Legal Issues with Short Term Rentals
The City of Glendale has recently enacted a noise ordinance that targets properties that require police responses due to loud music and other nuisances. Glendale’s ordinance creates a series of fines after the police respond to loud music or nuisance complaints. The Glendale News Press reports that the City of Glendale has already began to […]
Los Angeles Landlords Allowed to Pass on SCEP Costs to Tenants in June
Los Angeles landlords are allowed to pass on 1/2 of the registration fees under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance in June 2014. In 2014, the total cost allowed to be passed on to tenants is $12.25. This one time fee can be paid anytime in June 2014; however, a landlord is required to serve […]
Renting Residential Units in a Commercial Space
A recent news article highlighted what could happen when a landlord rents a unit for residential use in a commercial structure. A landlord in South Los Angeles was required to pay $141,000 to nearly a dozen tenants who were living in an old medical center. The landlord was renting examination rooms as living units, some […]
Resident Managers and Rent Increases under Los Angeles Rent Stabilization
A recent California decision highlighted the issues that emerge when a landlord releases a resident manager from employment but the resident manager continues to the live on the property. In particular, how the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance provides guidance on this situation is important for Los Angeles landlords subject to rent control to understand. […]
Fair Housing and Advertising for Landlords
Under the Fair Housing Act and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, advertisements to rent or sell housing must not discriminate or state a preference even if the housing is exempt from fair housing laws. Generally, advertisements must not state a words that refer or relate to a particular class to describe the housing unit, […]
April is Fair Housing Month
April is Fair Housing Month, so I will be writing a few articles on how Federal and California fair housing laws apply to landlords, real estate brokers, property managers and other real estate professionals who lease property. The Federal Fair Housing Act prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon a tenant or potential tenant’s race, color, national […]
Making a Reasonable Accommodation to a Landlord’s No Pets Policy
Although a landlord can prohibit tenants having pets completely from a property, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires a landlord to make a reasonable accommodation to a “No Pets Policy.” There are two types of pets that commonly fall within a reasonable accommodation under the ADA and that landlords encounter, a “service animal” and […]
How to Serve a Three Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit to Start an Eviction
Service of the Three Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit can commence your eviction (also known as an unlawful detainer). If the Three Day Notice is not filled out properly or is not served correctly, a landlord or property management can lose the entire eviction and would need to start all over again. Thus, […]
