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The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act is a California state law that restricts the scope of local rent control ordinances. One of its provisions is that it exempts certain types of residential rental properties from being subject to local rent control laws, such as single-family homes, condos, or properties constructed after 1995 or after a local ..Read More

The Tenant and Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA or COPA) is being evaluated by California legislators to simplify the process of allowing tenants and nonprofit organizations with a social mission to acquire rental properties that become available for sale. AB 919, proposed by Ash Kalra, an Assemblymember from San José, seeks to grant tenants ..Read More

AB2791 is a bill that would require a marshal or sheriff to accept electronically signed notices or court documents granted by courts in a civil action, such as an eviction. The bill takes effect January 1st, 2024. AB 2791 also sets forth new litigation where a marshal or sheriff is prohibited from reviewing the contents ..Read More