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Bill Summary and FAQs: Senate Bill 91– Extends Statewide Tenant Eviction Protections Through June 30, 2021 (From January 31, 2021 Per Expired Assembly Bill 3088) Rental Assistance Funding Q: When will the $2.6 billion of rental assistance be available? When can I and/or my tenants apply? A:... Continue Reading
Sacramento Takes Big Zoning Step; Realtor-Backed Group Sues Huntington Beach; Obituaries; Another California Eviction Reprieve?; Fed Funding for CA Rent Reimbursements; CalRHA Legislative Update; Area Rents Ticking Upward? Continue Reading
Prop 21 Loses; LA Eviction Moratorium Stands; Bargain Hunters Return to SF; Alameda Multifamily Initiative Defeated; January Special Event: Board Elections!; Prop 15 Fails; Editorial: Coalition Corner; Jim Smith; Robert Cabrera; Quote of the Month; Services & Businesses Continue Reading
Portland Council Tightens Landlords' Duties; Bay Area Poll: Housing Crisis is Real, But...; The "Cancel Rent" Collective is Done Playing Nice; How COVID-19 Has Changed Landlording; Berkeley: COVID Housing Retention Grants; November Ballot Quick Card; Monthly Zoom Information for October Continue Reading
ASSEMBLY BILL 3088 - THE “TENANT, HOMEOWNER, AND SMALL LANDLORD RELIEF AND STABILIZATION ACT OF 2020” These frequently asked questions are provided under the advice of counsel. However, the City of Berkeley and the Rent Stabilization Board have not clarified how AB 3088 interacts with... Continue Reading
"Berkeley Tenants Rights Plan Would Give Renters First Right to Buy Their Home" San Francisco Chronicle, February 21, 2020, Sarah Ravini Continue Reading
Question: What are some "Wear and Tear" Guidelines for Security Deposit Deductions? Answer: Examples of Normal Wear and Tear for which a Security Deposit should NOT be Kept * Minor chipped, peeling or worn paint* Rusty fixtures in kitchen or bathroom* Wear on carpets* “Bubbled” or... Continue Reading
What is compulsive hoarding? Compulsive hoarding includes ALL three of the following: 1. A person collects and keeps a lot of items, even things that appear useless or of little value to most people, and2. These items clutter the living spaces and keep the person from using their rooms as they... Continue Reading
HOARDING RESOURCES Self Help http://www.ocfoundation.org/hoarding/self_help.aspx#buried http://www.clutterersanonymous.net/ Legal Rights http://www.mentalhealthsf.org/library/mental_health_topics/rights.php Removal and... Continue Reading
Rents decreased, but affordability concerns remain Nick Taborek Santa Monica Daily Press April 10, 2010 CITYWIDE — The cost for a new tenant to lease a rent-controlled apartment decreased last year for the first time in 11 years, City Hall said in a report released this week, but the number... Continue Reading
[The Freeman, 1958] "We must have better housing for those Americans who are now forced to live in slums and substandard dwellings." So said a presidential candidate. And so believe a great number of the rank-and-file citizens of the United States. There really seems to be no question as to the... Continue Reading
By John O. Norquist Mayor of Milwaukee and a Democrat Adapted from his book The Wealth of Cities: Revitalizing the Centers of American Life A big-city politician deplores government intrusion into housing and urges cooperation with private owners By focusing on below-market public housing, the... Continue Reading
