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The California Apartment Association, the state’s leading trade group for the rental housing industry, has tapped Greg Terzakis as senior vice president of its newly created Central California region.
CAA’s Central California region covers a large swath of the Central Valley, from San Joaquin County to Tulare County.
The Pacifica City Council on Monday adopted a temporary ordinance that caps rent increases at 3.4 percent while also imposing eviction controls.
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The California Apartment Association is opposing a bill that would force thousands of rental housing owners across California to register their properties with the state, calling it a costly and burdensome requirement with no clear purpose.
The bill, by Assemblyman Ian Calderon, D-Whittier, would require all companies or corporations that own more than 20 residential properties with a total value of more than $10 million to register with California’s Department of Business Oversight.
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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 premises of 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 an 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… Read More
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For the remainder of 2017, lawmakers have shelved a bill that would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, landmark legislation that’s protected California from extreme forms of rent control for more than 20 years.
Amid strong opposition from the California Apartment Association, legislators this week decided to make AB 1506 a two-year bill, meaning the Legislature won’t consider a repeal of Costa-Hawkins this year but could take it up again in 2018. The author will instead host a series of public hearings to determine what can be done on this topic.
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The California Apartment Association is mobilizing members to oppose a bid to bring rent control to Pacifica through a special election in November 2017.
Council members will discuss the proposal Monday.
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A judge Wednesday denied CAA’s request to keep Mountain View’s rent control ordinance on hold pending the association’s legal challenge to the measure.
The decision by Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge William Elfving means Mountain View’s rent control law, passed by voters in November as Measure V, takes effect immediately.
A judge is now considering whether Mountain View’s rent control law will remain on hold while a legal challenge from the California Apartment Association works its way toward trial.
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Question: My renter was backing downstairs carrying a 38-pound bag of clothes and fell and broke her wrist. Can I be sued and a judgment obtained against me?
Answer: You would only be liable if you were negligent in the way you maintained the stairs and your negligence was a proximate cause of the injury. You should notify your insurance carrier as soon as possible.
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The Legislature has scheduled hearings this month on a pair of bills that target the Ellis Act, landmark legislation that protects a property owner’s right to exit the rental housing business.
The Ellis Act, passed in 1985, provides an important safety valve for landlords operating in rent controlled jurisdictions.
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