{"id":197882,"date":"2026-02-28T08:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/197882\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:38:15","slug":"redding-property-company-settles-with-state-after-allegations-of-egregious-violations-of-california-housing-law-shasta-scout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/197882\/","title":{"rendered":"Redding property company settles with state after allegations of \u201cegregious\u201d violations of California housing law\u00a0 \u2013 Shasta Scout"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Property Upsurge office located in downtown Redding. Photo by Annelise Pierce<\/p>\n

California\u2019s Attorney General announced Wednesday<\/a> that the state has reached a settlement with a Redding-based property management company known as Property Upsurge.<\/p>\n

According to the state, the settlement<\/a> resolves allegations that the company improperly issued eviction notices, raised rent increases above what state law allows and charged higher rates to tenants receiving Section 8 vouchers<\/a> to pay for their housing, among other \u201cegregious conduct in violation of California law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Property Upsurge did not respond to a request for comment today.<\/p>\n

The settlement requires the company to pay $550,000 to tenants harmed by its practices and provide an additional $200,000 in debt relief. The company will also pay $50,000 in civil penalties, half of which will go to the state and half to Shasta County.\u00a0In addition to financial penalties, Property Upsurge will also be required to design and implement new policies and procedures regarding rent increases, notice fees and tenant complaints.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cForcing families out of their homes, charging illegal rent, and targeting vulnerable tenants is not just unjust, it\u2019s unlawful,\u201d said Attorney General Rob Bonta in a press release. \u201cEvery Californian, in every corner of our state, deserves housing that is safe, stable, and reliable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bonta thanked the Shasta County District Attorney\u2019s office and Redding\u2019s code enforcement division for efforts that contributed to reaching the settlement. The investigation was launched in 2023, the state said, and revealed that the company had violated a number of laws including the California Tenant Protection Act, California\u2019s Fair Employment and Housing Act, and California\u2019s Unfair Competition Law.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The press release noted that Property Upsurge is a major property owner and manager in Redding\u2019s lower- to mid-cost market saying the company operates about 1,300 rental units across Northern California. The organization is owned by Yani Benaroya whose address in state filings is listed as Danville, California. According to information provided by the Shasta Assessor\u2019s office, the company owns numerous parcels<\/a> within Shasta County. <\/p>\n

\"\"A map<\/a> created by Shasta Scout shows the locations of properties owned by Property Upsurge, based on information shared by the Shasta Assessor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Bonta also thanked the nonprofit Legal Services of Northern California<\/a> for its work. The organization provides free legal assistance, advocacy, and representation to low-income individuals, seniors, and vulnerable populations across 23 northern California counties, including Shasta. Among other work, the organization assists clients with tenant rights, evictions, foreclosures, and housing quality issues.<\/p>\n

Sarah Fielding, the managing attorney for Legal Services of Northern California\u2019s Shasta Regional Office \u2014 whose clients include those impacted by Upsurge Properties \u2014 said her organization applauds the work of local and state agencies to enforce tenant laws which, she said, are essential to preventing homelessness in Shasta.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our experience these laws are vital to keeping housing affordable as rent continues to increase, often above the total income of many of our clients,\u201d Fielding explained by email. \u201cWhen tenants are priced out of available housing, they wind up living out of their cars or on the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you have a correction to share? Email us: editor@shastascout.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Property Upsurge office located in downtown Redding. Photo by Annelise Pierce California\u2019s Attorney General announced Wednesday that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197883,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[387,7,9,8,1804,45624,28175,1011,1846,745,92042,275,225,7229,92043],"class_list":["post-197882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-business","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-company","tag-da","tag-evictions","tag-housing","tag-lawsuit","tag-penalties","tag-reding","tag-shasta","tag-state","tag-tenant","tag-upsurge-properties"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}