Legal & Regulatory

"These small owners who didn't have the cash to survive this are simply cashing out to try and save their retirement income."

If a new bill isn't passed by June 30, the program could end.

Officials responsible for enacting the rule had no legal authority to make the changes, according to the courts.

SB 6 is one of several new bills the State of California is proposing to drive housing development.

"I'm seeing that, in general, resorting to the courts for relief of obligations is not working very well. I don't anticipate that it will," said attorney Scott Lippert.

Reading the fine print of a contract between a landlord and tenant is always important, but adding special language to a lease can help decrease the risk of litigation after damage caused by a hurricane.

The moratorium had previously been set to expire at the end of June.

One attorney advises her landlord clients that they need to be in a "holding pattern."