Tenants

In Santa Rosa, a mother of six children says she’s struggling to pay the rent following her husband’s deportation — but fears eviction if she even requests to move into a smaller place from her landlord. In Los Angeles, a Latino family sued their landlord and a real estate agent over illegal eviction, only for […]

Proposition 33 on local rent control and the related Proposition 34 are attracting the most campaign cash by far of the 10 ballot measures. But the amount pales to what was spent on dueling sports betting measures in 2022.

The Yes and No on 33 campaigns have collectively spent more than $140 million. CalMatters fact checked some of the more pervasive claims made by both sides.

Real estate is an active investment that has inherent risks. But when faced with the downsides, many California property owners skirt their responsibility to the homelessness crisis by displacing tenants, argues a Southern California landlord and developer who supports renter protections.

Over the past two years, federal, state and local governments have passed several laws and invested billions of dollars to stave off an eviction tsunami. How have tenants and landlords fared through it all?

In an effort to close the justice gap in civil disputes, the State Bar released two recommendations, and the bar is alarmingly off target.

Non-English speaking immigrants face some of the biggest hurdles to receiving California rent relief. Advocates say informal leases, lack of technology access and language barriers are getting in the way.

The California eviction moratorium ends after Sept. 30, but tenants still have some protections and can get help paying the rent. Here's a FAQ.

The state is relying on a private contractor to get rent relief to California tenants and landlords, and just increased the lucrative deal.

Undocumented families, aging homes, high unemployment: The root causes for a cluster of evictions in this Southern California blue-collar port city.