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The Mountain View City Council has approved what’s been called a “right to a lease” ordinance. Approved on a 6-1 vote Tuesday, the ordinance is modeled closely after a requirement in Palo Alto that rental owners offer residents the option of a 12-month lease. The Mountain View council believes that guaranteeing tenants the right to a fixed-term lease will provide stability for both renters and rental owners. The ordinance, which applies to rental properties with three units or more, requires that an owner/operator offer a 12-month lease, and if a tenant declines, that the owner get the rejection in writing.… Read More

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This holiday season, families at Summerset Village Apartments in Fresno have found themselves without heat and hot water. The crisis, which began last month, stems from problems with a gas line and is in no way the fault of the tenants. Gas-line repairs may take more than three weeks to complete. We at the California Apartment Association strongly encourage you to step forward and help these residents. At CAA Greater Fresno, we are contributing at least $2,000 toward this effort. Please join us. To provide financial assistance specifically for residents at Summerset, please visit the Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries donation… Read More

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In response to laws taking effect in January 2016, in addition to member requests, the California Apartment Association has published 13 new rental forms and has updated many of its existing forms.  Among the new forms are disclosures for pesticide application and forms to cover tenants with assistive animals. The pesticide-notification forms were prompted by new requirements that landlords and apartment complex employees who apply pesticides on a rental property must first notify their tenants. Click here for the disclosure forms and here to read more about the pesticide-notification law. Moreover, to provide owners with a process for handling assistive-animal… Read More

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Question: I have a former tenant who claims that, since she had a one-year lease, she is not obligated to give a 30-day notice. Is this true? Answer: There is no statutory requirement that a 30-day notice of non-renewal be given during a fixed-term lease, but if the lease requires a notice of non-renewal and she fails to give one, she is in breach of the lease and can be liable for any losses you suffer as a result. Question: Can an apartment community charge a monthly pet rent and pet deposit to have a pet? Answer: Yes, so long… Read More

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A task force that’s held a series of meetings on San Jose’s rent control policies will reconvene early this month for collect and provide final comments on the matter. The Advisory Committee for the Apartment Rent Ordinance will gather from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. It is important for rental owners to attend this meeting and speak out against just cause eviction and stricter rent controls. Click here to find out what city staff, committee members and the public said during previous hearings of the advisory committee.

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The Mountain View City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 1, will hold a special meeting to consider rent regulations. The hearing, set for 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 500 Castro St., follows a study session last month where council members expressed opposition to rent control, just-cause eviction, and a moratorium on rent increases. The threat of onerous policies in Mountain View remains, however. This past Sunday, for example, tenant advocates in Mountain View held a rally calling for rent control. The City Council, though, continues to work with the community and its local housing providers to find other ways address housing… Read More

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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27, in observation of Thanksgiving. Normal operating hours will resume Monday.

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The California Apartment Association’s Whitney Benzian appeared on television Monday to discuss CAA San Diego’s philanthropic efforts to end homelessness in the city. Benzian, executive director of CAA’s San Diego division, appeared on KUSI’s Good Morning San Diego, along with Kris Michel, CEO of the Downtown San Diego Partnership. CAA’s members have donated about $18,000 to the Partnership’s Make Change Count program to end homelessness. The program allows the public to make donations at collection boxes that resemble red parking meters along curbs in San Diego. KUSI News – San Diego, CA Related content: CAA helps fight homelessness in downtown… Read More

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The top rental housing communities in Los Angeles — and the companies and individuals behind their excellence — received prestigious accolades Thursday, Nov. 19, from the California Apartment Association. The CAA Los Angeles division recognized the following during the L.A. Signature Awards event: PROPERTY OF THE YEAR: UP TO 199 UNITS Park West Village, First Pointe Management Group PROPERTY OF THE YEAR: 200-399 UNITS Avalon Marina Bay, AvalonBay Communities PROPERTY OF THE YEAR: 400 UNITS AND UP Eaves Phillips Ranch, AvalonBay Communities BEST NEW CONSTRUCTION: GREATER LOS ANGELES The Brand, Holland Partner Group BEST RESTORATION/REHAB: GREATER LOS ANGELES Met Lofts,… Read More

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The California Apartment Association now has forms and an instruction sheet available to its members for complying with a pesticide-notification law taking effect Jan. 1, 2016. Under the new regulations, landlords and apartment complex employees who apply pesticides on a rental property must first notify their tenants. Click here for the forms. Note, you’ll need to sign in to access this material. Since 1984, California law has required specific notification requirements of pest control companies when they apply pesticides at residential properties. SB 328 by Sen. Ben Hueso, D-Logan Heights, extends these requirements to landlords, their employees and agents when… Read More

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