Last Wednesday, at the San Francisco Lawyers Club Inn of Courts Supreme Court luncheon, I was honored to introduce the Chief Justice of California. As the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, she influences how laws are interpreted. As I wrote in an earlier...
Richmond’s rent control is under attack by the California Apartment Association. The first strike came on January 6th, when the California Apartment Association filed a lawsuit against the City of Richmond over the rent control measure, which went into effect this...
There’s been a bunch of articles recently touting the improved rental market in San Francisco and other cities in the Bay Area. “Winter Continues to Cool Off San Francisco’s Rental Market,” claims SFCurbed. “S.F. Rents Down More Than Any Other Large U.S. City,” states...
Court opinions can be like reality television shows. They both have lots of drama. Unlike reality television, though, court opinions include lots of fun legal stuff. What’s a court opinion? Some cases are heard on appeal. When the Court considers an appeal, they will...
The landlord or his realtor presents you with a document asking you about the details of your lease. You sign it without thinking about it. Did you just unknowingly give away some of your tenant rights? In my last blog, “Tenant Estoppel Certificates: The Hidden...
A “tenant estoppel certificate” sounds like something boring. But it can be critical in preserving your tenant’s rights. Disguised by other names Sometimes a tenant estoppel certificate comes disguised as a “Rental Questionnaire” or a “Statement of...
