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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California SB-1103: What Landlords Need to Know About New Rights for Small Business Tenants

California’s Commercial Tenant Protection Act (SB-1103) took effect on January 1, 2025. Conceived as a transparency and displacement prevention measure for small businesses, the new law creates tenant protections for small...more

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Licensing Link June 2025 Special Edition

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Licensing Link is a periodic publication that will keep you informed on hot topics and new developments in state licensing laws, and provide practice tips and primers on important issues related to state licensing across the...more

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Reminder: California’s New Commercial Debt Collection Protections Take Effect July 1, 2025

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Companies that service or collect commercial debt are reminded that new practice requirements are taking effect in California starting July 1, 2025. As Mayer Brown reported when California Senate Bill 1286 was enacted in...more

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Is a Cure on the Way for Small Businesses Facing Construction-Related Accessibility Claims?

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The California legislature may be providing California small businesses with another tool to combat construction-related accessibility claims through Senate Bill 84 (SB 84) which advanced to the State Assembly on June 4,...more

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New Requirements Have Been Imposed on Some California Property Owners Renting Out Commercial Space

Learn How SB 1103 Could Impact You - Although the parties to commercial leases in California have historically had the freedom to bargain over nearly all terms of a lease with little statutory restraint, a law that came into...more

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[Webinar] California’s Commercial Tenant Protection Act (SB 1103): What Property Owners, Managers & Brokers Need to Know - May...

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California’s Commercial Tenant Protection Act (SB 1103) now provides commercial tenants who operate small businesses with new legal protections of which property owners, managers and brokers must be aware. Failure to comply...more

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California Expands Debt Collection Protections for Small Businesses and Consumers

On September 24, California enacted a series of consumer protection laws, including three bills aimed specifically at restricting certain debt collection practices in connection with medical debt reporting, civil actions for...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

A Well-Informed Start to 2024: BBK’s Guidance for New Laws in California – Part Four

In Part Four of the New Law Guidance series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), we cover important new legislation for 2024 related to election law, density bonus law, parking, labor law, microenterprises, cannabis and...more

Allen Matkins

The Nebulous Meaning Of "Small Business" In New Ban On Commercial Loan Fees

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Beginning in January, "covered entities" will be prohibited from charging specified fees in connection with a commercial financing transaction with a "small business" or "small business" owner.  Cal. Stat. ch. 881 (SB 666). ...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New California Law Prohibits Certain Fees in Commercial Financing

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California continues to lead the charge for increased regulation in the commercial finance space. Most recently, on October 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 666 into law, which will prohibit...more

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California Joins War on Fees With Passage of S.B. 666

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On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 666, which amends the California Financing Law to prohibit a covered entity from charging certain fees in connection with a commercial financing...more

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California Legislation Will Make It More Costly For Those Doing Business With Those Doing Business In California

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Many law firms have been issuing alerts of late discussing the enactment of The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253).  As enacted, this act will require, among other things, "reporting entities" to disclose...more

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