Repeal the Death Tax is now Initiative Number 23-0005. The title and summary [should have been] released on approximately August 21st, after which signature collection [began]. The Repeal the Death Tax initiative will restore the rights that were lost but will not change the other parts of Prop. 19. It will be retroactive, meaning people whose property…
California voters may soon have to decide whether to enshrine a “right to housing” in the state constitution. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 10 provides, in its entirety: “The state hereby recognizes the fundamental human right to adequate housing for everyone in California. It is the shared obligation of state and local jurisdictions to respect, protect, and…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by eviction attorney Dennis Block. Question One: I have a rent-controlled unit in the City of Los Angeles. My tenant recently passed away. His adult son, who was not on lease, was occupying the apartment with his father. He…
Hello, my name is Jeffi Girgenti and I am a candidate for Los Angeles County Supervisor District 3. I was born in the City of San Fernando and, as the daughter of a police officer, I stand as an advocate for public safety. I know the challenges and sacrifices the families of law enforcement officers…
Disclaimer: This Q&A discusses San Diego Ordinance Number O-21447 (O-2022-98 Rev.), which we refer to as to the no-fault eviction moratorium or moratorium. This moratorium is only relevant to Landlord’s with rental properties in the City of San Diego. Additionally, this moratorium is in effect from May 22, 2022, through September 30, 2022 or 60 days after…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Richard Beckman. Question 1: Are we allowed to seek unpaid rent now by going to small claims court? Answer 1: Depending on when the rent accrued, and what jurisdiction (city etc) your tenancy is located…
Clogged supply chains. Hiring struggles. New mask rules. A virus that trampled right over return-to-work schedules. Last year was chaotic for many businesses across California. What does 2022 hold? Layered on top of pandemic uncertainty is the question of what policymakers might do for — and to — businesses. “2022 is going to be a very…
SANTA ANA RENT CONTROL LETTERS TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Mayor and City Council: We watch in horror as you blindly put Santa Ana in the dark hole of rent control! You are giving a private subsidy (property owners pay?) to the many for the needs of a few! Are mobile home owners with…
On March 24th, 2020, state and local officials made emergency declarations because of a deadly virus that has now claimed the lives of over 816,000 Americans (Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) (arcgis.com). At that time, there were many unknowns. Overnight, millions of people were out of work, while others were dying of a mysterious virus. We gave…
“To own property that we pay taxes on and then to have government rob us of our property rights is just wrong. That’s not what our country is supposed to be about.” — Elizabeth Riddick, PLF Client Elizabeth Riddick describes her mother, Renee Sperling, as her Rock of Gibraltar: always there to accompany and empower…