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Every year, California experiences thousands upon thousands of small earthquakes – hundreds each day. Ninety-nine percent are so small we never feel them. Once in a while, though, we get a large tremor — like the 5.1 quake in Orange County this past spring — that reminds us to prepare for the Big One that seismologists keep talking about. When it comes to the rental housing industry, California lawmakers have authorized local governments to establish seismic-retrofit standards for particular types of buildings they consider to be hazardous during an earthquake. These would include certain unreinforced-masonry buildings, specified wood-frame, soft-story, and… Read More

Tagged: Tri-County

A San Francisco law unconstitutionally forces landlords to pay exorbitant fees before they can remove a property from the rental market, according to a lawsuit filed by a chapter of the California Apartment Association and other plaintiffs. The lawsuit, filed in federal court Thursday, July 24, challenges a San Francisco ordinance enacted in June that takes aim at landlords using the Ellis Act to quit the apartment business. The Relocation Assistance Payment Ordinance requires that landlords pay tenants the difference, over a two-year period, between what they were paying for an Ellised apartment and the market rate for a comparable… Read More

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To find out, join your colleagues and industry experts for a dynamic and informative forecast during the California Apartment Association’s 2015 Multi-Family Economic Forecast. The event will run from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The forecast will feature industry experts such as Barry Altshuler, senior vice president at Equity Residential and David Grund, a vice president at Mike Rovner Construction Inc. Attendees also will hear from guest speaker David Wegman, a senior analyst at MPF Research, a division of RealPage Inc. What: The California Apartment Association’s 2015 Multi-Family Economic Forecast When: 3… Read More

Tagged: Los Angeles

Photos by Jon Endow More than 110 golfers have helped the California Apartment Association raise thousands of dollars to fight homelessness in the Inland Empire. On June 25, CAA’s 20th Annual Summer Scramble Charity Tournament generated $10,000 for HomeAid Inland Empire. CAA held the Summer Scramble  at The Retreat in the city of Corona. “We were very pleased to team up with HomeAid again this year and excited that we met our goal in doubling last year’s $5,000 golf tournament contribution amount,” said Jennifer Bedford, chairwoman of CAA’s Inland Empire board. HomeAid, whose mission is to provide dignified temporary housing… Read More

Tagged: Greater Inland Empire

Question: I have a resident who has bed bugs in his unit. He refuses to allow access to his unit so that we can start treatment. Can we evict him? Can we charge for the cost of treatment? Answer: First, you need to send a notice to perform covenant or quit for refusal to allow access. If your resident fails to provide access prior to the expiration date of the notice, you can start the eviction process. As for charging the resident for treatment, if you can show that the resident is responsible for the infestation, you should be able… Read More

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Wasting water could cost California landlords and tenants hundreds of dollars and constitute a criminal infraction. This week, the state’s Water Resources Control Board made violating some water conservation measures akin to a traffic ticket. About the measure In light of California’s severe drought — and insufficient water conservation over the past several months — the California Water Resources Control Board has banned the following: Washing down driveways and sidewalks Watering of outdoor landscapes that cause excess runoff Using a hose to wash a motor vehicle, unless the hose is fitted with a shut-off nozzle Using potable water in a… Read More

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The California Apartment Association’s property management webinar series returns this month, imparting the knowledge needed to successfully manage rental housing while offering newly approved CalBRE continuing education credits. Students who complete the Fair Housing: It’s the Law (PMR107) or Ethics in Property Management (PMR108) will now earn continuing-education credits from the California Bureau of Real Estate. Each webinar is worth three hours of credit in the fair housing and ethics categories, respectively. Take both for six hours of credit. More information. Completing the entire series, which consists of nine courses, makes students eligible for CCRM certification, the gold standard in… Read More

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Halfway through 2014, California lawmakers are a week into their summer recess. You can probably picture it: Legislators back home, updating constituents at town hall meetings and Rotary luncheons, talking up bills they authored, stumped for and stomped down. At the California Apartment Association, we’re as eager as anyone to talk about our continued successes during the past six months in Sacramento. With guidance from CAA’s Legislative Steering Committee, CAA analyzed and lobbied for or against more than 70 bills that could help or hurt the rental housing industry. As you’ll see below, we have had great success stopping the… Read More

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When the city of Antioch needed help passing a half-cent sales tax last year, the California Apartment Association answered the call. As CAA members generously supported the city’s Measure C campaign, the Antioch City Council chose not to place a residential landlord business license tax on the same ballot. Thanks in part to the rental housing industry’s political support, the sales tax initiative sailed to victory in November, and Antioch began collecting additional revenue in April. Through the measure, Antioch expects to collect a little over $4 million. The City Council promised to spend the money fighting crime, hiring 22… Read More

Tagged: Contra Costa

The California Apartment Association’s South Coast Division presented a $50,000 check Tuesday, July 8, to help reduce homelessness in Orange County. The money, raised at a charity gala in May, went to the Orange County United Way for the Rapid Rehousing Initiative. “With our support, Rapid Rehousing will be able to help get kids and their families out of unstable housing situations, from shelters, motels, or living with too many people in an apartment, into their own apartments they can call home,” Melinda Graham, CAA South Coast’s board chairwoman, has said. Related coverage CAA South Coast gala raises tens of… Read More

Tagged: Orange County