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The bill passed in 2015 and took effect in 2016. Petty landlord's attempt to evict tenants for doing their laundry leads to ...

On Jan. 1, California will begin requiring landlords to provide their tenants with a fridge and stove — and repair or replace ...

Voters said no to expanded rent control, but tenants facing evictions will have more time to fight to keep their homes under a new California law. To read about other new laws, go here. Stay ...

Tenant advocates suffered a big defeat this fall when California voters decided against expanding cities’ ability to limit rent increases. But a state law set to take effect Jan. 1 will give renters ...

The law doubles the time tenants have to respond after receiving an eviction notice from five business days to ten. Lawyers who work with renters say that what may seem like a minor procedural change ...

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