Real Estate/Development,
Government
Mar. 7, 2018
New legislation package aims to increase protections for renters
A trio of bills introduced in the state Assembly aim to make it harder for landlords to evict renters as legislators face pressure to address the housing shortage that has driven up rental costs. The proposed legislation has divided attorneys representing property owners and those representing tenants.
A trio of state Assembly members have introduced a legislative package that would remove some landlord rights and bolster eviction protections for renters.
The push from Democratic Assemblymen David Chiu of San Francisco, Richard Bloom of Santa Monica and Rob Bonta of Alameda comes after an effort to repeal a statewide restriction on implementing new rent control laws, known as the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, died in its firs...
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