Practicing on the Front Lines of Landlord-Tenant Regulations and Housing Law
Law Brief®: Robert Wolf, Alexander Tiktin and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Continuing Foreclosure/Eviction Moratorium
Governor Gavin Newsom announced last week that the state will allocate $107.3 million toward 673 new affordable rental homes that will prioritize Los Angeles County residents displaced by last year’s wildfires....more
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously this Tuesday to make permanent Mayor Bass’ Housing Streamlining Ordinance, cutting project approval times from six to nine months to 60 days....more
The Mercury News – December 6- Just one day after the start of the new legislative session, Senator Scott Wiener announced Senate Bill 4 — the “Affordable Housing on Faith Lands Act.” The bill would remove red tape for...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the CCA) became law this past Sunday. The CCA has several features of interest to the low-income housing community. 4% Deal Floor: The 4% low-income housing tax credit is worthy of...more
A long-awaited bipartisan stimulus bill was signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020. Included in the law, known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), are economic stimulus measures and a...more
NEW GUIDANCE ON PUBLIC HEARINGS ON HOUSING PROPOSALS - The Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) recently issued guidance for municipalities regarding housing development. This guidance...more
To cut carbon emissions, a movement grows to ‘electrify everything’ - Yale Environment 360 – April 14 - On March 24, just before the city council of Santa Cruz passed an emergency measure to prevent evictions of...more