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Talk about a newsy year for California’s rental housing industry. 2018 brought the rise and fall of Proposition 10, some sensible approaches to the state’s housing shortage, and another round of devastating wildfires accompanied by protections against rent gouging. Although last year is history,  2018’s biggest stories will continue to unfold in the months to come. In the paragraphs below, we focus on half-a-dozen rental housing stories with statewide implications — and make a few predictions to boot. Statewide rent control proposals defeated

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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 21, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Normal operating hours will resume Tuesday, Jan. 22.

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Question:  Do I have to pay a tenant interest on his security deposit? Answer: There are no state laws requiring that interest be paid on the tenant’s security deposit. However, some rent control ordinances and/or other local ordinances do require interest to be paid. Question: Our tenants have just informed us via telephone that their rent check will bounce, they don’t plan to cover it, and they intend to vacate the premises by the end of this month. They want us to use the majority of their security deposit as last month’s rent. If we don’t give a three-day notice… Read More

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The California Apartment Association is opposing a recommendation from a regional policy committee that the state Legislature impose rent control and “just cause” eviction restrictions across the entire nine-county Bay Area. The entire plan, if adopted by the Legislature, could cost as much as $2 billion per year. CAA this week restated its objections to the recommendation, which is part of a plan promoted by the Committee to House the Bay Area, or CASA, which is sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. CASA spent 18 months developing recommendations for state legislation to address the housing crisis experienced by the Bay… Read More

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Numerous laws taking effect on New Year’s Day will impact the way rental housing providers do business in California. To help you prepare, we’ve summarized 10 of the most significant of those new laws in the paragraphs below. For information on other rental housing-related laws coming up in 2019, check out CAA’s New Laws Webinar. Safety at the property Balcony inspections: SB 721 by Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, will require periodic inspections of certain apartment balconies, stairwells and other elevated structures. This law came in response to tragic balcony and stairwell collapses in two apartment buildings several years ago.… Read More

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To help rental housing professionals prepare for the new year, the California Apartment Association has updated all its rental forms and instruction sheets. The association also has published a pair of new forms for members to use in 2019. CAA’s Compliance Committee made these changes based on new laws, member requests and questions submitted through CAA’s Landlord Helpline. All new and revised forms are accessible through our rental forms page. Here is a list of the forms with major revisions, as well as the newly published forms: Forms 2.0/2.1: Rental/Lease Agreement (Updated): This form was revised to allow third-party rent… Read More

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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 31, and Tuesday Jan. 1, in observance of the New Year’s holiday. Normal operating hours will resume Wednesday, Jan. 2.

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Despite opposition from the California Apartment Association, the Marin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday formally approved a “just cause” for eviction pilot program. The eviction controls are set to take effect Jan. 17, 2019, and will remain in place for up to two years. At that point, the pilot program will be reviewed for possible extension.

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Question: I have a maintenance worker who was terminated and was given seven days to vacate his apartment. He has not left, and I would like to know if I need to send him through the eviction process or if there is anything else I can do to get him out. Ted Kimball Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP Answer: You need to send him through the eviction process.  If he was purely an employee, and not paying rent, you can immediately file the unlawful detainer action.

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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday. Normal operating hours will resume Wednesday, Dec. 26.

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