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Rent Control
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A Lawyer's Blog
RENT OVERCHARGES UNDER THE JUNE ACT ADDRESSED BY COURT OF APPEALS
While we were in the beginning throes of the health crisis and tenants began to wonder how they will pay their rent, a reminder that 2 weeks ago, the New…
Real Estate & Construction Law
Proposed Bill to Cancel Rent Payments for Individuals and Small Businesses
New York State Senate Bill S8125A is back in the headlines after 60,000 New Yorkers reportedly requested for the bill to be passed via the New York Senate’s website. Support…
Real Estate Litigation Blog
A Landlord’s Guide to California’s New Statewide Rent Control Laws
By Colton Addy
By: Colton Addy Applicability of California’s Rent Control Laws: California Civil Code Sections 1946.2 and 1947.12 took effect on January 1, 2020, and implement statewide rent control in California for…
Family Law Prof Blog
Home Health Aid Can Be Family For Purposes of NYC Rent Control
By Family Law
From the New York Times:Their relationship started the way many do — Marguerite Valentin needed help and Elinora De La O wanted a job. As a home health aide, Ms.…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Housing in California in 2020: A Look Ahead and a Lesson in Try, Try Again
By Daniel Maroon, Jennifer Renk
Indisputably, 2019 was an important year for housing in California. As we noted in our prior blog post, Governor Newsom signed legislation creating statewide rent control, preventing discrimination against people…
The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog
Legislators Freeze Landlords Out of Rent Control Debate
Hearing Rigged Against Small Landlords After voters statewide strongly rejected rent control in 1994, tenant groups have been pushing hard for its resurrection, getting far enough to have a major…
Gravel2Gavel
The New Year Brings New Tenant Protections in California
Effective as of January 1, 2020, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in the fall of 2019, provides certain new protections for residential tenants in…
Titles and Deeds
New California Rent Control Law Caps Rent Increases, Limits Landlords’ Authority to Evict Tenants
By Bona Law PC
Author: Staff The cost of housing is rising in many parts of California. Real estate investors view this as good news, of course, because higher property values and higher rent…
Fair Housing Defense
More on the California New Rental Housing Laws
Readers from California (thank you very much) sent me comments asking for more details about the new rental housing laws in their state. Here are some highlights of the Tenant Protection Act…
Unfamiliar Terrain
California Passes Rent Cap and Eviction Protections with AB 1482
In September, the California Legislature approved AB 1482, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019. Governor Newsom signed the bill on October 8, making California the third state this year to…