Lake Tahoe’s Vacation Rental Law Put on Hold
The city of South Lake Tahoe said on Wednesday it would comply with a court order to halt the implementation of a law that set significant restrictions on vacation rentals within city limits.
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A married couple who rented out their house accuse Oakland, Calif., in a federal complaint of having passed a law that “retroactively, illegally, and unconstitutionally requires rental property owners to pay thousands of dollars in ‘relocation’ payments to tenants before the owners can repossess the property for their own use.”
Read moreCalifornians Reject Gas-Tax Repeal, Rent-Control Bid
Delivering a parting gift to outgoing Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown, California voters rejected a Republican-led attempt to repeal Brown’s recently enacted $52 billion transportation plan known as the gas tax.
Read morePoll: Californians Oppose Affordable Housing Measure
A push to alleviate California’s affordable housing crisis through increased rent control is sputtering at the finish line, according to a statewide poll released Wednesday.
Read moreCalifornia Faces Decisions on Rent Control
California housing leaders gathered in San Diego Thursday to seek solutions for the statewide housing crisis, including the push for local and state rent control measures before the November elections.
Read moreCalifornia’s Low-Income Seniors Severely Rent-Burdened, Study Finds
As the affordable housing crisis continues to grip residents across California, a new study found that most low-income seniors in the state shoulder insurmountable housing costs.
Read moreAffordable-Housing Initiative Set to Appear on November Ballot
Californians will vote this November on whether to grant cities more power to enact rent control after petitioners garnered enough signatures across the state to put it on the general election ballot.
Read moreCarson Plan Would Raise Rent for Millions in Public Housing
Millions of families living in federally subsidized public housing would pay more for rent under a proposal unveiled Wednesday by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson.
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The Small Property Owners Association—San Jose and 17 of its members brought a federal complaint against San Jose, challenging a “Rent Registry” ordinance that asks intrusive questions about each “rent-stabilized unit” in the city, in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
Read moreWisconsin High Court Tackles Short-Term Rentals
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments Friday in a case centered around whether operating a home as a vacation rental constitutes commercial activity.
Read moreTenants Reach Settlement Deal to Control Apartment Rent Increases
Tenants of a Los Angeles apartment complex who refused to pay huge rent spikes last year and were then served eviction notices scored a victory Thursday when they reached a settlement agreement with their landlord to stay in their homes.
Read moreNinth Circuit Finds San Francisco Landlord Buyout Law Constitutional
A city ordinance regulating landlords’ ability to force tenants to leave their apartments by buying them out does not violate the landlords’ constitutional rights, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Thursday.
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Two residents of Mountain View, California, claim the city’s Rental Housing Committee failed to implement a voter-approved rent-control ordinance, the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act, in Santa Clara County Court.
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SF Condo Conversion Law Called Unconstitutional Taking
An Ohio couple claims San Francisco’s condo conversion ordinance allows the unconstitutional seizure of their property by requiring them to offer their tenant a chance to live in their apartment indefinitely.
Read moreGroup Says Apartments Discriminated Against Those Receiving Homeless Subsidies
A civil rights group claims in court an apartment complex in southeast Washington, DC refused to lease apartments to people who tried paying parts of their rent and security deposits with temporary subsidies for those who are homeless or living in shelters.
Read moreIndiana Realty Firm Accused of Predatory Housing Scheme
An Indiana fair-housing organization claims in federal court that Indianapolis-based Rainbow Realty runs a predatory rent-to-own scheme that targets minority neighborhoods and leaves many buyers empty-handed.
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Oregon’s Hot Housing Market Spurs Calls for Rent Control
As the Legislature considers lifting Oregon’s 32-year-old ban on rent control, tenants’ rights advocates and developers gathered this week to debate affordable housing in Portland, the nation’s hottest housing market.
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