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AM I MY – OR MY MANAGEMENT COMPANY’S – RESIDENT MANAGER’S KEEPER?
By Gary Ganchrow I never have actually counted them, but the California Labor Code contains what feels like a gazillion laws governing the employer- employee relationship, and the California Government Code contains several more. Most seem i...
Garcetti seeks unprecedented suspension of rents, mortgages for LA residents
Via The Real Deal In his State of the City speech, the mayor said thousands of municipal employees will likely be furloughed because of the pandemic Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti wants to suspend rent and mortgage payments for Los Angel...
Garcetti bans rent hikes for rent-stabilized units
By Tina Daunt Via The Real Deal Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is banning landlords of rent-stabilized units from increasing rents during the coronavirus emergency. “Until today, rents in these units could be increased by up to 4...
Senate Passes $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill That Includes Relief For Retail, Hotels, Multifamily
By Dees Stribling, Via Bisnow The Senate, voting unanimously just before midnight, passed the economic aid package. The bill had been expected to pass that afternoon, but it was delayed after a group of Republican senators aired objections...
CARES Act Stimulus Update
By Stephen Hall, CEO; Robert W. Hall, Founder, Robert Hall & Associates President Trump signed into law on March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, (the CARES Act, HR 748), a $2 trillion stimulus package to ...
Mortgage Forbearance under the CARES Act
By Gary Ganchrow, Parker, Milliken, Clark, O'Hara & Samuelian, a Prof. Corp. I received several questions last week about potential relief for property owners (especially in light of the need to accommodate tenants under the emergency l...
My Tenants Tell Me They Cannot Pay The Rent Due To COVID-19 – What Should I Do Next?
Via AAGLA On March 16, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order allowing local jurisdictions to enact eviction protections for renters that experience substantial financial hardships as a result of a tenant’s me...