Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law that could mean serious changes for many residential and multi-use developers in the Golden State. Senate Bill 7 instructs on how water metering should be handled in developments breaking ground after Jan. 1, 2018,...
Month: November 2016
New tenants’ rights laws take effect January 1
Commercial tenants' rights made a significant leap forward recently, as California passed revisions to laws governing disability access to commercial property. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2017, landlords in the Golden State will have greater responsibilities to their tenants...
Airbnb can be legally problematic
It's no secret that many people across the country have been sprucing up their residences and offering them up for short-term use using Airbnb and other hosting platforms. This has led to some tricky legal issues for both property owners and renters who are...
Pot legalization presents commercial tenants unique challenges
California commercial real estate is rarely a boring field, but the industry may be about to get considerably more interesting. Nine states considering legalizing marijuana in some form, and California's ballots feature proposal for legalizing the drug for broad...