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…
Berkeley Poised to Ban the Box for Berkeley Tenants
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….
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…
San Francisco Tenants Affected by Coronavirus to Likely Gain Eviction Protections
With the Coronavirus outbreak and the disease it causes – COVID 19 – rapidly spreading across San Francisco 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…
Berkeley Rent Control
The 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…
Richmond Rent Control
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…
San Francisco Security Deposit Interest
The San Francisco Rent Ordinance requires landlords to pay tenants interest on their security deposits. San Francisco Administrative Code § 49.2. This law applies to all…
Oakland Tenants Now Have Ban the Box Rights in Housing
On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, Oakland became the first city in California to ban criminal background checks in nearly all rental housing units. The Fair…
How California Tenants Are Charging Electric Vehicles at Home
With more than 1.18 million electric vehicles (“EV”) on American roads today, EV charging is quickly becoming a desirable rental housing amenity. Predictably, most EV…