Question One: Any new laws affecting landlord-tenant stuff we should know about? Answer One: Yes, several, and below covers some of the most significant ones. First, I think, would be AB 2347 (Unlawful Detainers), which extends the time for a tenant to file a response (demurrer, motion to strike, or Answer) to an unlawful detainer…
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 normally do not permit dogs in my building. This one applicant pleaded with me to allow him to have a small dog and I am considering his request. Is…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Franco Simone. Q: My neighbor told me that California passed a new law about emotional support animals. I was recently contacted by one of my tenants informing me that they required an emotional support cat and…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Richard Beckman. Question 1: Do you know of any new laws for 2022 that affect the rental industry? Answer 1: Other than, of course, the pandemic related legislation, the California legislature was relatively quiet in…
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 updates on the state of the courts and unlawful detainers? Answer 1: As most readers know, AB 832 – the final version of the statewide Covid-related rent relief legislation…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Franco Simone. Q: My rental property has a significant amount of deferred maintenance. I do not have money to fix the property and so I make sure to include in my leases that the property…
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 located in Vista, California. My original tenant went missing and her brother and stranger stayed in possession. I accepted rent from the stranger for two months and now…
Photo by Sora Shimazaki from Pexels Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California Rent Control Law followed by answers provided by San Diego landlord/tenant law attorney Franco Simone for the November issue of the AOA Magazine. Q: I own an apartment building in Lemon Grove and one of my tenants notified me that the…
Photo by Sora Shimazaki from Pexels Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by eviction attorney Dennis Block in the November issue of the AOA Magazine. Question One: I have a Section 8 tenant in Carson, California. The tenant has occupied the premises for the last five…
Photo by Sora Shimazaki from Pexels Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Northern California landlord/tenant law attorney Richard Beckman for the November issue of the AOA Magazine. Question 1: As always, any updates on the state of the courts and unlawful detainers? Answer 1:…