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The state’s unlawful detainer “masking” law has been in place for over 20 years, introduced by the California Apartment Association to prevent unethical eviction-delay firms from accessing court records to help tenants prolong or avoid eviction.
The law provides that unlawful detainer cases are not available to the public for 60 days after the filing of an unlawful detainer action. After that time, the case becomes public if the tenant failed to beat the eviction during the initial 60 days.
During this legislative session, Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, persuaded fellow lawmakers to change the… Read More
Now that the 2015-16 Legislative session has come to an end, Gov. Jerry Brown must decide the fate of nearly 800 bills.
And thanks largely to CAA’s advocacy work, rental housing owners and managers don’t need to worry.
Over the recently completed two-year session, the California Apartment Association has defeated numerous bad bills.
In the 2015-16 legislative session, CAA lobbied on 126 housing-related bills, including the following problematic legislation — all of which died before the session closed Wednesday, Aug. 31:
Rent control
AB 697 (Chu, San Jose) would have created a pilot project in specified counties to halt rent… Read More
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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 to pay or quit and proceed with an eviction, are we leaving ourselves more vulnerable?
Answer: If you do not proceed with a three-day notice followed up by an eviction, you could find that the tenants decide to change their minds and not move… Read More
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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day. Normal operating hours will resume Tuesday, Sept 6.
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Gov. Jerry Brown this month will decide the fate of a bill governing the installation of water submeters in new apartment construction, including mechanisms to pass along associated costs to renters.
SB 7 by Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, would require the installation of submeters in multi-unit dwellings built after Jan. 1, 2018, and that residents receive accurate information about the volume and cost of their water use.
At the same time, the legislation, supported by the California Apartment Association, clarifies how multifamily property owners can charge tenants for water use, and it allows for late fees and eviction when tenants… Read More
Tagged: LegislationWater conservation
The California Legislature ended its two-year session having sent all four of CAA’s housing-supply bills to the governor’s desk, as well as a number of other positive proposals for the rental housing industry.
While increasing supply was a No. 1 housing issue in 2016, bills on issues such as water conservation, bedbugs and home-sharing platforms also advanced to the governor by the close of the session midnight Wednesday, Aug. 30.
Because the governor set housing production as one of his priorities this year, CAA’s housing-supply bills will likely elicit plenty of attention from him. Last month, Brown witnessed the collapse… Read More
The California Apartment Association is reviewing its options after the Santa Rosa City Council on Tuesday ratified a permanent rent control and just-cause-for-eviction ordinance.
The cap on annual rent increases exceeding 3 percent will apply to more than 11,000 apartments built before 1995. Single-family homes, duplexes and triplexes are excluded, regardless of age. The law, formally adopted on a 4-2 vote, takes effect Sept. 30 and extends indefinitely a temporary rent control ordinance in place since May.
The permanent law also rolls back rents to Jan. 1, 2016, levels, a move that CAA contends violates both the state and U.S.… Read More
Question: Our tenant gave us a 30-day written notice to terminate her tenancy. She moved out 10 days after serving the notice and claims she only owes rent up to the day she left.
Answer: She is liable up to the date the 30-day notice expires or you relet the premises, whichever occurs first. You are required to attempt to find a new resident to hold the tenant liable.
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… Read More
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A pair of housing-supply bills supported by the California Apartment Association advanced this week to the governor’s desk.
Now awaiting Gov. Brown’s signature are AB 2584, which would expand enforcement of the Housing Accountability Act, and AB 2208, which would require that, before construction, rooftops of public buildings be offered to private or nonprofit developers for the construction of affordable housing.
AB 2584 is one of four housing-supply bills sponsored by CAA this year and the first to reach Brown. The bill, authored by Assemblyman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim, would allow groups that represent tenants or housing providers — such as… Read More
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In the video above, San Mateo City Councilwoman Maureen Freschet expresses concerns about the financial impacts of Measure Q, calling it “dangerous legislation” that would create a rent commission with unlimited regulatory and financial power.
Two members of the San Mateo City Council have signed the primary ballot argument against bringing rent control to the city.
Councilwomen Maureen Freschet and Diane Papan are among the rent control opponents listed on the argument against the San Mateo Community Preservation and Fair Rent Charter Amendment. The charter amendment will appear on the ballot as Measure Q.
“Don’t be fooled into believing… Read More
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