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Rent law, STR permit cliffs, HOA enforcement, finance, and operations, the articles we publish when something changes that actually affects what our owners earn or what they owe.
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Eviction Laws
Tenant right-to-counsel programs are spreading across coastal California. A jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guide to timelines, defense strategy, and budgeting.
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Finance & Taxes
Cost segregation studies reclassify 20–40% of a coastal SFR's basis into 5- and 15-year property, unlocking immediate bonus depreciation and dramatically improving after-tax cash flow.
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CA Landlord Law
Before 12 months, a California non-renewal is a 30-day letter. After, it's a just-cause case. Here's how to count the days and serve it right.
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CA Landlord Law
Defensible space rules reach more coastal rentals than owners think. The 100-foot rule by jurisdiction, and where the liability lands.
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Eviction Laws
The full 2026 California unlawful detainer timeline, step by step. Where cases die, what AB 2347 changed, and when cash for keys beats the courthouse.
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CA Landlord Law
A front-line audit of the lease clauses that fail in California, plus the coastal layer: access easements, HOA overrides and city STR rules.
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CA Landlord Law
Civil Code §1942 caps the tenant's self-help remedy at one month's rent, twice a year. The landlord who knows the elements can name the defense.
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CA Landlord Law
Assistance-animal requests drive more fair housing complaints than any other issue. The California statutes, verification rules, and penalty math operators need.
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CA Landlord Law
Coastal moisture triggers CC §1941 duties on sight since SB 655. A reportorial guide to inspection, disclosure, and remediation clocks for operators.
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Eviction Laws
Skipped the AB 1482 exemption paragraph in your lease? Your house is covered until you fix it. Here's what that costs and how to get the exemption back.
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Eviction Laws
A tenant vanished and rent stopped. Here is how California's Notice of Belief of Abandonment lets you retake the unit legally, step by step.
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CA Landlord Law
Civil Code § 1942.5 presumes retaliation for 180 days after a habitability complaint. The statute, the case law, and the exposure math for coastal operators.
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