Archive for September 2020

For some residential properties, annual rent increases will be capped at 5% plus the rate of inflation, or 10 percent, whichever is lower. Landlords must show a “just cause†to evict tenants implanted for 12 months or more. Protections will be extended to housing stock previously exempted from rent control because of Costa-Hawkins. If the…

From our experience, many rental property owners are conflict avoiders and would rather kick the can down the road in hopes that the dispute will resolve itself. We dissuade our clients against this wishful thinking and remind them that since an eviction action typically takes 6-8 weeks, a landlord can potentially be out of several months…

Culver City pursues 3% cap on rent increases, explores other tenants’ protections We’ve seen this movie before, most recently in Inglewood. An influx of tech companies and jobs always spawns calls for rent control, and Culver City has not defied this rule. Already a hub for studio film production, Culver City has become a prime destination…

Pasadena broadens its tenant protection ordinance, provides aid to certain vulnerable individuals Some locales throughout Southern California have stopped short of full-blown rent control, but dangle carrots and sticks for landlords to prolong the life of the tenancy. Pasadena is one such municipality that discourages premature termination of a tenancy by requiring landlords to cough…

Long Beach heeds the call for tenant protections, advances forward forms of rent, eviction controls The City Council voted 6-3 to move ahead crafting a controversial ordinance requiring landlords to pay two months’ rent to tenants who are displaced through no fault of their own, including tenants faced with a 10 percent or higher rent…

Beverly Hills Municipal Code Section 4-5-6 affects most rental properties in the city with two or more dwellings, and one of our main takeaways is that the city wants transparency. Landlords must contend with a complex set of rules relating to the registration of their units and tenant rights must be communicated and acknowledged in…

Indeed, City Council unanimously approved a permanent ordinance capping rental increases at 5% for the vast majority of rental housing units. Some owners may have a little wiggle room to raise the rent – an 8% rent hike may be permissible when there are long periods of time when the landlord keeps rent below 80%…

Glendale has taken an inventive approach to rent control. While there was a temporary freeze on rent increases above 5 percent, Glendale has finally come up with a permanent solution, dubbed “the right to lease ordinance.” In a 3-0 vote, the City Council approved new rules that do not limit rent hikes; however, if the…

In areas which lie outside of the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County’s 88 incorporated cities, rent increases for most rental units will be limited to 3 percent annually for the next six months, as officials muse on more permanent regulations. The ordinance also offers renters protections from eviction without “cause.” The first algebraic equation to…