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CAUTION: Extra Time May Be Necessary When Notifying Tenants About Rent Increases

An apparently new issue has come up recently that has tenant defense lawyers arguing over the timing of rent increase notices (a/k/a, “change of terms”) that landlords have served on their tenants by both posting (but not personally handing...

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Bill to extend late notices from 3 days to 14 days derailed in committee

The California Apartment Association has helped derail a bill that would have extended California’s notice period for nonpayment of rent from three days to 14. On Tuesday, June 24, SB 436 by state Sen. Aisha Wahab, D-Hayward, failed to garner...

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City of L.A.: Security Deposit Interest Requirement

Landlords of properties located within the City of Los Angeles that are subject to the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (LARSO), also known as Rent Control, are required to pay tenants interest on their security deposits, pursuant to specific regulations. Recently, tenant attorneys have increasingly and successfully used landlords’ non-compliance with these security deposit interest requirements as a defense in eviction proceedings.

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LA Apartment Owners Brace For ‘Horrendous’ Fallout Of Section 8 Cuts

Los Angeles multifamily landlords and tenants are girding for yet another blow on the heels of January’s historically destructive fires that tore through a city still recovering from the pandemic. The latest challenge for the city’s apar...

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Help stop stricter statewide rent control

Contact your lawmaker today. Take action today to stop AB 1157 by Assemblyman Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, which would impose stricter rent control on nearly all rental housing providers in California. The bill will be heard in the Assembly Hou...

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LA City Imposes New Registration Requirements (and Fees) for Landlords

The LA City Council passed an amendment to the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance (JCO), which went into effect January 27, 2025. It applies to most landlords who own and lease residential property within the city, if they are not already regula...

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The Change Reaction Wildfire Relief Fund Partners with Scott Properties

Scott Properties Group is pleased to partner with The Change Reaction in an effort to provide financial assistance to those affected by the wildfires. We strongly believe the resiliency of hard working Angelenos is propelled when all community ...

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L.A. County approves emergency rental protections for displaced residents and pets

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a resolution providing temporary rental protections and short-term rental policy changes to assist residents and their pets displaced by the January 2025 windstorm and critical fire events.

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LA City Council Punts On Postfire Eviction Pause, Rent Freeze

The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to continue discussions of a proposed eviction pause and rent freeze in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires in a council committee rather than vote to enact it or not. Councilmembers cited ...

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