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When was the last time your building's windows got a proper clean? If the answer is "uhh," this one's for you. We're breaking down why spring is the right time, what a good vendor visit should actually include, and the small-but-expensive things most managers miss (we’re looking at you, weep holes).

A clogged gutter isn't a gutter problem. It's a roof problem, a siding problem, a foundation problem, and eventually an "interior water damage" problem. Spring is one of the best times all year to get ahead of it. Our latest post: when to book, what a real cleaning visit should include, and which Bay Area vendor we'd put on the job.

AB-1834 would expand the Subdivision Map Act to include land zoned fully or in part for mixed-use developments. Properties meeting the exemption requirements would need only to file a parcel map instead of a tentative and final map.

AB-1621 would prohibit city agencies from requiring more than 2 plancheck and specification reviews in connection with a housing permit.

AB-2748 would exempt affordable housing developments from installation of 2025-compliant electric vehicle charging.

AB-2477 would authorize unlicensed individuals, employed by a registered structural pest control company, to apply pesticides under the direct supervision of a licensed operator or field representative.

AB-2277 would allow properties that were on the National Register of Historic Places on/after January 20, 2025, to be automatically listed as on the California Register, even if the property was removed from the National Register of Historic Places.

AB-2079 notes the intent to create legislation to advance adaptive reuse policies for downtown areas.

AB-2074 notes the intent to create legislation that would support transit-oriented housing developments and downtown revitalization in major transit cities, including streamlined ministerial approval for developments.

AB-2057 would prohibit cities/counties from implementing legislation that prohibits the use of natural gas in a residential unit.

AB-1695 would prohibit smoking in state-subsidized multiunit housing developments constructed after January 1, 2027.

AB-1869 clarifies that income received from direct or indirect operation or management of a lodging facility is not permissible tenant service income as defined by the IRS Code for REITS.

SB-880 notes the intent to enact legislation relating to a moratorium on housing purchases.

Ever heard of "single-stair" buildings? If not, you're not alone. Until recently, this was inside-baseball among architects and housing advocates - the kind of thing that came up at conferences and stayed there. But there's now real legislation in play to expand which buildings get the single-stair treatment, and correspondingly lower costs.

SB-1693 would require streamlined approvals for tenant improvement projects with a retail use.

SB-1014 would require local agencies to provide a list of any required onsite or offsite improvements, including estimated costs for those improvements to development applicants.

The state legislature has been BUSY this year. To help you stay on top of all the new bills, we’ve grouped them together into categories to help simplify your reviews. Next up in our series of legislative updates, here are all the bills proposed that impact insurance.

The state legislature has been BUSY this year. To help you stay on top of all the new bills, we’ve grouped them together into categories to help simplify your reviews. Next up in our series of legislative updates, here are all the bills proposed that impact property sales.

SB-996 would authorize mobile homes and manufactured homes to be classified as "real property" for the purposes of titling and taxation.

AB-2198 would require title insurers, underwriter title companies, and controlled escrow companies to display their rates both in physical form and electronically on their website.

UPDATE: This legislation was introduced on 2-13-26. It was approved by the Committee on Judiciary and routed to the Committee on Appropriations on 4-8-26. AB-1957 was introduced by Assembly member Pacheco on 2-13-26. This bill would modify requirements for trustee's sale of property under a power of sale for properties containing 1-4 residential units. Owner-occupants and eligible nonprofit corporations would not be defined as "eligible bidders" under this bill.

AB-1850 would expand the definition of a real estate broker to include people who purchase real property with the intent to sell to another person for profit or compensation.

AB-1842 would require mortgage providers to offer forbearance of payments for properties that have become uninhabitable due to an emergency for a period of up to 12 months.

AB-2145 would authorize homeowners who have reached retirement age to transfer the interest rate and remaining loan terms to a new principal residence.