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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...

ABAG Summary of AB 2011 and SB 6

AB 2011, the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, and SB 6, the Middle Class Housing Act of 2022, are intended to permit residential development on sites currently zoned and designated...

New State Housing Legislation

Goldfarb and Lipman has been retained by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to prepare materials to assist local jurisdictions in complying with SB 9, which allows up to four units on...