By Richard Beckman, Esq.

Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Richard Beckman. Question 1:  As always, any update on the lawsuits against the eviction moratoriums in Oakland and Alameda County? Answer 1: In the City of Alameda’s lawsuit against the Alameda County moratorium (City of Alameda…

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Steps to Making Public Facilities Comply With the ADA and CA Laws and Codes By Anthony C. Guichard

Owners, franchisors, architects, designers and building contractors who participate in the design and construction of shopping centers, strip centers, hotels, apartment buildings, restaurants and other places that are open to the public must ensure that these facilities comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Preventing ADA mistakes is much less expensive if the mistakes…

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