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Effective July 1, 2024, the City of Los Angeles has updated its Renter’s Protections Notice.  A copy of the new notice can be found here: https://housing2.lacity.org/protectionsnotice.  According to the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) website: “Beginning January 27, 2023, a landlord must have the Notice of Renters’ Protections posted on…

Effective March 14, 2024, the City of Santa Monica’s Ordinance No. 2776 goes into effect, which adds additional tenant protections, including the following: Financial assistance for constructive evictions: Amendments to the Tenant Relocation Code will add five additional grounds under which tenants can receive permanent relocation financial assistance, including if:…

1.    Use of Credit History in Application Process (SB 267). Effective 1/1/24. This law prohibits a landlord, in instances where there is a government rent subsidy (e.g., Section 8 voucher) from using a person’s credit history as part of the rental application process without offering the applicant the option,…

Assembly Bill 2179 (“AB 2179”) was approved by the Acting Governor of the State of California on March 31, 2022 and took effect immediately. AB2179 extends notice requirements and eviction procedures enacted by the California COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act (“CTRA”) and California COVID-19 Recovery Act (“Recovery Act”).  California’s rental assistance…

On February 11, 2022, San Francisco amended Section 37.9 of its Administrative Code to require landlords pursuing certain types of evictions to provide their tenants written notice and an opportunity to cure before serving a notice to vacate. The new legislation (Ordinance 18-22) is effective March 14, 2022. The requirement…

Dear Clients and Friends of the Firm, We are writing to share some exciting news. Beginning October 1, 2021, Ruzicka, Wallace & Coughlin, LLP will be Wallace, Richardson, Sontag & Le, LLP. Our new name reflects our growth over the last 35 years and our success as a law firm…

Assembly Bill 832 (“AB 832”) was approved by the Governor of the State of California on June 28, 2021 and took effect immediately. AB 832 makes several changes to California law including the following: (1) AB 832 modifies and extends the eviction protections of the California COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act…

SUMMARY A.  Effective Date. Senate Bill 91 (“SB91”) was approved by Governor Gavin Newsom on January 29, 2021 and took effect immediately. B.  Extension of the California COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act. SB91 extends the California COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act (Assembly Bill 3088) (“CTRA”) through June 30, 2021. Under SB91, the…

In Lee v. Kotyluk, decided January 7, 2021, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, resolved the following two legal issues relating to unlawful detainer (eviction) actions: First, the court considered whether a property owner can file an unlawful detainer action under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161, subdivision…

On September 28, 2020, Governor Newsom approved Senate Bill 1157, which adds Section 1954.06 to the California Civil Code. Beginning July 1, 2021, any landlord of an assisted housing development must offer the tenant or tenants obligated on the lease of each unit in that housing development the option of…