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opposition from CAA, a pair of “just cause” for eviction bills advanced this
week from the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
The bills, AB 1481 by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Alameda, and AB 1697 by Assemblyman Tim Grayson, D-Concord, have now gone to the Assembly floor.
Both Grayson’s and Bonta’s proposals would limit evictions to certain causes, such as failure to pay rent, a substantial breach of the lease, or use of the property for illegal activity. Proving criminal activity, however, often requires testimony from third‐party witnesses who may be reluctant to come forward.
Do you manage an apartment building constructed after July 1, 2015? If so, the California Air Resources Board wants to hear from you.
The agency is conducting a survey on electric-vehicle charging stations at newer multifamily buildings.
Since July 2015, the state green code has required that all new single-family homes and a percentage of parking spaces at new multifamily buildings be ready to accommodate EV charging stations. Among other things, this includes providing the necessary electrical infrastructure to accommodate an EV charging station.
Now, the state air-quality agency wants to know how many of those new EV-ready parking spaces at new multifamily buildings have been converted to… Read More
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A bill that would require landlords to consider prospective tenants who use Section 8 housing vouchers advanced this week from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
SB 329 by Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, would make it illegal to deny a tenancy based on the applicant’s participation in the federal Housing Choice voucher program.
Sen. Holly Mitchell
The bill now moves to the Appropriations Committee.
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Question: We have a one-year lease with a tenant that will expire in four months. If we sell the house now, and the buyer wants to move in, would we be able to break the lease?
Answer: The buyer “steps into the shoes” of the seller and the lease is binding upon the new owner.
Question: I served a three-day notice on my tenants, and they paid $300 of the $1,050 that was due. Do I have to serve another three-day notice to start the eviction? Should I have accepted payment?
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Debra Carlton, CAA’s senior vice president of public affairs, testifies against AB 1482. Photos by Bob Knapik
A bill that would apply rent control and price-gouging protections statewide advanced today from its first committee hearing, while a second rent control proposal stalled amid strong opposition from CAA.
Assemlyman David Chiu
The Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development approved AB 1482 by Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, the committee chairman, on a 6 to 1 vote with one abstention.
A tenant-unionizing bill is being expanded to allow California tenants to withhold payment in protest when a landlord raises the rent beyond the rate of inflation.
Under an amendment to SB 529 by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, a rent increase above the consumer price index is listed as a qualifying “grievance” to go on a rent strike without risking eviction. The amendment was added Tuesday during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Sen. Maria Elena Durazo
Debra Carlton, CAA’s senior vice president of public affairs, testified that the new element to SB 529 amounts to rent control.… Read More
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Less than six months after Proposition 10 went down in crushing defeat, Michael Weinstein is again attempting to bring extreme forms of rent control back to California, a move that would decimate the supply of housing for California’s working-class families.
Weinstein’s
convoluted proposal takes a counterproductive approach to California’s housing
crisis and undermines Gov. Newsom’s pledge to build 3.5 million housing units
by 2025.
“This past November,
California voters of all political stripes rejected Proposition 10 by an
overwhelming margin,” said Tom Bannon, chief executive officer of the
California Apartment… Read More
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Question: A new tenant signed a six-month lease. Now, he claims he feels unsafe because of an incident at the property and wants to terminate the lease. The tenant claims he has a 72-hour period to rescind the lease after it is executed. Is this true?
Answer: There is no 72-hour right of rescission for residential leases.
Question: One of my two tenants on the lease moved out due to a job transfer. The remaining tenant would like to stay and pay the entire amount. Do I need to write up a new lease or simply prepare an addendum stating… Read More
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Less than six months after Proposition 10 went down in crushing defeat, Michael Weinstein is again attempting to return extreme forms of rent control to California, a move that would decimate the supply of housing for California’s working families.
On Friday, Weinstein filed preliminary paperwork with the state attorney general to place another statewide initiative before voters, aiming for the 2020 ballot.
According to initial paperwork filed with California Attorney General’s Office, the new initiative seeks to create the Rental Affordability Act. Under this measure, cities and counties would be free to impose rent control on buildings after they turn… Read More
The Los Angeles City Council this week voted to draft an ordinance requiring landlords to consider prospective tenants with Section 8 vouchers.
If ultimately approved, the ordinance could take effect as early as Jan. 1 of next year. Several other California jurisdictions have passed similar laws, including the city of San Diego, San Francisco, and Marin County, , and Long Beach is now considering such an ordinance.
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