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AB 1482's Rent Cap in San Mateo: What Your Property Actually Owes This Year

AB 1482's Rent Cap in San Mateo: What Your Property Actually Owes This Year

San Mateo has never adopted its own local rent control ordinance, which sets it apart from several neighboring Bay Area cities that have. That doesn't mean rent increases here are unregulated. California's statewide Tenant Protection Act, AB 1482, still caps how much most San Mateo landlords can raise rent each year, and the actual allowed ...
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Returning Security Deposits Electronically: What California's AB 414 Requires

Returning Security Deposits Electronically: What California's AB 414 Requires

Security deposit handling just got a digital update. Under AB 414, California landlords must now offer to return security deposits electronically in certain circumstances, alongside new flexibility for agreeing to alternative arrangements with tenants. The law also clarifies how deposits should be handled when multiple tenants are named on a s...
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