Los Angeles County has taken a significant step in tenant protections that will directly impact multi-family property owners in unincorporated areas. On March 17, 2026, the Board of Supervisors voted to raise the amount of unpaid rent a tenant ...
A new proposal in the California Legislature could change how rental housing providers handle nonpayment cases when the federal government shuts down. The bill would create temporary eviction protections specifically for tenants who work for th...
The Los Angeles multi-family market has evolved dramatically. What used to be a straightforward property inspection before closing is now only the starting point of a much broader risk assessment. Increasing regulatory demands, stricter insuran...
Los Angeles has finalized a significant update to its Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO), introducing a new inflation-based formula for annual rent increases while also eliminating several long-standing surcharges used by housing providers. Whi...
What Multi-Family Owners Need to KnowAs wildfire recovery efforts continue across the region, LA County has approved an extension of its housing price-gouging protections, keeping current emergency rent controls in place through March 29, 2026....
Policy Shift Avoided: Board Rejects Broader Tenant ProtectionsLos Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors recently considered two significant proposals that would have meaningfully altered eviction rules across the county. Both measures — one...
Los Angeles County's Board of Supervisors has increased the threshold of unpaid rent required before landlords can initiate eviction in unincorporated areas. Tenants must now owe two months of fair market rent, up from the previous one-month st...
The County is reopening its Emergency Rent Relief Program to provide direct financial support to landlords affected by unpaid rent or emergency-related housing costs. Beginning February 9, 2026, the program will help property owners recover los...
The Los Angeles City Council recently declined to move forward with a proposal that would have amended Measure ULA, the city’s high-profile transfer tax on high-value property sales. The measure, which has been closely watched by multi-family...
For the first time in years, the LA apartment market is showing signs of normalization — and for owners and investors, that’s a healthy development. After an extended period of rapid rent growth and compressed vacancy, new supply and shifti...
