In San Francisco and other rent-controlled jurisdictions, the longer the tenant resides in the unit, the cheaper his or her rent becomes. As a result, tenants are discouraged from moving on to new housing, allowing for additional opportunities for housing to actually open up. Tenants who have a rental agreement in a building subject…
The Alameda Rent Ordinance prevents landlords from terminating a tenancy except for certain allowable grounds and requires a relocation payment in circumstances that are not the fault of the tenant. Amounts for these relocation payments were established by city council resolution and are adjusted annually based on a component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) calculated…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Richard Beckman. Question 1: I read the eviction moratoriums in Berkeley, Oakland and Alameda County and they are finally being lifted. Can you explain the details? Answer 1: As noted last month, Alameda County supervisors…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Richard Beckman. Question 1: I am still confused about the eviction moratoriums in Oakland and Alameda County. What is the current status of both? Answer 1: As you probably know, Alameda County supervisors finally voted to…
With many haulers charging service fees or requiring you to get your dumpster or carts to the curb on pickup day, knowing how to do this safely is critical to managing your waste program. Yet, moving a full dumpster to the curb is no easy task. You never know what contents it may contain.. Trash…
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…
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…
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…
This is part one in a series shining a light on the landlords of Alameda County who are being hurt by this unconstitutional ban. John Williams has a simple dream: selling his rental property in the Bay Area and opening a small flower shop in Savannah, Georgia. For years, it was just a hypothetical fantasy,…
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…