Oakland Rent Board Announces 2.7% Annual CPI Rent Increase Rate
The Oakland Rent Board announced the annual CPI rate for rent increases effective July 1, 2020, and lasting until June 30, 2021. Rent increases for…
Inglewood Considering Protecting Inglewood Tenants with Short Term Rental Ordinance
The City of Inglewood, which already protects tenants through the Inglewood Rent Ordinance & Rent Control laws, is considering an ordinance establishing Short Term Rental…
Berkeley Tenants Protected from Landlord Harassment
Unlawful entry, failing to cash rent payments, threats of violence, and coercing a tenant into vacating are forms of landlord harassment prohibited in Berkeley. Spurred…
Trump Suspends Federal Housing Evictions Due to Coronavirus/COVID-19
On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, President Trump announced his intention to suspend all evictions of tenants in federal housing through April 30, 2020, in response…
Los Angeles County Emergency Coronavirus No-Fault Eviction Moratorium Through May 2020
On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors announced a moratorium halting all no-fault evictions due to the Coronavirus. The eviction moratorium…
Owner Move-In Evictions Under the Berkeley Rent Ordinance
Under the Berkeley Rent Ordinance, landlords are permitted to terminate a tenancy to perform an owner move-in eviction or relative move-in eviction, which requires the…
San Francisco Tenants Now Protected by Coronavirus Eviction Moratorium
On Friday, March 13, 2020, Mayor London Breed enacted a moratorium on residential evictions related to financial impacts and disruption caused by Coronavirus. Effective immediately,…
San Jose Adopts Moratorium on Evictions Relating to Coronavirus
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…
San Jose Tenants Affected by Coronavirus to Likely Gain Eviction Protections
With the Coronavirus outbreak and the disease it causes – COVID 19 – rapidly spreading throughout San Jose and the greater Bay Area, many local…
Berkeley Security Deposit Interest
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…