Here are some of the laws pertaining to real estate (although this is not all inclusive) that parties to a sale or purchase of a home may want to know about.
- Property "flippers" must disclose recent repairs and renovations. This applies to residential 1-4 units, if property was closed within 18 months from prior sale, and renovations were performed by the contractor with whom the seller entered into a contract. For more complete information on this law, feel free to contact me, or review Assembly Bill 968.
- The Natural Hazard Disclosure statement now "expands the disclosures required by the
Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement (NHD) to include High as well as
Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) by explicitly highlighting
three new subcategories of FHSZs. If the property is located in any of
these zones, the defensible space and (for properties built before 2010)
fire hardening disclosures would then be required." Assembly Bill 1280.
- ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) may now be sold separately as a condominium from the primary residence. Assembly Bill 1033
There is now a permanent prohibition on requiring owner occupancy of a parcel containing an ADU. Senate Bill 976The California FAIR Plan Association (fair access to insurance requirements) plan will be extended to commercial properties by July 1, 2024, and the new law requires the Association to reduce the number of existing policies by allowing admitted insurers to offer homeowner policies to current FAIR Plan policy holders. Senate Bill 505 Allows a
jurisdiction with local rent control to require an owner of a
rent-controlled unit to allow a tenant with a permanent physical
disability to relocate to an available comparable or smaller unit
located on an accessible floor of the property and retain their same
rental rate. Assembly Bill 1620.Landlords may
collect no more than one month’s rent for either furnished or
unfurnished units in addition to first month’s rent. There is an
exception for small landlords, defined as a landlord who is a natural
person or LLC and owns no more than two residential rental properties
with no more than a total of four units offered for rent. Assembly Bill 12Vacation Rentals: Beginning July 1,
2024, AB 537 prohibits a place of short-term lodging, as defined, from
advertising, displaying, or offering a room rate that does not include
all fees or charges required to stay at the short-term lodging, except
government-imposed taxes and fees. Assembly Bill 537Listing Agreements. This
law prohibits: 1) exclusive listing agreements lasting longer than 24
months from the date the agreement was made; 2) renewing an exclusive
listing agreement for longer than 12 months from the date the renewal
was made; and 3) recording or filing an exclusive listing agreement of
any duration. Applies
to residential one to four properties, condos and manufactured homes.
It also deems any licensed real estate professional who violates these
prohibitions as having violated that person's licensing laws. Assembly Bill 1345 There are numerous additional laws concerning tenants/ owners, housing laws, short term rentals, and more. For the complete summary, please contact me via text, email or phone call. I will be happy to help!
Julia Huntsman, REALTOR, Broker |
http://www.abodes.realestate |
562-896-2609 |
California Lic. #01188996
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