Normally, a payment is not “made” until the creditor receives it; however, if the creditor directs payment by mail, the payment is “made” wh

It is important to note that the Ordinance applies to all rental units in Oakland, including units otherwise exempt from rent or eviction co

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

Clifford E. Fried on the SFAA Legal Panel

The defeat of AB 1506 is a major victory for residential landlords in California. The Act was passed in 1995 to protect property owners from

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

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

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

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

Oakland’s Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance defines a “rental unit” as any unit in any real property, regardless of zoning status, that is r