August 3, 2023
Child care is a huge concern in California. State law allows renters to operate a…
Child care is a huge concern in California. State law allows renters to operate a family day care business from their rental home, even if the lease prohibits the property from being used as a business, under certain circumstances. Because so many home childcare providers and property owners do not understand the law, the San…
The city of San Diego recently updated their eviction ordinances- and the changes impact residents widely. The newly written ordinance goes into effect June 24, 2023 and provides protections for tenants abiding by their leases and rental agreements, lowering the number of ‘no fault’ evictions occurring currently. The goals of the new ordinance are to…
On March 1, 2023 a new ordinance went into effect in Chula Vista to protect tenants from no-fault evictions. Ordinance 3527 was passed in November 2022 to expand on the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, also called AB 1482. Rental housing makes up 42% of the housing market in Chula Vista. Many tenants, about 44%,…
The San Diego City Council has proposed these no-fault rent protections out of a spirit of protecting renters and limiting the incidence of homelessness in the region. While these are undoubtedly good motives, the actual practice falls short of the intention originally considered by the Council. No-fault evictions are those that are unrelated to non-payment…
The San Diego suburb of Chula Vista has passed a new ordinance that is set to take effect on March 1, 2023, and will affect the rights of landlords and building owners. The law is intended to protect renters from being evicted under no-fault law, and offers greater general protection for tenants than previously existed….
The County of San Diego Board of Supervisors on May 4, 2021 will be voting to greatly restrict your rights to your property. The ordinance far exceeds the restrictions placed by the State of California and it will devastatingly restrict your right and ability to remove tenants. The ordinance retroactively invalidates nearly all pending notices…
UPDATE as of 3/29/21: The CDC Moratorium has been continued to June 30, 2021. Visit here for more info regarding the CDC moratorium extension: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-eviction-declaration.html. There are three new programs across the county of San Diego to assist with rental and utility payments to ease the financial burden for renters with earnings below 80% of…
One of President Biden’s first acts as President was to approve an order for the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to extend the Eviction Moratorium that was set to expire on January 31, 2021. The order now expires March 31, 2021. At the same time, Governor Newsom seeks to approve legislation to extend the California…
