Many tenants have been annoyed that their rental units did not include refrigerators. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law ...

Rejecting opposition from the cable and real estate industries, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that aims to ...

Include deceptive lease terms in their leases. Unlawfully increased rent for many tenants.

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California renters are finicky customers, changing apartments far more often than the typical American tenant. But when they ...

In two days, sheriff’s deputies were scheduled to evict the two of them from the subsidized apartment they’d shared for the last 15 years — even after a local rental assistance program offered to pay ...

Landlord groups say the rule adds financial strain, while tenant advocates call it a long-overdue recognition of essential ...

No tenant ever wants to receive notice that their landlord is increasing their rent—especially when they’re living through the worst possible scenario. After countless California residents lost their ...

A new California law clarifies that landlords — not tenants — are responsible for cleaning rental homes covered in debris ...

Local officials told renters they couldn’t force landlords to clean ash-covered homes. A new state law, inspired in part by ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Monday that requires California landlords to supply their tenants with a working ...

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 ...