News Room: SB 1191: Default Disclosure to Prospective Tenants
September 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
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A winning entry in State Senator Joe Simitian’s (D-Palo Alto) 2011-12 "There Oughta Be a Law" contest was signed into law Tuesday by Governor Jerry Brown. Senate Bill 1191 will warn prospective tenants when the property they are looking to rent is subject to foreclosure.
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August 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
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A winning entry in State Senator Joe Simitian’s (D-Palo Alto) 2011-12 “There Oughta Be a Law” contest passed recently out of the Legislature and is now headed to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk. Senate Bill 1191 would warn prospective tenants when the property they are looking to rent is subject to foreclosure. It requires that a landlord who receives a Notice of Default provide written notice to any prospective tenant before a lease is signed.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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Earlier this year the Mercury News told the story of a dozen tenants crammed into a single home, being victimized by a landlord who was making thousands of dollars by continuing to rent rooms despite having lost the house to the bank in foreclosure.
As I discovered through my own experience, it’s shocking not only what some landlords will do, but also how little protection state law offers people looking to rent a room, a house or an apartment. Fortunately, state Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) is working to arm prospective tenants with better information by authoring legislation, Senate Bill 1191, that would require landlords to inform prospective tenants that the property is subject to foreclosure.
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May 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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A winning entry in State Senator Joe Simitian’s (D-Palo Alto) 2011-12 “There Oughta Be a Law” contest passed Tuesday off the Senate floor. Senate Bill 1191 would warn prospective tenants when the property they are looking to rent is subject to foreclosure. It requires that a landlord who receives a Notice of Default provide written notice to any prospective tenant before a lease is signed.
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