Palo Alto Rent Ordinance Basics
With the impacts of California’s housing crisis becoming particularly acute in Palo Alto in recent years, the City of Palo Alto passed the Palo Alto…
Stockton Tenants Facing Retaliation for Reporting Habitability Issues: Sue Your Landlord
Stockton tenants are entitled to habitable homes. Not only does California law require landlords to make repairs, but the Stockton Residential Rental Unit Inspection and…
The Stockton Relocation Benefits for Displaced Tenants Ordinance
The City of Stockton provides Stockton tenants with relocation payments when suffering temporary or permanent displacement from their homes due to unsafe or substandard conditions…
Relocation Payments for San Mateo Tenants Displaced From Unsafe or Substandard Units
In 2019, the City of San Mateo passed an ordinance providing San Mateo tenants with relocation payments when suffering temporary or permanent displacement from their…
The South San Francisco Condominium Conversion Relocation Payment Ordinance
The City of South San Francisco provides protections for tenants in buildings undergoing conversion to condominiums, including relocation payments. Nearly all South San Francisco tenants…
Relocation Payments for South San Francisco Tenants Displaced From Unsafe or Substandard Units
In 2019, the City of South San Francisco passed an ordinance providing South San Francisco tenants with relocation payments when suffering temporary or permanent displacement…
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…