On February 1, 2022, the Ninth Circuit released its opinion in Ballinger v. City of Oakland 1 affirming the district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs claimed that the City of Oakland’s Uniform...more
2/15/2022
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San Francisco ,
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Due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, many local governments in California have passed eviction moratoriums prohibiting landlords from evicting residential tenants who fail to pay rent. Although those...more
On August 31, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 3088 (the "Bill"), extending a statewide stoppage of evictions for unpaid rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic and granting protection from foreclosure to...more
9/3/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Damages ,
Eviction ,
Extreme Hardship ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Governor Newsom ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Landlords ,
New Legislation ,
Residential Leases ,
Restitution ,
Tenants