San Diego Enacts New Tenant Protection Ordinance in 2023

On May 25, 2023 the San Diego City Council passed Ordinance No. 21647 which went into effect on June 24, 2023. This ordinance expanded tenant protections for tenancies in certain units the City of San Diego.   Certain properties are exempt from the ordinance which include: (1) short-term rental properties, (2) affordable housing units, (3) mobile homes, (4) room rentals where …

City of San Diego Finally Enacts its Short-Term Rental Laws

After many years of attempts to regulate short term rentals, and after going back and forth with the California Coastal Commission, on August 10, 2022, the City of San Diego enacted its Short-Term Residential Occupancy and Hosting Platforms Law.  This law created a 4 Tier licensing system. Tier 1 licenses are for whole home rentals for less than 20 days …

AB 832 – California Extends COVID Eviction Moratorium to September 30, 2021

On June 28, 2021, Governor Newsom passed into law Assembly Bill No. 832, which amended and extended certain restrictions of the previously passed Senate Bill No. 91 and Assembly Bill No. 3088, which created the “COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act” and the “COVID-19 Small Landlord and Homeowner Relief Act.” This blog is intended to highlight important information you should be aware …

San Diego County Eviction Moratorium – More Bad News for Landlords

San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors enacted Ordinance No. 10724 which went into effect on June 3, 2021.  The ordinance applies to all residential properties in the County of San Diego (there are no exempted residential properties), and prevents landlords from serving any notices of termination of a lease or filing for eviction except in the case of imminent threat …

AB 3088: “COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020” and “COVID-19 Small Landlord and Homeowner Relief Act of 2020”

On August 31, 2020, Governor Newsom passed into law Assembly Bill 3088 which created the “COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020” and the “COVID-19 Small Landlord and Homeowner Relief Act of 2020.” COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020 (Code of Civil Procedure 1179.01 et seq): Under the Tenant Relief Act, landlords are prohibited from evicting a residential tenant and mobilehome …

CA Judicial Council Votes to End Emergency Rule 1 & 2

On August 13, 2020, the Judicial Council of California voted 19-1 to end Emergency Rules 1 and 2.  Emergency Rule 1 prohibited the courts from issuing a summons or entering a default in unlawful detainer eviction actions unless the case involved public health or safety issues. It also required that unlawful detainer trials be set 60 days after a request …

Landlord’s Guide to Service and Companion Animals

NOTE: This Article was authored by Ashley Peterson and published in the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division “TYL In Focus” Real Estate Edition for June 2018. The original publication can be found here: TYL In Focus June 2018 Recurring questions in leasing surround the landlord’s pet policy: If there is a strict no-pet policy in a lease or declaration …