

Clifford E. Fried
- 3 min
Uniform Relocation Benefits (Oakland)
The City of Oakland has a new relocation payment law that could go into effect early next year. It is called the Uniform Residential Tenant


Hearing for AB 1506 to Repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act
Last month we let you know about Assembly Bill 1506. If passed, this bill would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Costa-Hawkins e


Clifford E. Fried
- 6 min
Tenant Buyouts (Oakland)
A buyout is an agreement between an owner and a tenant. Typically, the tenant agrees to voluntarily vacate a rental unit in exchange for mo


Berkeley Housing Discrimination: Source of Income
ALERT! Berkeley City Council has enacted Ordinance No. 7568. This prohibits landlords from discriminating based on source of income. If...


Buyouts by the Numbers (SF)
There was a time when a landlord couldn’t offer a tenant a buyout because it was considered a wrongful endeavor to recover possession in vio


The Smart Apartment Advisor Show featuring Clifford E. Fried
© 2017 by Fried & Williams LLP. All Rights Reserved. The information contained in this article is general in nature. For advice on any...


David Semel
- 2 min
Q&A Regarding Mural Paintings
A: You may have heard the news story about a famous but illegal Banksy painting on a private London building being removed and sold at aucti