Do I have to pay rent during the Coronavirus outbreak? Am I excused from paying because I am no longer working? These questions have probably crossed your mind a couple of times these past few days, if not weeks. In the midst of these hard times and the loss of jobs...
Is that HOA Rental Clause Illegal? In this blog post, we will look at new HOA rental restrictions to the Davis-Stirling Act. Last year Governor Newsom approved Assembly Bill 3182. The bill went into effect as of the beginning of this year (2021). Under the bill,...
Do you have any lease rights after foreclosure of a property you were leasing? What are your lease rights after foreclosure? Following our prior blog entitled Priorities Between Leasehold Interests and Deeds of Trust, this blog takes a closer examination on the effect...
What is the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act? California enacted the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020 (“Tenant Relief Act”) to protect residential tenants who were unable to pay rent due to financial distress related to COVID-19 from eviction. This temporary moratorium...
Can a landlord evict tenants before coronavirus or the stay at home order lifts? Can they begin the process of eviction before the pandemic is over? Here is what you need to know. In California, an eviction action is called “unlawful detainer”. An unlawful detainer...
Landlord Obligations in Returning a Security Deposit to a Tenant in a Residential Property A frequent problem that arises between a landlord and tenant is how to ensure the proper return of a security deposit once the tenancy has ended. A security deposit is a sum of...
