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The Pacifica City Council will consider rent control during its Monday meeting, and CAA is calling on members to speak out against this flawed policy. At the meeting, rent control advocates also are expected to demand a just-cause eviction ordinance, which would make it difficult to evict tenants suspected of violent crimes, making it impossible to protect your residents and property. It is vital that members of the rental housing industry attend and speak against these harmful regulations and remind council members that: Rent control isn’t an affordable housing program; it will not build one new unit of housing Rent… Read More

Tagged: Tri-County

The Lafayette City Council on Monday is expected to consider a number of bad policies for the multifamily housing industry, including rent control. The council also is likely to consider a moratorium on rent increases — and perhaps a just-cause for eviction measure, which would make it difficult to evict problem tenants, including those endangering other residents. The California Apartment Association is encouraging its members to testify at the meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Lafayette Library & Learning Center. It is important that local members of the rental housing industry remind the council that rent control:… Read More

Tagged: Contra Costa

Question: I have tenants who recently divorced. The husband has moved out. Can we take him off the rental agreement? Answer: It is not in your best interest to take him off the lease as he is still responsible for the lease payments even though he moved out. To remove him, you would need to get his permission and consent. Question: Is there a smoke-detector ordinance that requires an owner to perform an annual smoke detector inspection in each unit? If so, what is the purpose of the smoke-detector agreement? Answer: California state law does not require an annual inspection… Read More

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The Santa Rosa City Council will discuss rent control Tuesday, Jan. 26, and hear from a consultant who’s laid out several options for addressing the city’s housing issues. During the study session, set for 2 p.m. at City Hall, the council will also review a possible just-cause eviction ordinance, which would make it unduly difficult to evict problem tenants, including those suspected of violent crime. The California Apartment Association’s North Coast division asks that rental housing owners and managers attend and speak out against both of these flawed policies. Rent control and just cause are among the options that a… Read More

Tagged: North Bay

Just a few days before the rent control discussion returns to Pacifica, the California Apartment Association and the city are partnering to better educate both rental housing providers and renters about their rights and responsibilities. On Thursday, Jan. 21, CAA Tri-County will present a pair of educational sessions, Managing Rental Housing and a Renters Informational Forum, at Pacifica City Council Chambers. The sessions are open and free for Pacifica rental owners, operators and residents living in rental housing. Attendees will learn about lease agreements, fair housing laws, and CAA’s Code of Ethics and Resident Bill of Rights. The sessions were… Read More

Tagged: Tri-County

The California Apartment Association has forged a strong working relationship with the next speaker of the state Assembly, Anthony Rendon, and looks forward to collaborating with him in his new leadership role. Last week, Rendon won the speakership by a unanimous vote from his Assembly colleagues. He is set to take over the post in early March as current Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins is forced out by term limits. Under new term limits rules, he is eligible to serve until 2024, which would make him one of the longest serving Assembly speakers. Rendon represents the 63rd Assembly District, which includes… Read More

Tagged: Long Beach

California property owners would have to allow tenants to smoke marijuana in rental units under possible changes to fair housing laws. They also would face unreasonable occupancy standards — ones similar to the Uniform Housing Code’s maximum occupancy. And any request for an assistive animal or companion animal would be presumed reasonable. These are among several ideas being floated by the California Fair Housing Council and of great concern to the California Apartment Association. The council has issued an initial working draft of its proposed regulations based on its interpretation of the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act. On Jan.… Read More

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The Los Angeles City Council this week endorsed a plan to have property owners and tenants split the costs of earthquake retrofitting. On Wednesday, the council tentatively approved the proposal on a unanimous vote. The arrangement calls on owners and tenants to share costs of retrofitting equally, which the city attorney’s office will now spell out in an ordinance subject to public comment and approval by the council. The city this past fall put rules in place to seismically retrofit thousands of buildings throughout the city. “This is a deal that’s been a year in the making. And it’s the… Read More

Tagged: Los Angeles

Question: Does the acceptance of rent from someone who is not on the lease mean I’ve accepted him as a tenant? Answer: Accepting a third-party check does not by itself necessarily indicate that you have accepted this person as a tenant. It is a good idea to indicate that this is being received on behalf of the tenant and does not indicate any tenancy relationship between you and the check writer. Question: I am having a bit of a problem with a repeat visitor on my property. He is a young man who knows a lot of the children who… Read More

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The city of Alameda has voted to prolong a temporary 8-percent cap on rent increases while city staff works on a longer-term proposal. The council also voted to keep its temporary just-cause eviction requirement in place. Originally, the council approved the rent cap, along with the just-cause eviction provision, in November, and both were set to expire earlier this month. This month’s unanimous vote by the council extends both the cap on rent increases and just-cause eviction provision by 60 days. This means actions to terminate a tenancy, such as evictions, are limited to certain “for cause/no fault” reasons, such… Read More

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