Under California law, tenants have rights when a rental property needs repairs. If something is making the unit ...

The days of needing to save two to three months’ worth of rent for a security deposit are largely over in California. Legislation took effect Monday that limits a security deposit on a rental property ...

No tenant ever wants to receive notice that their landlord is increasing their rent—especially when they’re living through the worst possible scenario. After countless California residents lost their ...

A few months before the 2020 pandemic hit, lawmakers approved sweeping statewide protections against evictions and rent increases. Now, a group of legislators wants that law to go further. On ...

Rental security deposits in California will be cut substantially under a new law that limits them to one-month’s rent. The cost to move into a furnished rental in California will be cut in half under ...

Landlords looking to protect themselves from disputes and potential lawsuits should consider giving each tenant a rent receipt after every payment. One critical issue is how different states legislate ...

The vacation rental industry claims over two million properties throughout the United States. According to the Miliken Institute, California had 128,000 short-term vacation rental listings in 2022.

California is about to run a high‑stakes experiment in how far housing law can go to bend an overheated market. Starting in 2026, a dense package of statewide rules will change what gets built, where ...

California law has long treated commercial and residential tenancies differently. Consumer protection-focused regulations enacted to protect residential tenants were legally considered inapplicable to ...

Salinas hosted a community meeting to inform renters, landlords and other community members about the ins and outs of housing laws in the city. District 3 Councilwoman Margaret D’Arrigo facilitated ...