In response to the homelessness crisis, voters in the city of Los Angeles approved Measure ULA, aka the "mansion tax," on Nov. 8, 2022. Measure ULA seeks to raise funding for affordable housing and tenant assistance programs...more
In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was – somewhat surprisingly – a banner year for securing entitlement approvals. Holland & Knight's West Coast Land Use and Environmental Group secured approvals for approximately...more
As California's housing supply and homelessness crisis continues to worsen, the state Legislature has for the past several years passed numerous pieces of housing legislation in each legislative session. ...more
9/23/2020
/ Affordable Housing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Housing Market ,
Landlords ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mortgages ,
Real Estate Development ,
Residential Leases ,
State and Local Government ,
Tenants ,
Urban Planning & Development
There is an interplay between local efforts such as the new City of Los Angeles residential eviction moratorium ordinance (see Part 1 of this Breaking Ground Blog series, "City of L.A.'s New Ordinance Foretells More Trouble...more
Effective May 8, 2020, the City and County of Los Angeles announced that specific retail businesses are permitted to open for online or phone orders, with curbside pickup only, including florists, toy stores, music stores,...more
5/20/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
California ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Health and Safety ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Parks ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Shopping Centers ,
Social Distancing ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Safety
In Orozco v. WPV San Jose, LLC, California's Sixth District Court of Appeal upheld a decision by the Superior Court in Santa Clara County in support of a commercial tenant who sued his landlord for fraud. The tenant,...more
8/27/2019
/ Commercial Leases ,
Defense Strategies ,
Disparate Impact ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
HUD ,
Landlords ,
Misrepresentation ,
Property Owners ,
Property Tax ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proposition 13 ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Shopping Centers ,
State and Local Government