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Legal Alert | California Passes Assembly Bill 2179
On March 31, 2022, California passed Assembly Bill 2179 into law. This law extends eviction protections for tenants who failed to pay rent from March 1, 2020 through March 31, 2022. Here is a link to the full text of AB 2179 Our office will send an update on Monday,...
Leases – Q &A (Part 2)
Q: I am a landlord in the City of San Diego, and I have not updated my rental agreement with my tenant this year. Are there any new required addendums or disclosures that I am required to give my tenant? A: Yes, there are new required disclosures that landlords must...
Leases – Q & A (Part 1)
Q: I am a landlord of a small apartment building. I am reviewing the new lease that I want to use this year. I want to make sure I can recover attorney’s fees if I have to evict my tenants. Can I require my tenants to pay my legal fees? A: Yes, you can recover...
Repair Request
Q: My rental property has a significant amount of deferred maintenance. I do not have money to fix the property and so I make sure to include in my leases that the property is rented “as is.” I am now receiving notice from one of my tenants that the house has...
Liability – Tenant Injury at the Premises
Q: I own an apartment building in Lemon Grove and one of my tenants notified me that the railing in the stairway is broken. The tenant told me it was broken by another tenant’s child who was misusing the railing. I spoke to the tenant about their child breaking the...