After years of living on the streets and in single-room-occupancy hotels, the cozy studio apartment in San Francisco’s Japantown felt like a sanctuary to Corey Lafayette. He’d moved with no furniture, ...

California police must help protect tenants from landlords illegally locking them out of their rental housing, according to new guidance from the Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Rob Bonta ...

The law doubles the time tenants have to respond after receiving an eviction notice from five business days to ten. Lawyers who work with renters say that what may seem like a minor procedural change ...

Tenants in California will have twice as much time to respond to eviction notices and potentially avoid losing their homes under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week. The measure, ...

Over 1,000 new and tweaked California laws will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025 signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Among them are safeguards for renters, pedestrians, LGBTQ+ youth, and women's health.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Starting Jan. 1, 2025, a new California law will double the response time for tenants facing eviction, offering them more opportunity to seek legal advice and adequately prepare ...

Hundreds of new laws in California are going into effect in 2025. From local schools to workplaces, the implementation of these laws will impact daily life. Here are some of the laws California will ...

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A new state law goes into effect Jan. 1, giving tenants more latitude to respond to an eviction summons. The time people have to respond to the court will double, from five to 10 business days. It may ...