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California lawmakers approve bills including eviction protections and mental health care reform
abcnews.go.com ^ | 9/14/23 | Tran Nguyen

Posted on 09/20/2023 11:09:56 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU

California lawmakers have voted to strengthen eviction protections for renters, closing an existing loophole allowing landlords to circumvent the state's rent cap. SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- 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 eviction reform bill was among hundreds approved before the end of a late legislative session, including giving striking workers unemployment benefits and reforms to the state’s mental health system.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Oct. 14 to act on the bills by signing them into law, rejecting them with a veto or allowing the bills to become law without his signature.

The rental bill by Democratic state Sen. María Elena Durazo would update a 2019 landmark law creating rules around evictions and establishing a rent cap at 5% plus the inflation rate, with a 10% maximum.

The governor was the architect of the 2019 law on renter protections, but he has not indicated whether he will sign the new eviction legislation, the bill sponsors said.

Under the 2019 law, landlords can evict tenants for “at fault” or “no fault” reasons. “At fault” reasons include failure to pay rent on time. Under “no fault” rules, landlords can terminate leases merely by saying they need to move into units, make repairs or take the units off the rental market.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; eviction; landlord; renting; tenant
You will own nothing and be happy.
1 posted on 09/20/2023 11:09:56 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU
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To: AbolishCSEU

I would hate to be a landlord in Californication.


2 posted on 09/20/2023 11:13:24 AM PDT by patriot torch (..)
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To: AbolishCSEU

Some of the overseas landlords are not going to be happy.

In Hong Kong and China leases often have an escalator clause allowing landlords to raise rent in mid contract.


3 posted on 09/20/2023 11:13:40 AM PDT by Fai Mao (SUtarve the beast and steal its food!)
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To: AbolishCSEU
I believe that the message they are sending has been incompletely quoted.

I think what they are really saying is:

You will own nothing and be happy that you and your family have been allowed to live.

4 posted on 09/20/2023 11:16:27 AM PDT by sjmjax
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To: AbolishCSEU

It is already nearly impossible to evict a bad tenant in Cali. This will simply destroy even more small landlords and allow the large management corporations to take over.


5 posted on 09/20/2023 11:19:18 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: AbolishCSEU
When my mom passed in 2012, her house was in a trust that was part of her estate. My sister and I had equal interests in the property. I had no desire to be a CA property owner. My sister removed the property from the trust (wiping out the Prop 13 protection) and financed half the value to buy out my interest. I put the proceeds into real estate in Idaho. My sister holding a half-value mortgage was assessed a new tax basis. The new taxes and mortgage consume what she can ask in rent...and now she has the onus of being a CA landlord.
6 posted on 09/20/2023 11:33:07 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Seruzawa

Same for most of NY. Even downstate. We are a hair away from 1031ing our upstate NY rental property over into Alabama.


7 posted on 09/20/2023 11:42:47 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: AbolishCSEU
Including giving striking workers unemployment benefits.

How is this even legal. The government must maintain neutrality and that is not neutral. It means labor can stay on the picket lines until they get everything they want.

It also means that the unions don't have to reach into their coffers to support the striking workers. The dems by shifting the costs to taxpayers ensures that the unions have plenty money left to donate to the dems campaign coffers. I.e. you and I are funding them.

8 posted on 09/20/2023 12:17:56 PM PDT by usurper (AI was born with a birth defect.)
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To: AbolishCSEU

Does this mean it’s now OK to start stuffing every democommietards we can find into a state hospital for the mentally ill? It would sure help clean things up in the US.


9 posted on 09/20/2023 1:59:50 PM PDT by curious7
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To: AbolishCSEU

Mental health care reform, just like NY mayor deblowjobs wife the mental health initiative, 850 million gone and no one knows where or why or gives a sh##. Eviction protections is designed for squatters, NEW DIGS FOR THOSE MOVING ON UP FROM THE TENTS TO YOUR HOUSE where you pay for everything its the law


10 posted on 09/20/2023 3:48:04 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: patriot torch

Sure glad I don’t own a home in CA!


11 posted on 09/20/2023 6:02:45 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Zathras

“Sure glad I don’t own a home in CA!”

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But I’ll bet there are several globalists that ate happy owning a number of politicians. They’re getting a insurmountable return on investment.

Think Blackrock


12 posted on 09/20/2023 6:07:47 PM PDT by patriot torch (..)
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To: ronnie raygun

“Eviction protections is designed for squatters,...”

Gotta surveil the property and wait until the squatters have all gone out someplace, get in, change the locks, and be there as the owner in possession of the property with copies of your legal proof of ownership when the squatters return.

What’re they gonna do?

You’re the legal owner, you’re there living in the house you own, you have papers to prove it — suddenly they’re not squatting, they’re trespassing, and trespassers don’t have squatter’s rights.

Checkmate.


13 posted on 09/21/2023 3:21:58 AM PDT by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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