A new California law goes into effect that could change what every renter expects in their apartment — and it affects basic living essentials.

Under California law, tenants have rights when a rental property needs repairs. If something is making the unit ...

California’s Commercial Tenant Protection Act (SB-1103) took effect on January 1, 2025. Conceived as a transparency and displacement prevention measure for small businesses, the new law creates tenant ...

City Council to consider a first-time home buyer mortgage down payment assistance program at the Jan. 27 meeting.

AB 1157, dubbed the “Affordable Rent Act,” would have expanded the 2019 Tenant Protection Act to more renters and lowered the amount rent can increase each year. It would have also made those changes ...

Just about half of all Southern California residents are renters, and it can be tricky to navigate the latest tenant-related laws. Questions about pet rent, trash fees and renter’s insurance just ...

Many tenants have been annoyed that their rental units did not include refrigerators. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring apartments to have fridges and stoves, starting next year. By Michael ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta is calling on tenants across the state to report harmful experiences with their landlords, particularly targeting one of California's ...

As we entered 2026, new laws protecting renters went into effect across Los Angeles and California. While some of these pieces of legislation do improve the quality of life for […] ...

Despite a California law prohibiting landlords from rejecting Section 8 tenants based solely on credit history, some of L.A.'s biggest landlords are still using credit checks to deny rental ...

The City of San Francisco has been accused of rewarding corporate landlords with multimillion-dollar contracts despite their repeated mistreatment of tenants, prompting a call for the State to ...