Category : Estate Law

Effective September 5, 2026, Alhambra Ordinance No. O2M26-4861 increases the required relocation assistance for certain no-faul

New Los Angeles Area Limit Effective August 1, 2026 Each year, the allowable rent increase under California’s Tenant Protection Act, commonly known as AB 1482, is adjusted based on changes in the cost of living. For rental properties

What Rental Property Owners Need to Know The Bell Gardens City Council has adopted a new restriction affecting when rental housing providers may begin eviction proceedings based on unpaid rent. Under the new rule, a tenant’s total un

A notice that was compliant last year may no longer satisfy the City of Los Angeles requirements today. Rental housing providers who continue using an earlier version of the Renter Protection Notice could create avoidable compliance problems, even when the underlyin

An eviction that begins as a straightforward nonpayment matter can change shape entirely the moment a tenant raises a habitability claim. Los Angeles landlords who do not understand how these two areas of law intersect often find themselves caught off guard whe

Most legal problems in Los Angeles real estate are not surprises. They are predictable patterns that experienced property owners and their attorneys have seen before. Understanding them in advance and having the right legal relationship in place before they arrive changes every outcome. Every Los

The Ellis Act is one of the most powerful tools available to Los Angeles landlords who want to exit the rental business with a property covered by the Rent Stabilization Ordinance. It is also one of the most pr

California's statewide rent control law, AB 1482, has been updated for 2026, establishing a new maximum allowable rent increase for qualifying residential properties. For properties subject to AB 1482 in the Los Angeles regio

While emergency price restrictions have expired at both the state and Los Angeles County levels, the City of Los Angeles remains subject to active citywide emergency price restrictions tied to the January 2025 wildfire emergency.