Yearly Archives: 2020
INFORMATION FOR DEALING WITH COVID-19 EVICTIONS Potential Priority for Unlawful Detainer Complaints based on Date of Filing. While recent changes to California Court Rules on 4/7/2020 prevent the issuance of new summons in unlawful deta
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday, March 24,2020, to prohibit evictions that are a direct result of the novel coronavirus. The moratorium on evictions takes effect immediately and lasts through 5/31/2020
AB 1110 has taken affect this year, adding to the large wave of new rental housing regulations. AB 1110 requires landlords to provide 90 days’ notice when they increase the rent on month-to-month tenants by more than 10%. The notice peri
Showing its bias and lack of understanding of housing markets, the California Legislature has passed AB 1482, entitled an “Anti-rent-gouging bill,” on a 46-22 vote. The bill restricts landlords from raising rents by more than 5 percent
NEW FHA REGULATIONS: ASSISTANCE ANIMALS Recent Federal Housing Administration regulations bring changes for landlords in 2020, including regulations on assistance animals. New documentation and tests of “reasonableness” apply, a
“If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.” Winston Churchill