If you were trying to drive the last few productive people out of California, what would you do differently than what Governor Gavin Newsom and the California legislature are already doing?
Never mind, that’s a rhetorical question. It’s hard to see what anyone could do to make things any worse; but just when one invokes “things can’t get worse,” Worse pops up and says, “Hold my beer!” And Worse has certainly reared its head, with the list of new laws set to take effect in the once-and-former Golden State in 2024. Here are a few of the… well, worst.
The first one hits landlords. If there are any left.
Renters rejoice: As of July 1, 2024, you no longer need to save up more than two months’ rent to put down a security deposit. Assembly Bill 12 limits landlords of unfurnished residential properties to asking for one month’s rent as the deposit. Landlords with one or two rental…
