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In this members-only video, address legislative issues likely to surface in 2015, from bed bugs to AirBnB to rising rents.

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Make sure your company gets the attention it deserves as hundreds of rental housing decision-makers gather for CAA Connect – Northern California Rental Housing Conference & Expo. This premiere California Apartment Association event returns to the Santa Clara Convention Center on Wednesday, April 8. Exhibitor booths and sponsorship opportunities are now on sale. Take advantage of this opportunity to put your products in front of the most influential members of the multi-family housing industry. What you need to know What: CAA Connect – Northern California Rental Housing Conference & Expo When: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 8 Where:… Read More

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Question: Can a resident legally drink alcohol in the outdoor common areas of an apartment community? Answer: Landlords have the right to restrict the drinking of alcohol in the common areas of the premises. Question: My tenant vacated and has damaged the unit more than the security deposit will cover.  The tenant had a co-signer on the agreement.  I have written the tenant and co-signer with no response after 30 days. Do I file a small claims action against both the tenant and the co-signer or should they be separate lawsuits? Answer: You can file against both of them in… Read More

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A domestic violence shelter in San Mateo County has undergone a major renovation, thanks largely to Essex Property Trust and the Housing Industry Foundation.

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For our second highlights video from CAA’s legislative recap webinar, we review six bills that failed in 2014. Each of these bills would have affected the rental housing industry — especially two proposals that threatened the Ellis Act. This landmark state law, passed in the mid 1980s, protects a landlord’s right to leave the apartment business. While dead for now, some of these bills may resurface in 2015. Learn more through the videos below,  which we’ve produced exclusively for CAA members. You may also be interested in our first highights video, which focuses on six rental housing-related bills becoming law… Read More

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The California Apartment Association is encouraging rental housing managers to participate in a survey to help fight bed bugs in multi-family housing. CAA is collaborating with the University of California on the study, which includes an electronic survey that takes 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Take the survey Click here for the University of California’s Bed Bug Survey website, where property managers can learn more about the project and participate in the study. UC researchers want to assess the impact bed bugs have on California’s housing industry while gathering information about bed bug management practices in the state’s multi-unit… Read More

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Question: My understanding is that unlawful detainer actions remove the tenant from a specific rental unit. My contention is that the tenant is also not allowed anywhere on the common areas of the premises after an eviction.  Frequently, the evicted tenant hangs around the premises and causes additional problems out of spite. What can be done, and what are my legal rights as owner? Answer: If an evicted tenant returns to the common area of the rental property without invitation by any of the current residents, or without your permission or consent, he or she is trespassing. The common area… Read More

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CAA Greater Inland Empire has declared its annual toy and food drive a big success and extends an equally big thank you to all the personnel, residents and members who offered their help and generosity. A sampling of the companies who assisted in the toy and food drive: Burrtec, HD Supply, United Paving, Bluestar Properties, Sares Regis Group (Cape May at Harveston), Western National Property Management (Ridgeview Apartments) and Lincoln Properties (Alvista Portifino Apartments). CAA Greater Inland Empire launched the charitable effort last month, offering members a way to help more than 1,200 children and their families. Donations included items… Read More

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For the second time this fall, a division of the California Apartment Association has formally changed its name to more clearly reflect the region it serves. CAA South Coast is now CAA Orange County. Melinda Graham, chairwoman of the division, announced the official new name during the division’s annual meeting Dec. 5. The announcement came just a few weeks after the association announced that CAA-AAGIE is now CAA Greater Inland Empire. News of this name change came at CAA Greater Inland Empire’s Tapped & Uncorked event. As part of a statewide rebranding initiative, each CAA division reassessed its name. Stay… Read More

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With any live webcast, though, scheduling conflicts and interruptions can make attendance impossible -- or at least difficult to pay attention. That’s why we’re posting some highlights from the Dec. 9 webinar. First, make sure you're logged into our website as a member. Then, open this link and then click on the pdf icon. The YouTube video will then appear. Watch, and in 10 minutes, you’ll get a rundown on how six rental-housing specific laws will affect your business in 2015.

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