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Los Angeles’ new waste-hauling system, which applies to much of the city’s multifamily housing, has generated complaints of dramatically higher prices and spotty service, the Los Angeles Times reported this week.

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Question: My tenants paid an extra deposit for a pet. They gave away the dog after two months. Now they are asking if the pet deposit could be returned. Answer: You do not have to account for the use of the deposit until 21 days from the date they return possession of the premises, so you don’t have to refund any of the deposit.

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The 2017 CAA Nominating Committee, chaired by Tom Scott, CPM, (Cambridge Management Company, Inc., Santa Clara) hereby announces the slate of candidates for seats on the 2018 CAA Board of Directors. Voting is scheduled to open to the members of the California Apartment Association on or about Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Independent Rental Owner Classification: Marj Mancuso, TOMAR Properties Owner/Management Company Classification: Joshua LaBarge, Quality Management Group, Inc. Corporate Member Classification: Dana David, J. B. Matteson, Inc. John Eudy, Essex Property Trust John Millham, Prometheus Real Estate Group, Inc. Chris Scroggin, Prime Residential Linda Zeller, Gerson Bakar & Associates Associate… Read More

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During the July 25 City Council meeting in Sacramento, tenant activists repeatedly demanded rent control. Mayor Darrell Steinberg, however, expressed misgivings about the policy, saying it could worsen the city’s housing crisis. Steinberg went on to describe several other options for tackling Sacramento’s housing crisis. https://youtu.be/vaqqat0K9-M

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Lawmakers this year introduced more than a dozen bills that the California Apartment Association deemed threatening to the rental housing industry. Below you’ll find summaries of some of the worst housing legislation of 2017 and the status of each bill in the legislative process. Bill seeks to repeal Costa-Hawkins, the law that protects owners from extreme forms of rent control

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Question: There was a grease fire in one of our rental units due to a tenant’s lack of knowledge of cooking. What is my obligation to provide alternate accommodations for this tenant? Am I required to keep her as a renter? Answer: You are not obligated to put the tenant up. You may have a right to evict her based upon waste of the unit, which requires a three-day notice to quit.

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In 2017, solving California’s housing crisis remained a top goal of the state Legislature. The result? More than 130 housing-related bills in the first half of the year. The California Apartment Association’s Legislative Steering Committee examined each of these proposals —  and CAA’s public affairs staff helped advance the best of them. Here are some notable examples of 2017 bills intended to solve California’s housing crisis and the status of each:

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Question: I rent a garage to two young men under a six-month lease, and I suspect that they are living there. I specifically told them they could use the garage for storage of their personal property only. What can I do? Answer: In California, an owner of rental property can limit the tenant’s use of the property for specific purposes. If the tenant uses the rental for something else, he could be evicted. If you could prove that the tenants were residing in the garage, you could serve them a three-day notice to perform or quit, followed by an eviction… Read More

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The California Apartment Association has secured a voice on the Committee to House the Bay Area, a task force launching a 16-month campaign to help solve the region’s housing crisis.

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Although they’re just beginning their summer recess, California lawmakers already have a clear priority for when they return to the Capitol on Aug. 21 — finishing work on hundreds of housing-related bills. Those bills include a trio of housing-production proposals sponsored by the California Apartment Association, which are included within the affordable housing bills being urged by Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers.

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