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… CONTINUE

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… CONTINUE

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,… CONTINUE

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… CONTINUE

There were quite a few rent control and tenant protection measures on the ballots in the Bay Area. We’ll take a look at the most important ones, starting with Oakland’s… CONTINUE

NBC Bay Area just released an impressive investigative report suggesting that 25% of all San Francisco owner move-in and relative move-in evictions are bogus. The owners aren’t living there. The… CONTINUE

Landlords are required to make certain disclosures to their tenants. These disclosure requirements are imposed by federal, state, and even some local laws as part of a network of regulations… CONTINUE