The governor is set to sign and enact Assembly Bill 1482 within a few weeks which means landlords will be limited to raising rent to no more than 5% plus local inflation, which in California is 2.5% on average. The bill is now sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk and he has said he will

The Los Angeles City Council has adopted a Home-Sharing Ordinance that establishes a legal process to allow home owners or residents to rent their primary address to short term visitors. The new ordinance became effective on July 1st, 2019. The ordinance requires hosts to register their short-term rentals with the city and also requires them

On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, the California Legislature passed a bill that would make it illegal to reject a prospective tenant based on the applicant’s enrollment in Section 8. The bill, proposed by Sen. Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) would ban blanket policies against considering Section 8 recipients as tenants, which would include “No Section 8”

Los Angeles County officials will vote tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept 10th, 2019 to direct staff to develop a permanent rent control ordinance. The ordinance will include: Rent Increases based on the Consumer Price Index Eviction controls and “just cause” requirements Relocation assistance in certain circumstances Rent registry These supervisors and county staff members have never studied

Hello there! Today we will discuss some ideas to include in your rental criteria and go over an example that Patti Widget has provided to us. Having a solid idea of what you’re looking for in a tenant can save you valuable resources such as time and money. It also helps deter prospects that would

As of August 1, 2019 it is illegal to reject potential clients based on the fact they are Section 8 recipients in the city of San Diego. What does this mean for landlords? It means that if the court finds there was some sort of violation of this new ordinance, the court will award against