Lease agreements and license agreements have similar objectives – to grant occupancy rights to the recipient usually for a specified time period. Licensees, however, are distinct from tenants and generally have fewer legal protections. A recent California appellate court decision captioned Castaic Studios, LLC vs. Wonderland Studios held that an agreement granting use of commercial…
Commercial tenants have historically been left out of the growing body of laws protecting residential tenants in California and elsewhere. However, recent legislation found in Senate Bill 1103 – known as the Commercial Tenant Protection Act — is intended to level the playing field between landlords and certain “mom and pop” commercial tenants. The goal…
In 2019 the California legislature enacted California’s Tenant Protection Act (TPA) of 2019. In addition to limiting annual rent increases for much of California multi-unit residential properties, the TPA requires “just cause” to evict tenants in place for 12 months or more. Here is a synopsis of the TPA, and a breakdown of those properties…