On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, San Jose city leaders adopted a temporary moratorium on evictions of San Jose tenants related to the Coronavirus. The San Jose eviction moratorium will remain in effect for at least thirty days. It will protect San Jose tenants demonstrating an inability to pay rent due ...
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On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, the Berkeley City Council banned criminal background checks in nearly all rental housing units. The Berkeley Fair Chance Housing Ordinance prohibits landlords from conducting criminal background checks on prospective tenants and bans the box by prohibiting landlords from asking about applicant criminal history on rental ...
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On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, the Berkeley City Council will vote on a new Berkeley Ban the Box Housing law, officially called the Ronald V. Dellums Fair Chance Access to Housing and Public Health and Safety Ordinance. The Berkeley Fair Chance Housing Ordinance will prohibit landlords from denying housing applicants based ...
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With the Coronavirus outbreak and the disease it causes – COVID 19 – rapidly spreading throughout San Jose and the greater Bay Area, many local government officials have announced recommendations to reduce the spread and prevent person to person transmission. These measures range from small, such as frequent hand washing, to ...
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With the Coronavirus outbreak and the disease it causes – COVID 19 – rapidly spreading across San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, many local government officials have announced recommendations to reduce the spread and prevent person to person transmission. These measures range from small, such as frequent hand washing, to ...
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The Berkeley Rent Ordinance requires landlords to pay tenants interest on their security deposits. Berkeley Municipal Code § 13.76.070. Most Berkeley tenants can expect a security deposit payment every December. The Berkeley Security Deposit Interest law applies to nearly all residential tenancies in Berkeley, even tenants not covered by Berkeley ...
Read MoreThe Berkeley Rent Ordinance’s rent control protections (“Berkeley Rent Control”) keep Berkeley tenants housed by limiting rent increases to reasonable amounts. For units protected by Berkeley Rent Control, the landlord is limited to annual increases set by the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board. The Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board refers to these annual ...
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Although only launching in 2018, California’s thriving cannabis industry is ripe with job opportunities. Indeed, marijuana industry-related employment listings on job search website Indeed.com spiked more than 1,200 percent over the last four years. California’s recently enacted Ban the Box law, which prohibits employers from asking applicants about conviction history ...
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The Richmond Rent Ordinance’s rent control protections (“Richmond Rent Control”) keep Richmond tenants housed by limiting rent increases to reasonable amounts. For units protected by Richmond Rent Control, the landlord may not increase the rent in an amount greater than an amount set by the Richmond Rent Board. Richmond Rent ...
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Under the Richmond Rent Ordinance, landlords are permitted to evict all tenants from a rental property and remove the property from the residential rental housing market. Richmond Municipal Code § 11.100.050(a)(7). Despite being a lawful just cause for eviction, the landlord must follow strict rules following the Ellis Act eviction. ...
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