Legal Compliance Challenge: Keeping Up with Complex Housing Regulations

Legal Compliance Challenge: Keeping Up with Complex Housing Regulations

Thriving under California’s complex housing regulatory environment requires staying up to date and strict adherence to things like state and local rent caps, complicated just-cause eviction rules and tenant protections, and habitability standards (e.g., pests, mold, leaks, etc.). Our guest and legal expert, Eileen Kendall, managing partner of Kendall Law, will provide her unique, strategic advice on preventative measures to avoid lawsuits and help housing providers quickly regain possession of their residential rental properties. With over 15 years of hands-on experience in real estate and business litigation, Kendall Law is the expert at handling both prosecution and defense of real estate disputes.

For those of us who are self-managing the properties we own under California’s complex legal and regulatory environment, we face some of the most challenging rules and regulations, and failure to strictly comply can often be detrimental due to high risk of lawsuits, fines for unintended (or perhaps intended) violations, and legal liabilities due to improper maintenance, habitability issues, etc. Just a few of the complex regulations faced by housing providers include:

• Complex Legal Landscape: California laws, such as the Tenant Protection Act, are heavily pro-tenant, with strict regulations regarding security deposits, habitability, and eviction procedures.
• High Legal Liability: Failure to properly maintain the property (e.g., plumbing, roof, pests) can lead to lawsuits or tenants withholding rent. Often, habitability claims are not covered by insurance!
• Discrimination Risks: Accidental violations of fair housing laws during tenant selection can result in significant legal consequences.
• Eviction Errors: Incorrectly handling evictions can lead to long delays and costly penalties. Never mind the lost rent!

To survive and ultimately thrive in today’s regulatory environment, it is important for property owners to stay up to date and regularly review resources from the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles regarding new laws, rent limits, maintaining housing conditions, and landlord rights. Today’s housing providers must also maintain a regular schedule for inspections and ongoing maintenance to address and repair hazards promptly. For some, property management may have proven far too difficult, and they may wish to consider hiring professionals who are experts in state and local regulations to prevent legal issues.

Details

Date / Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Cost: FREE to all AAGLA members

How to Attend: Please log in to register.  Register online at www.aagla.org/events.

Please join us for another fantastic online session with real estate attorney Eileen Kendall, managing partner of Kendall Law. Ms. Kendall will provide you with some insights to allow you to avoid legal traps and always allow you to come out on top…Q&A to follow the discussion, where you can get your questions answered.

Possible discussion items during this webinar may include:

• Traps set for housing providers within state and local laws, and how best to deal with notice requirements, fair housing rules and possible enforcement actions.
• Types of notices and timing, and when and where trouble may occur. Notice “traps” and how best to overcome these obstacles to avoid liability.
• State and local ordinances are designed to set a “trap,” and tactics to successfully avoid exposure.
• Fair housing issues and enforcement – beware of testers and plaintiff attorneys!
• How a small mistake can balloon into a major liability, and strategies for survival should this occur.
• And much more – your questions submitted during the webinar will drive the discussion

This will be a live, interactive, online learning session.  Live Q&A will take place throughout the online seminar.  Please join us for what will surely be an extremely informative and timely presentation. Please log in to register on our website at www.aagla.org. If you have any questions, please contact Events Manager, Diana Alcaraz, via email at diana@aagla.org.

WARNING: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED DURING THIS WEBINAR IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. ABSOLUTELY NO LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE IS BEING GIVEN DURING THIS WEBINAR.  BEAR IN MIND THAT EVERY SITUATION IS UNIQUE, AND THE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.  SO, BEFORE ACTING, BE SURE TO OBTAIN TAX AND/OR LEGAL ADVICE FROM A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL.

Special Guest Speaker

Eileen Kendall, Managing Partner, Kendall Law

Eileen M. Kendall is a highly experienced California real estate attorney with a proven track record of success. She is the proud owner of a thriving law firm that started from just a single employee. Eileen’s dedication and commitment to her clients are evident in the time and effort she puts into every aspect of their legal needs. Her impressive legal journey began with a degree from Washington State University in 1997, followed by her law degree from Gonzaga in 2002. She gained valuable experience early in her career, working for a product liability firm during high school and a general law practice in Dalton, Georgia, between undergrad and law school. During law school, she worked for a real estate civil litigation firm, honing her skills in this area of law.

Since being admitted to practice law in California, Ms. Kendall has focused her practice on litigation, with an emphasis on real property and business matters. She has successfully handled appeals and trials, and she has a proven track record of winning cases for her clients. Ms. Kendall is also admitted to appear before all California Federal District Courts and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. One of her successes was handling an adverse possession case where she demonstrated her exceptional legal acumen and ability and obtained a judgment granting title of the property to her client. Her clients appreciate her in-depth knowledge, strategic approach, and unwavering dedication to protecting their best interests… and their assets.

With Eileen’s credentials, extensive experience, and proven success, property owners, property management companies, and individuals can trust that she is the go-to advocate for California real estate law matters, including landlord/tenant matters. For more information, go to https://www.kendalllaw.net/ or call (310) 619-4941.

Moderator:

Janet M. Gagnon, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & External Relations, Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles.

Janet M. Gagnon, Esq., has more than 20 years’ experience in government affairs at the local, state, and federal levels.  She has represented several large membership-based associations, including the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles, California Realtor Association and Alzheimer’s Association Southern California chapter. In addition, she has worked as an in-house lobbyist for many national private companies on issues including healthcare, renewable energy, and technology. During her career, she has served on multiple Boards of Directors, committees, and coalitions.  Currently, Ms. Gagnon serves as Co-Chair for the Advocacy committee at the Los Angeles Business Federation (a/k/a, BizFed). Ms. Gagnon is also a licensed California attorney and earned her Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from California State University, Northridge.

Featured Sponsor: 

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Founder Eileen Kendall, like many entrepreneurs, decided it was finally time to make the leap. Having worked for national and prominent local litigation firms for many years, Eileen launched Kendall Law in 2016 bringing along more than 13 years of litigation experience and an intense commitment to being easily accessible and highly responsive to clients — a firm where you can get a hold of your attorney, who actually returns your calls, and doesn’t “fight” for you by simply sending letters for months on end. For more information, contact Kendall Law at (310) 619-4941 or go to https://www.kendalllaw.net/.

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