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New Jersey was the first state to pass a just-cause eviction law in 1974. [1] Interest in these laws has grown in recent years with California passing a just-cause eviction law in 2019 [4] and Oregon passing a bill enumerating valid causes for evicting tenants the same year. [5] Washington passed a similar bill in 2021. [6]
Elo-Rivera introduced the Residential Tenant Protections ordinance in late 2022, which increased tenants rights. The ordinance which passed in the City Council by a vote of 8–1 in April 2023 banned no-fault evictions with some exceptions. Evictions for renovations of units would require permits to be posted on the premises.
The rental crisis was already worrying before the pandemic: Roughly 7.6 million Americans faced eviction each year from 2007 to 2016, according to a recent report from The Eviction Lab and U.S ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Saturday to bolster eviction protections for renters and close a loophole in an existing law that has allowed ...
The California Legislature voted Thursday to bolster eviction protections for renters and close a loophole in an existing law that has allowed landlords to circumvent the state’s rent cap. The ...
Numerous reports state that during this period of time, the number of faultless evictions in Oakland tripled while rent increased more than 100 percent. [ 47 ] Second wave (2000- 2015) : The transition of housing market dynamics in the Bay Area then did not just create housing crisis, but an intensification of gentrification also known as the ...
Eviction rates are rising across the nation, with filings up more than 50% than the pre-pandemic average in some cities, according to the Eviction Lab. At the same time, rents are soaring. Real ...
A no-fault eviction occurs when a landlord seeks to regain possession of a rented property under laws that do not require him to allege any fault on the part of the tenant such as failure to pay rent, disturbance to neighbors or other tenants in the building, or violation of lease terms.