AB 2179—Yet Another Obstacle to Evictions for Nonpayment of Rent By: Kristin Goulet, Esq., D. Keith Dunnagan, Esq., and Keaton Turnipseed (3L) April 19, 2022 As landlords were finally about to breathe a sigh of relief with the end of the last time period affected by COVID-19 protections, the notice requirements and eviction procedures originally […]
3 DAY NOTICE TO PAY RENT OR QUIT DURING THE COVID “RECOVERY” PERIOD By: Tanner N. Puryear, Esq. November 9, 2021 As many of you now know, the eviction moratorium in California has ended. Single-family homes are no longer subject to the “Tenant Protection Act” which required a “just cause” reason to legally evict a […]
Beware of Constructive Eviction Concerns During COVID By: Tanner Puryear, Esq. and Keaton Turnipseed, 3L. July 13, 2021 Spurred by remote work, and with interest rates at a 3.1% national average for a 30-year fixed mortgage, the housing market is booming. Nationally the median home price is $370,528, 22.2% higher than the previous year. At […]
Understanding Nevada’s Eviction Moratorium By: Alexander J. Hinman, Esq. May 18, 2021 It has been over a year since Nevada’s Governor, Steve Sisolak, put into effect an emergency directive prohibiting all eviction actions in the state of Nevada based on nonpayment of rent. Fourteen months later, the state moratorium is scheduled to be lifted on […]
Help! Tenant Won’t Cooperate with the Sale of the Home or Seller Didn’t Leave By: Tanner N. Puryear, Esq. and D. Keith Dunnagan, Esq. May 4, 2021 Over the last month, we have been addressing the issue of selling tenanted properties and the impacts of the eviction moratoriums. It is no secret the market is […]
State Rental Assistance Program Application Opens By: D. Keith Dunnagan, Esq. March 16, 2021 Previously, we addressed the implications of SB 91 on evictions and the creation of the State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP). At that time, much was still uncertain as the law had just been passed and there was a lack of implementing […]
CA Enacts SB 91 (COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act) By: By: D. Keith Dunnagan, Esq. February 2, 2021 At the end of August 2020, California passed the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020 (AB 3088). That legislation codified an “eviction” moratorium that ran through January 31, 2021. As part of that law, landlords were required to […]
New Laws for 2021 By: D. Keith Dunnagan, Esq. January 5, 2021 Every year the state of California passes new laws and regulations that will impact nearly every segment of the market and 2020 was no different. While the big news maker during 2020 was COVID both the State and Feds passed legislation impacting the […]
State Passes AB 3088 Providing COVID Related Eviction Relief By: Tanner Puryear, Esq. September 3, 2020 On Tuesday the Governor signed AB 3088 into law, which establishes a moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent due to COVID-19 financial hardship until January 31, 2021. Under this new legislation, tenants who are able to demonstrate […]
COVID Update on Foreclosures and Evictions By: Matthew Kirkpatrick, Esq. and Adem Balikci, Esq. August 28, 2020 The Judicial Council made some big changes with its vote two weeks ago to end some of its emergency orders that were put in place in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of that, we thought now would […]
