CA Eviction Rent Loophole

The "Rent Threshold" rule creates a dynamic where tenants can systematically manipulate unpaid balances while landlords bear the financial and legal fallout. Tenants can exploit the rent threshold by making calculated partial payments or withholding just enough rent to stay below the eviction limit. Meanwhile, landlords may go months without receiving full rent while still paying mortgages, taxes, insurance, and maintenance costs. Critics argue the policy shifts the financial burden from nonpaying tenants to property owners...