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California is one of the most renter-friendly states in the nation, as evidenced by the recent imposition of statewide rent control and other legal precedents. In an environment such as this, you may desire to include relocation clauses in the lease agreements for all...
On December 18, 2020, San Francisco adopted Ordinance 265-20, which implements the City’s first rental unit registration ordinance. With Proposition 21 on the ballot in November of 2020, the Board of Supervisors was poised to implement vacancy control if the...
Prior to 2021, Homeowners' Associations ("HOAs") had fairly broad discretion to prohibit rentals in condominium communities. AB 3182, effective January 1, 2021, added Civil Code section 4741, which imposed limitations on this broad authority, including restricting an...
The state’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium expired on September 30, 2021 for everyone in Northern California, with exception of Alameda County. The Alameda County Eviction Moratorium protects tenants from all evictions unless they are being evicted (1) because property...
On September 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed a pair of bills, Senate Bills (SB) 9 and 10, which mark a continuing effort by the California Legislature to support expansion of the state’s housing production. SB 9 permits owners of certain properties in urban,...
The hefty COVID-19 eviction moratoriums have recently expired at the state level. Does this mean evictions are back to “business as usual?” Not exactly; the old rules for eviction actions, called unlawful detainers (“UDs”), have been replaced by new ones along the...
While the country was trying to move through a pandemic and support people who experienced job loss and other financial difficulties, legislators passed state and federal moratoriums on evictions. These freezes gave some relief to tenants but still present some...
“These two attorneys are each distinguished in areas that set Zacks, Freedman & Patterson apart as a premier real estate law firm,” said Shareholder Andrew Zacks. “I appreciate the ways they show their commitment to their work and values in their service to the...
Construction projects are complicated regardless of whether it is a multi-use building or a single-family house. By the time occupants move in, there have been several other parties involved in the building process. It includes the owners, contractors, subcontractors,...
Housing shortages are not only a problem in the Bay Area. Large swaths of California are experiencing a lack of housing. Enter the Housing Crisis Act. The California legislature passed the Housing Crisis Act in 2019. A major part of the law limits the power of a...
