Starting January 1, 2024, Berkeley units left “vacant” for a total of 182 days in a given calendar year may be subject to the “empty home tax” (BMC 7.54).

The Commercial Tenant Protection Act, SB1103, went into effect on January 1, 2025. This new law introduced a number of protections for a new category of commercial tenants that the law calls “qualified commercial tenant.”

Attorneys David Semel and Ed Lai 'springing into action' at the San Francisco Apartment Association's Spring Trade Show

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...