Do I Have to Leave My San Francisco Home When My Landlord Sells The Building?
With San Francisco’s red hot real estate market continuing to soar during the COVID-19 pandemic, many San Francisco tenants face the uncertainties surrounding a sale…
All About California Civil Code § 1950.5: The California Security Deposit Law
Often, California tenants must pay security deposits. Although usually an afterthought during the tenancy, security deposits can become central to landlord-tenant disputes upon a tenancy’s…
Minimum Heating Requirements for San Francisco Tenants
With its perennially cool conditions, adequate heat is crucial in San Francisco homes. Although entitled to heat by law, many San Francisco tenants live without adequate…
Can California Landlords Require California Tenants Pay Rent Electronically?
Reports of California landlords requiring California tenants to pay rent via online portals and websites routinely surface with greater frequency in recent years. Given the…
Oakland Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Hazard Pay for Certain Grocery Employees
On February 2, 2021, the Oakland City Council approved the Oakland Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Hazard Pay Ordinance. The emergency ordinance adds Chapter 5.96 to the Oakland…
California Wage & Hour Law 2021
California offers workers a robust net of wage and hour protections, including a healthy minimum wage, meal, rest, and recovery breaks, overtime pay, seventh-day pay,…
California’s CROWN Act Protects Employee & Applicant Natural Hair
On July 3, 2019, California became the first state in the United States to ban employers from discriminating against employees and applicants based on their…
California Labor Code § 2802: Employee Reimbursement for Business Expenses in 2021
California law operates to ensure employers provide employees with the equipment and resources necessary to work and protect employees by preventing employers from passing operating…
California Legislature Addresses Amenities and Services Lost or Reduced Due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic
With Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns forcing the continued shutter of shared spaces throughout the state, many California tenants in apartment and condominium complexes have lost the…
California Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Eviction Moratorium Extended Until June 30, 2021
On January 28, 2021, the California Legislature extended the California Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Eviction Moratorium, which protects California tenants statewide from eviction based on nonpayment of…