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Real Estate/Development,
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Nov. 25, 2024

Despite Prop 33 defeat, landlord-tenant disputes remain costly and complicated

California's complex web of rent control ordinances and tenant protection laws exposes landlords to significant liabilities, including treble damages and attorney's fees, particularly in bad-faith cases. Mediation offers a practical, cost-effective way to resolve disputes early, avoiding the financial risks and uncertainties of protracted litigation.

Nolan Armstrong

Neutral, Signature Resolution

George Washington Univ LS; Washington DC

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When California voters rejected Proposition 33 in November, landlords across the state breathed a huge sigh of relief. Voters had removed any possibility that rent control would be enacted wholesale by cities and counties intent on protecting their tenants from exorbitant rents.

But even without the threat of statewide rent control, property owners must still deal with a complex system that, in many jurisdictions, imposes stiff penalties while often pre...

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