In California, tenants are protected by a variety of laws when they face uninhabitable living conditions, such as a rat ...

The Santa Barbara Rental Property Association (SBRPA), represented by attorney Barry Cappello, is planning on taking legal ...

In an effort to call the city of Santa Barbara's temporary rent freeze ordinance illegal, the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association is taking legal action against the city to invalidate the freeze ...

The city of Santa Barbara's temporary rent freeze has led to a lawsuit. On February 26th, the city's temporary rent freeze ...

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 ...

A Redding property management company will pay $800,000 in a settlement for violating California's Tenant Protection Act.

A few months before the 2020 pandemic hit, lawmakers approved sweeping statewide protections against evictions and rent increases. Now, a group of legislators wants that law to go further. On ...

Bay Area lawmakers are throwing their support behind a new state bill to tighten rent control, a proposal cheered by tenant advocates but met with fierce resistance from landlord groups across ...

Property Upsurge must also cease charging three-day notice fees, limit late fees to actual costs, respond promptly to tenant ...

Landlords looking to protect themselves from disputes and potential lawsuits should consider giving each tenant a rent receipt after every payment. One critical issue is how different states legislate ...