Angelica A. Sandoval

Q&A : COVID-19 and Landlord Responsibility

Q: How can I prepare for the possibility of a tenant testing positive for COVID-19 in my building? Is it my responsibility to inform the...

Dealing with Unpermitted Residential Units (“Illegal Units”) in Oakland

Property owners beware - liability falls on you.

Q&A Regarding Security Cameras

You should review your lease to see if there are any provisions requiring the permission of the landlord before a security camera can be ins

Q&A Regarding Disclosing Information About a Rental Property to Potential Tenants

California Civil Code § 1710.2 requires a landlord to voluntarily disclose whether there has been a death at the rental property to any pote

Q&A Regarding Tenants & Common Spaces

Your lease may address how shared common space can be used. However, since you are asking the question, I’m assuming that it does not and th

Q&A Regarding Tenant Installed Appliances

Most leases, like the SFAA Residential Tenancy Agreement, have provisions that prohibit alternations, modification, or changes to the premis

Q&A Regarding Emotional Support Animals

A reasonable accommodation is a change in rules, policies, practices, or services so that a person with a disability will have an opportunit

Q&A Regarding Rent Increase Notices

With rent-controlled units, a property owner may increase a tenant’s base rent once every 12 months by the allowable annual rent increase (o

Q&A Regarding Landlord Obligations After a Burst Pipe: Repairs to Rent

The implied warranty of habitability requires that rental units be safe and habitable—this includes having working plumbing. The landlord ha

Landlord Responsibilities When Dealing with Bilingual Tenants

Approximately 15.2 million Californians speak a language other than English as home. And the other Californians don’t speak English well (th

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