It's best to stay away from this, except where a path to both meeting code and legalization may exist (for example, California's ADU legislation under which unpermitted garage conversions, units permitted as rec rooms, unpermitted additions, etc can become legal residential units once building code and some limited zoning requirements are met).The tricky part is to understand when zoning and building codes interact, i.e. when required renovations to bring a property up to code trigger the loss of legal nonconforming status.

Unless there was sweeping legislation passed in this state within the last few years that miraculously went unnoticed by me and others, that advice should still hold.I do not put "no section 8" in my ads, but I require first,last, security at signing so that self-selects all of those people out anyways. 

Politicians here seem to have a never-ending thirst for revenue, but often enact legislation that drives away the source of revenue.

First let me say that the current landlord tenant legislation coming out of WA & Seattle is poorly planned out and short-sighted.

Last year a rent control bill was drafted, at the state level, and this is a long legislative session year so its likely to pass considering the number of renters far outweighs the number of investors.

We actually first learned about this legislation from a tenant bringing it up (whoops!).

I'm not going to pretend that profiteering doesn't exist nor isn't a problem, but CA isn't solving any problems with their current legislation hopefully OR is doing better.All of the grants CA is pledging for low income housing just allows developers to create non profits, force cities to let them build monstrous apartment complexes, hold them for a few years and then sell them to a for profit entity for a depressed value based on the limited income.

,Well, I'm not an attorney or a legislator.

The order covers all evictions other than those related to tenant actions that imminently threaten the health or safety of others.González intends to introduce legislation Monday that would allow tenants to use the pandemic as a defense in eviction court.

Account ClosedThere been legislative effort to extend the credit past 200,000 vehicles...but there's also been legislative effort to do away with the credit...