Summary of 2023 Landlord-Tenant Legislation

During the 2023 legislative session, the State Legislature approved and the Governor signed into law a number of bills affecting landlord and tenants. Click here to read more.

SLAPP-ing Down Anti-Housing Lawsuits with SB 439

California Senate Bill 439 represents a novel adaptation of the state’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statute, extending the scope of a law designed to protect First Amendment activity to a new area: legal challenges against...

Zoned Out! Court Strikes Down Housing Element Overlay Zone

The California Court of Appeal, in a 97-page decision published on April 7, 2023, held that the City of Clovis’ housing element did not substantially comply with state law even though it had been approved by the California Department of Housing and Community...

MCBA Virtual Presentation, “Mediating Real Property Disputes”

MCBA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Real Property sections present “Mediating Real Property Disputes.” Join Hon. Lynn O’Malley Taylor (Ret.) and Dolores B. Dalton, Goldfarb & Lipman attorney, as they discuss best practices on how to mediate...