California’s Commercial Tenant Protection Act (SB-1103) took effect on January 1, 2025. Conceived as a transparency and displacement prevention measure for small businesses, the new law creates tenant ...

In California, tenants are protected by a variety of laws when they face uninhabitable living conditions, such as a rat infestation. These infestations can present serious health risks, damage ...

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

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From eviction rules to honoring the terms of a lease, California law sets standards for how rental properties must be managed. Our community-driven series — How to California — is here to answer your ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Starting next month, renters will no longer be required to pay certain fees under a new California law signed last fall by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Under Senate Bill 611, landlords ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Monday that requires California landlords to supply their tenants with a working refrigerator and stove. Assembly Bill 628 adds ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta is calling on tenants across the state to report harmful experiences with their landlords, particularly targeting one of California's ...

The law doubles the time tenants have to respond after receiving an eviction notice from five business days to ten. Lawyers who work with renters say that what may seem like a minor procedural change ...