31 May Assembly Bill 2343 – How Will It Affect Landlords?
California lawmakers recently introduced a trio of bills that would hamper a landlord’s ability to evict tenants.
The first bill that every landlord should oppose is AB 2343. This bill will essentially reward renters who have failed to pay their rents by delaying the unlawful detainer process by up to 3 weeks
If Assembly Bill 2343 Is Passed How Will It Affect Owners?
As of May 2018, the law in California states that tenants have 3 days to pay or quit if they’ve failed to pay their rent.
If AB 2343 were to be passed, that 3-day period would be extended to 10 days and a tenant’s time to answer an unlawful detainer would be increased from a period of 5 days to 14 days.
Assembly Bill 2343 will provide rent defaulting tenants with rent-free housing for additional weeks at the expense of the owner who will be forced to continue covering all of their normal expenses while the tenant lives in the property rent-free.
More Coming Bill Will Limit A Landlord’s Ability to Evict
Besides AB 2343, landlords in California can expect more bills which will limit their ability to evict.
AB 2925 – This bill will bring “just cause” eviction controls to the entire state and make it even more difficult for a property owner to evict a tenant without first providing the tenant with a written notice for their lease termination.
Right now, owners have the ability to evict tenants with a 30-60-day notice without listing a cause.
If this bill is passed, owners will have an even more difficult time when it comes to evicting tenants that they suspect to be involved with drug dealing or criminal activity.
Changes to the Ellis Act – Since the 1980’s the Ellis Act is a California state law that allows landlords to evict residential tenants in order to “go out of the rental business”.
Sadly, politicians in California want to change the Ellis Act again so that a landlord will have to submit one year’s worth of notices before they decide to go out of business or sell their rental property instead of four months’ worth of notices like they currently do.
If the proposed changes to the Ellis Act were implemented this would also mean that a landlord who owns a building in a rent-controlled city would be forced to state in business even if they were experiencing financial hardships or losing money.
As always, MW Real Estate Group will keep you informed on which bills pass and how new legislation in the state affects your rights as a landlord.
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