The city of Los Angeles has expanded renter protections. The new protections now cover ALL RENTALS, including condominiums and single family homes in the City of L.A. NEW LAWS AND PROCEDURES Renter Protections Notice All residential rental property owners must provide a “Notice of Renters’ Protections” to tenants who begin or renew their tenancy on or…
Dear Board of Supervisors: (letter to the board of supervisors and all other politicians voting for any form of rent control., Before you pull the “my constituents need me to do this” card to cast your edict over the realm (sounds feudal, doesn’t it?) and extend the eviction moratorium, or consider some monetary threshold landlords…
THANKS FOR NOTHING Dear Mayor: So happy to hear you care about the unhoused. Why can’t you show the same respect and concern for landlords providing housing? We have a 10-unit building and two tenants who just refused in April 2020 to pay rent and have continued to not pay almost three years later. Plus,…
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Antioch is only the latest city in the Bay Area to enact stronger rent protections by capping rent at 3% or 60% of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), whichever amount is less. Our earlier article discussed some of the forces at play in the spread of rent and tenant protection measures…
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 four-plex in the City of Los Angeles which is under rent control. I am doing upgrades including installing an air conditioner in each unit. The cost for these…
California state law that allows rent hikes to rise with inflation and landlords are allowed rent increases up to 10% — as long as those properties aren’t covered by local rent control. That has increased pressure to pass stricter forms of local rent control in some cities. Below are cities that have recently adopted their own…
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 single-family home in Santa Monica, not subject to rent control, and my tenants are on a month-to-month tenancy. Can I raise the rent and if so, how…
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 leased a condominium to a tenant less than a year ago. I have learned that the tenant has advertised the unit through apartments.com and is subletting the unit to other people. The…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Richard Beckman. Question 1: Did the state renew the eviction moratorium law that was supposed to expire March 31? Answer 1: Yes. The original statewide law meant to address the pandemic rental crisis – AB…
Beginning May 1, 2022, landlords of most Alameda rental units may serve their tenant with rent increase notices of no more than 2.7%, after the Alameda City Council adopted new legislation altering the moratorium on rent increases. The change applies to multi-unit properties built prior to February 1995, which are subject to a cap on the annual…