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Law Alert – New Foreclosure Rules: One- to Four-Unit Properties
In anticipation of a heightened housing crisis in the wake of COVID-19, Senate Bill 1079 went into effect on January 1, 2021, with the stated goal of promoting owner-occupied homeownership,...
Law Alert – Community Land Trusts: New Property Tax Exemption
California law has established a property tax exemption for property that is owned by a community land trust and that is being—or will be—developed or rehabilitated as rental housing, limited equity...
Law Alert – Shelter From The Storm: California Extends Pandemic Eviction Protections and Rental Assistance Program
On January 29, 2021 Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 91 (SB 91), extending residential eviction protections and implementing the State’s rental assistance program to address the impacts...
Law Alert – Expanding the Right to Rent Our Under Davis-Stirling; AB 3182 Eliminates Grandfathered Rental Restrictions for Common Interest Developments
“We must marshal all available resources to address the housing and homeless crisis,” said Assembly Member Phil Ting in his call-to-arms for AB 3182. Click here to read more.
Law Alert – Keeping Up With Tech: Brown Act Rules on Social Media Communication
As modes of communication continue to evolve with advances in technology, Assembly Bill 992 (effective January 1, 2021) clarifies which forms of communication via internet-based social media would...
Law Alert – New Mobile Home Park Conversion Requirements in AB 2782
In response to the conversion of mobile home parks into high-end developments and, correspondingly, the loss of the low- to moderate-income housing that manufactured homes provide, California passed...
Law Alert – HUD Provides Guidance on CARES Act Relief for Project-Based Rental Assistance
HUD is funding up to $224 million in COVID-19 Supplemental Payments (CSPs) for Properties Receiving Project-Based Rental Assistance under the Section 8, Section 202, or Section 811 Programs that...
Law Alert – HUD’s New Rule Repeals Substantice Federal Review of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
In 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), suspended HUD’s 2015 Rule regarding Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (“AFFH”). HUD has now repealed the 2015 AFFH Rule...
Law Alert – Treasury Announces New Market Tax Credits Allocation Awards
On July 15, 2020, the United States Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (“CDFI Fund”) announced the awardees of New Markets Tax Credits (“NMTC”) for the 2019...
Law Alert – The Pandemic – Insured or Not? Key Issues
The pandemic has brought increased scrutiny to the business interruption and civil authority coverages in the property policies of many businesses, public entities and nonprofits. Click here to read...
Law Alert – Civil Litigation Hits the Pause Button: California Courts Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
On March 27, 2020, the Governor of California issued an order allowing the state Judicial Council to adopt emergency procedural rules for courts statewide, and on April 6, 2020 and April 17, 2020,...
G&L Response to Covid-19
We value our partnership with you, along with the safety and health of the Goldfarb & Lipman team and our local community. During this COVID-19 pandemic, our attorneys and staff are working...
LAW ALERT – One-Year Extension of the New Markets Tax Credit Program
On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019, which included a tax extension package for several federal tax programs. Click here to read...
Law Alert – New Markets in the New Year: Five-Year Extension of the New Markets Tax Credit Program
On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Act”) was signed into law, which, among many other things, includes a tax extension package for several federal tax credit...
LAW ALERT – Shortage of Affordable Housing is a Statewide Concern, Even in Charter Cities
Four bills passed this year affecting the disposition of surplus lands for affordable housing and other purposes that will go into effect on January 1, 2020. Click here to read more.