Can Your Landlord Increase Your Rent For Having A Baby?
When California tenants remain in their unit long-term, they often settle in by acquiring more possessions, ingratiating themselves in the neighborhood, making their house a…
Can California Employees Waive The Right To Overtime Compensation?
California law reflects the state’s strong public policy in favor of full payment of wages for all hours worked. Armenta v. Osmose, 135 Cal. App….
As A San Francisco Tenant, Can My Landlord Say No To Overnight Guests?
Be it a significant other, a friend too drunk to drive, or a family member visiting from out-of-town, allowing an overnight guest to spend the…
Can Employers Keep California Employees At Work During Meal Breaks?
Many California workers know California law provides thirty-minute meal breaks to employees that work more than five hours a day and a second thirty-minute meal…
The West Hollywood Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance
The City of West Hollywood Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance seeks to protect every West Hollywood tenant from landlord harassment perpetrated by unscrupulous landlords, property managers, or…
San Francisco Tenants Entitled to 10-Day Cure Period for Evictions
Please Note that this law has been stayed (put on hold) until the Court resolves an appeal by the San Francisco Apartment Association and the…
San Francisco Rent Ordinance § 37.10B: The San Francisco Tenant Harassment Ordinance
The San Francisco Tenant Harassment Ordinance seeks to protect San Francisco tenants from harassment perpetrated by unscrupulous landlords and designed to force families from their…
Right To Dry: California Tenants Cannot Receive Eviction for Hanging Clotheslines & Using Drying Racks
Sun-drying clothes consumes less energy, extends garments’ lifetime by avoiding the dryer’s harsh wear and tear, and saves money and the environment. Sun-drying clothes for…
Ellis Act Evictions Under the San José Rent Ordinance
Under the San José Rent Ordinance, landlords are permitted to evict all tenants from a rental property and remove the property from the residential rental…
San José Owner Move-In Evictions
Under the San José Rent Ordinance, landlords are permitted to terminate a tenancy to perform an owner move-in eviction or a relative move-in eviction, which…