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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 HUD has now repealed the 2015 AFFH Rule...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.
LAW ALERT – Density Bonus for 100% Affordable Housing Developments
AB 1763 provides a new density bonus for 100% affordable housing developments, effective as of January 1, 2020. Click here to read more.
LAW ALERT – Legislation Streamlines Shelter Construction and Expands Homelessness Services
AB 143, AB 728, and AB 761 have modified existing law affecting homeless shelters and homelessness prevention services. Click here to read more.
LAW ALERT – Landlords and Tenants and Regulations: Oh My!
We're not in Kansas anymore! The California Legislature adopted several bills this year impacting landlord-tenant law that will take effect January 1, 2020. Click here to read more.
Jhaila Brown Joins Goldfarb & Lipman
Goldfarb & Lipman is excited to announce the newest member to our Team – Jhaila Brown! Jhaila received her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and her J.D. from the University of San Francisco...
LAW ALERT – Proposition 65 “Safe Harbors” Now in Effect for Housing Providers
The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, also known as Proposition 65, prohibits any "person in the course of business" from knowingly exposing any person to chemicals known by the...
