Over the past approximately 50 years, Federal, State, and Local governments have passed laws prohibiting discrimination in housing. These br

In general, a landlord may not endeavor to recover possession of a residential rental unit unless one of eleven “just causes” exists.  One j

A landlord can recover possession of a unit for a grandparent, grandchild, parent, brother or sister, or the landlord's spouse or the sp

Have you been to a restaurant lately and seen a patron sitting in the booth next to you with a dog? It is becoming more and more common to s

When a new owner purchases a residential rental property in Oakland, he or she steps into the shoes of the prior owner. In other words, the