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In J.S. BAWA v Terhune, decided by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles on January 30, 2019, a landlord filed an unlawful detainer action against a tenant of a rent-controlled unit because the tenant’s rent payment was one penny short. The…

On September 5, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2343, which amends California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1161 and 1167 to give tenants more time to respond to eviction notices and unlawful detainer (eviction) actions.     Change to Computation of Three-Day Notice Period An unlawful detainer based…

The County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors has enacted a Temporary Rent Stabilization Ordinance for eligible rental units in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Rent stabilization is a local law that establishes limits on rent increases and extends eviction protections. The ordinance went into effect on December 20,…

The San Jose City Council has made the following changes to its Tenant Protection Ordinance (TPO), which are effective of January 18, 2019: 1.     New Notice to Tenants Regarding Tenant Protection Ordinance Each Landlord is required to post a written notice and maintain such posting, on a form approved…

On September 19, 2018, Governor Brown approved Assembly Bill 3232, which amends California law protecting servicemembers to make it more consistent with the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief ACt (SCRA).  Among other things, the new law provides certain protections to servicemembers seeking to terminate a lease early or facing eviction.  The…

On September 21, 2018, Governor Brown approved Assembly Bill 1919, which amends California’s law prohibiting price gouging during states of emergency effective as of January 1, 2019. The revised law adds a new Government Code section 8588.8 and modifies California Penal Code section 396. In that regard, AB 1919 provides…

On August 28, 2018, Governor Brown approved Assembly Bill No. 2219, which requires a landlord or landlord’s agent to allow a tenant to pay rent through a third party, subject to certain limitations.  The new law will take effect January 1, 2019.  The bill provides as follows: THE PEOPLE OF…

Thanks to increased demand for legal services by our clients, we are pleased to announce that we have increased the size of our Irvine operations including additional office space and staff. As always, our focus is on providing the highest level of legal service in the industry.

On September 5, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2343, which lengthens the unlawful detainer process. Effective as of September 1, 2019, the three-day period in which a tenant may cure a Three-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit or a Three-Day Notice to Perform Covenant or Quit will…

On May 24, 2018, Senate Bill 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, was signed into law. The bill, designed to amend regulations put in place by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, reinstates the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA).  Originally introduced in 2009, the PTFA “contained protections…