Do tenants have a right to keep the landlord from entering their home? Yes, but it’s important to understand how tenants must assert their right to quiet enjoyment. Tenants often contact me wondering what to do when the landlord demands to be
Read More
Tenant Protection for California Tenants On January 1, 2020, California enacted Statewide eviction control, and capped the amount of rent increases that most landlords can impose upon residential tenants. The bill that changed the law creates two new sections of the Civil
Read More
There are Many Exceptions to Statewide Rent Control It is important to realize that the new Civil Code Section which establishes Statewide rent control, § 1947.12, does not apply to every kind of rental property. The following list of rental properties are
Read More
Your Rights as a Tenant are not Just Determined by the Law, but also by the Facts of Your Specific Circumstances The law is an abstraction of reality, but it does not operate in a vacuum. What this means is that judges
Read More
Landlords Must Offer Relocation Assistance for “No Fault” Terminations “No Fault” Termination Defined If a tenant receives a Notice to Terminate tenancy, and there is no allegation that he or she is at fault, then that tenant may be entitled to recover
Read More
Description of Just Cause Eviction Controls Civil Code section 1946.2 now describes and limits the permissible reasons that landlords can evict their long-term tenants. These eviction controls are also called “just cause” protections. Civil Code now provides that, after a tenant has
Read More
Just Cause Eviction Requirements Summary of Eviction Controls Statewide eviction controls will prohibit an owner of residential real property (with certain exceptions) from terminating a tenancy without “just cause,” when the tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied the property for 12 months.
Read More
Reporter Megan Burks just published an excellent investigative report on some of the substandard housing conditions found throughout our City and the too often tepid response from San Diego Code Enforcement. Her work appeared on KPBS, Voice of San Diego and the
Read More
The Implied Warranty of Habitability Requires Residential Properties Conform to Standards California tenants have a right to insist that the landlord keep the rental property maintained in safe and sanitary condition. This legal obligation requires landlords and their managers to guarantee certain
Read More