The City of Alameda just passed a new ordinance greatly strengthening its eviction protections by eliminating “no cause” evictions! The new ordinance was passed June 6, 2017 and is expected to be effective on July 6, 2017. It is retroactive to May 3, 2017, in that it renders null and void any “no cause” notice […]

San Jose’s City Council just approved eviction protections for 450,000+ tenants! Under the new law, a landlord will be required to have a just cause for eviction. Additionally, a landlord will be required to make relocation payments for certain types of evictions. These protections will be similar to those already in place for tenants in […]

An Oakland property owner exploited Oakland’s often weak rent control protections to remove a 25-unit lakeside property from rent control. The owner bought the then-rent-controlled building for $3.3m in 2013, put $4m into capital improvements, and just sold it for $11m. Under Oakland’s Rent Ordinance, because they spent $4m on capital improvements, the owner was […]

The San Francisco Rent Board just announced the annual allowable rent increase for increases that go into effect between March 1, 2017 and February 28, 2018. The annual allowable rent increase will be 2.2%. You have to go back fifteen years to find a higher annual allowable rent increase. This amount is calculated as 60% […]