BayHousingWire

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In depth: we cover th4e provisions of AB-1482 and what California rent caps and eviction controls mean for landlords. https://t.co/g4mhMicn12

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Weekends and court holidays will no longer count toward the expiration of three day notices, thanks to a state bill aimed at affording tenants more time to respond to evictions. https://t.co/2LqQ00Vrq3

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As an update to our December article, a military couple loses their first round in court. The judge ruled, among other things, that relocation payments are not an illegal seizure of property. https://t.co/7Jht6Tn3Pz

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Trawl through ads for Berkeley apartments and you'll see flagrant violations of the city's ban on Section 8 discrimination, but no affirmative lawsuits to speak of. This leaves some wondering if source-of-income laws have any teeth. https://t.co/7UZdNDTPp1

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The feds pursue an Ellis Act eviction, booting out a couple who occupied the former Iranian consulate in a state of disrepair. Unclear is whether any disrepair was caused by the largest bomb blast in San Francisco history.
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Environmental regulations have always stifled new housing construction, but it's alleged that the rules are increasingly being used as a lever by unions to procure labor agreements in what some call "CEQA abuse." https://t.co/zpYWGWBdeh

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Alameda County Superior Court Judge on Friday said to a single-family homeowner residing in the premises: the rooms you rent out to others are not exempt from rent control, an ominous decision that would chip away at longstanding Costa-Hawkins if affirmed.

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Yabba Dabba Don't for this iconic Flinstone home? After the city says the home is a public nuisance, the owner is fighting back, trying to keep Fred and Dino smiling. https://t.co/JkjdXl3swR

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Rents in Top Emerging Tech Hubs Are Set to Outpace Wages https://t.co/rxT7uu59HD via @RentCafeApts

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Why Senator Scott Wiener's high-density housing bill should be passed, in his own words. https://t.co/XXYBAjg0am

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Google has been accused of a lot of things and now, wiping a neighborhood off the map. The age-old story of gentrification is told through the lens of neighborhood data collection. https://t.co/CA2XGtYJqP

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This book worm faces eviction because of his accumulation of books over the years. There is a fine line between having a lot of stuff and creating a hazardous situation, not always an easy judgment call. https://t.co/SrPfn1Dr9m

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Thousands of New Millionaires Are About to Eat San Francisco Alive https://t.co/YXtdYO7B9R

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More on El Cerrito's ongoing discussion about implementing rent control in some form or fashion. https://t.co/QHilOPaDKB

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The most qualified pediatric neurosurgeon to ever run HUD muses about his future. Whenever he bows out, he'll leave behind some big changes and ruffled feathers. https://t.co/I5sgdtGEF1

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El Cerrito is doing some soul searching trying to come up with some iteration of rent control, with no shortage of input. https://t.co/xiszZKTH4L

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Daniel looks forward to giving a talk next week on the Violence Against Women Act and HUD guidelines regarding protections for survivors of domestic violence, a difficult but necessary conversation to have. https://t.co/G5XR1dDNjq

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“[T]hrough urban densification alone, the United States could achieve half the carbon reductions needed to hold global temperatures to a rise of 2 degrees Celsius.”

Let’s fight climate change while also improving housing affordability. #MoreHOMES #SB50 https://t.co/r2T5N59XwB

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Hayward has historically taken a long, deliberative process before tinkering with ordinances, but Tuesday's emergency just-cause ordinance was slammed through with little debate. https://t.co/LEJlsEfTVN

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Fortunes are supposed to make people happy, but rent increases and other rising costs have strained SF's last remaining fortune cookie factory. They remain resilient in an uncertain future. https://t.co/HRH9x0cjGo