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Does the Housing Accountability Act Apply to My Project? ZF’s Clients Test the Law’s Boundaries.
February 23rd, 2022
California’s Housing Accountability Act (Government Code section 65589.5) requires local governments to approve code-compliant housing development projects. If a city denies a housing development project without making specific findings of an unmit…
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Categories: Land Use, Permits and Appeals
The San Francisco Owner Move-In Eviction
February 9th, 2022
Contributor: Mark B. Chernev
In general, virtually all San Francisco residential tenants enjoy eviction controls. This means that even though a tenant’s lease has expired, a landlord still may only evict a tenant for one of the sixteen reasons provided for in the San Francisco…
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Categories: Landlord/Tenant Issues
Zacks & Freedman, PC is Pleased to Announce the Opening of Two New Office Locations
January 24th, 2022
Zacks & Freedman, PC is pleased to announce the opening of two new office locations in the East Bay and Monterey Bay! While Zacks & Freedman, PC has been in San Francisco for more than 30 years, we have consistently provided real property leg…
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San Francisco Imposes Additional Requirements on Property Owners Looking to Build ADUs; Increases Consequences of Removing Tenant Housing Services
December 28th, 2021
Beginning December 12, 2021, property owners must meet additional requirements to add Additional Dwelling Units, or ADUs, under the San Francisco local program. In San Francisco, there are several different ADU programs available to property owners.…
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Categories: Land Use, Permits and Appeals
Thinking of Utilizing SB 9 in San Francisco? Better Act Fast.
December 28th, 2021
The Legislature has passed a series of increasingly aggressive housing laws that loosen local zoning requirements and remove local discretion over housing projects. One of the latest bills, SB 9, permits owners of certain properties in urban, single-…
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Categories: Land Use, Permits and Appeals
Is It Legal to Include a Relocation Clause in My Commercial Leases?
December 23rd, 2021
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…
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What You Need To Know About San Francisco Rental Unit Registration Ordinance
December 20th, 2021
Contributor: Justin A. Goodman
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 cont…
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AB 1584: An Attempt to Cure HOA Compliance Issues Caused by AB 3182
November 14th, 2021
Contributor: Gael Bizel-Bizellot
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, i…
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What You Need To Know About the Alameda County Eviction Moratorium
October 21st, 2021
Contributor: Lisa K. Padilla
The state’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium expired on September 30, 2021, for everyone in Northern California, with the exception of Alameda County. The Alameda County Eviction Moratorium protects tenants from all evictions unless they are being evic…
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How California's Newly Enacted Senate Bills 9 and 10 Impact Statewide Single-Family Zoning
October 19th, 2021
Contributor: Emily L. Brough
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 the expansion of the state’s housing production. SB 9 permits owners of certain prope…
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Categories: Land Use, Permits and Appeals