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A for rent sign in Sacramento on June 28, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

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A break for renters? California considers reining in high security deposits

by Alejandra Reyes-Velarde May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

A bill would hold security deposits to one month’s rent, not three. The California Apartment Association says it could drive up rents, making it harder to find a home.

Irma Cervantes at Atlantic Avenue Park in East Los Angeles on March 2, 2023. “It’s difficult to move because I do not have a job at the moment,” Cervantes said, who used to do janitorial work at the convention centers in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. “I just want to find a way to pay the rent without getting harassed.” Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

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Evictions rise, tenants scramble for help as LA County protections expire

by Alejandra Reyes-Velarde March 21, 2023March 23, 2023

Voters cast their ballot at a polling station at the Sacramento County voter registration and elections office in Sacramento on Nov. 8, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

Labor hits back on business-led California ballot measures

by Lynn La March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

The Fresno County Superior Court on June 17, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

Got an eviction notice? This California website will help you file a response.

by Manuela Tobias July 19, 2022July 18, 2022

A for rent sign in Sacramento on June 28, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Thousands of Californians in limbo as eviction protections end

by Manuela Tobias July 1, 2022July 20, 2022

Protesters surround the LA Superior Court to prevent an upcoming wave of evictions and call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to pass an eviction moratorium in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, 2020. Photo by Lucy Nicholson REUTERS

California has a new law on eviction protections. What does it mean for tenants?

by Manuela Tobias March 28, 2022March 31, 2022

Tenants and housing rights activists protest for a halting of rent payments and mortgage debt, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Los Angeles on October 1, 2020. Photo be Lucy Nicholson, REUTERS

How long are Californians waiting for rent relief?

by Manuela Tobias March 3, 2022March 15, 2022

An aerial view of the 400 Catalina apartment building (center) and the historic condominium at 416 Catalina Street (in front), which is the site of a potential eviction under the Ellis Act, in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. Photo by Bing Guan for CalMatters

Why is a tenant protection bill failing in the California Legislature, again?

by Manuela Tobias February 9, 2022February 11, 2022

Maybelle Manio, right, and her son, Jake Cruz at their new apartment in San Mateo on Oct. 4, 2021. They moved into the new place in August. Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group

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‘I don’t recognize myself anymore’; How the pandemic drowned a working mom in debt

by Jesse Bedayn November 2, 2021April 19, 2023

Phuong Vo, a program director for the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, stands outside her office in Garden Grove, on Oct. 7, 2021. She is helping non-English speaking clients apply for rent relief. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Are immigrants getting left out of California’s rent relief?

by Manuela Tobias October 13, 2021October 13, 2021