HERE IS OUR MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND HAPPENINGS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE. We are now past the legislative bill introduction deadline of February 17th and it is clear that 2023 is going to be a busy year on the legislative front. Governor Newsom has stated that housing and... Continue Reading
SENATOR AISHA WAHAB (D-FREMONT) HAS INTRODUCED SB 466 TO REPEAL COSTA-HAWKINS. The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act is a California state law that limits the ability of local governments to enact rent control. Specifically, it exempts certain kinds of residential rental properties from rent... Continue Reading
THE SUPREME COURT ON THURSDAY NIGHT BLOCKED THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S NEW EVICTION BAN, IN A RULING THAT LEFT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOMES DURING THE PANDEMIC. The decision to suspend the moratorium more than five weeks before its Oct. 3 expiration was a win for... Continue Reading
Qualified Low-Income Renters to Receive 100% of Past Due Rent From April 1, 2020 Low-income, California renters who have been impacted by COVID-19 financial related hardships will now be protected from eviction until September 30, 2021, under the latest extension signed by Governor Gavin... Continue Reading
