Landlord-Tenant Q&A – December 2025
1. Question: What are my legal rights regarding maintaining a full deposit on a unit when one roommate moves out and another stays? My [...]
Rentals: Longer Days on Market Trends
Leasing season just wasn’t what it’s cracked up to be this year. Q3 data shows that the average DOM ticked up to 26.8 days; [...]
Should a Property Owner Do Their Own Repairs on a Professionally Managed Property?
“I want you to contact me first before you authorize any repairs on my property.” This is a common statement that property managers hear [...]
Governor Signs New Laws Affecting Rental Property Management
Governor Newsom has signed several bills passed by the California State Legislature that add new requirements for residential property management. The following are a [...]
October 2025 Legal Q & A
Question: My tenant asked me to accept a payment from a third party for half of her rent. We have a policy not to [...]
Preventing Rental Scams
Rental scammers have gotten creative over the years. But if you boil it down, the core problem behind every instance of rental fraud is [...]
Section 8 Program Update
Legal Alert Section 8 Participation Nadav Y. Zohar, Esq. June 2025 California landlords continue to face challenges when dealing with tenants who participate in [...]
September 2025 Q & A
1. Question: We rent a house to a family. My husband helped the tenant move a washing machine into the laundry room and noticed that [...]
The Rental Market – Q2 2025
As of Q2 2025, the rental Market is Softening — but it’s not what we’d consider a traditionally “soft” market. This is more of [...]
Q & A
1. Question: In a co-signer situation what forms do you recommend that the co-signer sign along with the tenant? Answer: They should sign a [...]