It seems as though I was just writing about California’s critical, protracted shortage of housing a couple of weeks ago. And it also seems that, whenever this problem gets brought up, the debatable response of rent control rises to the surface close behind, as I have noted in this blog for some time now. Here in Silicon Valley, for example, where there has been a longstanding … [Read more...] about AB 1482, California’s statewide rent control bill, passes the state legislature and now awaits action by Governor Newsom
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Proposition 10 would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Act’s restrictions on rent control in California
For more than twenty years, the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (“Costa-Hawkins”) has served as a critical check on the expansion of rent control in California. Enacted in 1995, Costa-Hawkins bars local jurisdictions from imposing rent control on single family residences, condominiums, and newly-built units (units constructed after February 1, 1995 or, in those jurisdictions … [Read more...] about Proposition 10 would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Act’s restrictions on rent control in California
Appeals court finds that San Francisco violated Ellis Act by imposing long waits on exiting landlords to renovate “nonconforming units”
Over the last several years, I have written a number of blog articles about rent control in the Bay Area. From time to time, these articles have focused specifically on San Francisco and its notorious approach to this question. Without a doubt, it is an unfortunate fact of life that being a residential landlord under San Francisco’s existing regime can be an Augean task. One … [Read more...] about Appeals court finds that San Francisco violated Ellis Act by imposing long waits on exiting landlords to renovate “nonconforming units”
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends”: San Jose revisits its landlord-tenant rules
The City of San Jose has been embroiled in Silicon Valley’s clashes over rent control for some time now. As I previously reported in this blog, the San Jose City Council enacted two ordinances in April 2017 that imposed additional obligations on landlords in their dealings with tenants, requiring “just cause” to evict tenants and placing a variety of targeted restrictions on … [Read more...] about “Once more unto the breach, dear friends”: San Jose revisits its landlord-tenant rules
“Update on Rent Control Developments in Silicon Valley”: My 11/14/17 presentation at the offices of the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors
I will be delivering an update on the current status of Silicon Valley rent control measures on November 14, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. at the offices of the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors (“SCCAOR”). This 90-minute presentation is a part of the “SCCAOR University” series of events open to members of SCCAOR as well as the general public, and will review the recent “just … [Read more...] about “Update on Rent Control Developments in Silicon Valley”: My 11/14/17 presentation at the offices of the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors