

Clifford E. Fried
- 2 min
San Francisco Rental Unit Registration Begins
The San Francisco Housing Inventory Reporting Ordinance will require owners to report information on the current use of all residential...


Congratulations to the 2021 SFAA Trophy Award Winners!
It was a great honor for our office to serve as the wine sponsor for the 2021 SFAA Trophy Awards. Clifford Fried was in attendance to...


Clifford E. Fried
- 7 min
A Guide to Rent Control in Oakland
Oakland’s Rent Adjustment Ordinance regulates the amount of rent that landlords can charge residential tenants. This guide is intended to pr


Court Talk: A Mail Mandate
Normally, a payment is not “made” until the creditor receives it; however, if the creditor directs payment by mail, the payment is “made” wh


Clifford E. Fried
- 1 min
Clifford E. Fried on the SFAA Legal Panel
Clifford E. Fried on the SFAA Legal Panel


Clifford E. Fried
- 1 min
Costa-Hawkins State Assembly Hearing
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


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


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


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


Tenant Buyouts (Berkeley)
In 2016, the Berkeley city council enacted the tenant buyout ordinance (TBO) regulating the disclosure, negotiation, and processing of buyou