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Question: One of our residents brought in a roommate without my permission or consent. We have a clause in our lease prohibiting assignments or sublets of the lease. How do I prove the tenant is in violation of the lease?
Answer: In many cases, it is difficult to prove because many times the claim is that they are just overnight guests. However, if there is enough circumstantial evidence, such as receiving mail at the premises, traveling to and from work, using the laundry and other facilities regularly, you will have enough proof to satisfy most judges.
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The Santa Rosa City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 16, will review ordinances intended to impose permanent rent control and just-cause eviction policies on the city’s rental housing providers.
Currently, certain Santa Rosa housing providers are subject to a rent increase moratorium until Oct. 4, 2016. If rent control passes a “first reading” on Aug. 16, and is adopted on Aug. 30, a continual and permanent 3 percent cap on annual rent increases will be in effect beginning Sept. 29, 2016. View the draft ordinance here.
Although Santa Rosa voted to pass a just-cause for eviction ordinance on July 19, the… Read More
Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian’s bedbug legislation, AB 551, has undergone a major overhaul after facing concerns by tenant groups that it may not be tough enough on property owners.
While the original version imposed protocols for bedbug eradication on landlords, tenants and pest control companies, the bill has been stripped of those provisions and now focuses on some basic duties.
After extensive meetings with both landlord and tenant groups over the summer in both Los Angeles and Sacramento, the bill will focus on:
Prohibiting landlords from leasing property that they know has a current bedbug infestation.
Encouraging tenants who suspect bedbugs… Read More
Tagged: Bed bugsLegislation
Following mandates under the state election code, city councils for San Mateo and Burlingame on Monday voted to place rent control on their respective ballots in the November election.
As reported last month at caanet.org, election officials had confirmed that rent control advocates in San Mateo collected the 7,119 signatures required to place the initiative before voters. As required by state law, the City Council voted to place the issue on the Nov. 8 ballot.
If passed by voters, the charter amendment would implement San Francisco-style rent control in the city and create a rent board with no accountability to… Read More
At Glendale City Hall, the idea of pursuing rent control to increase housing affordability has received a chilly reception.
During a public meeting July 26, City Council members agreed that rent control isn’t a good option, reflecting opinions in a report from the Housing Department.
“While rent control/rent stabilization programs can have tremendous symbolic value, they have generally proven costly to administer, undermined by existing state law, and do not necessarily achieve the goal of housing affordability,” a report from the city’s Housing Department says.
Instead of instituting rent control, the city’s housing department suggests that the council consider other… Read More
Tagged: Affordable housingNews Los Angeles
Question: Please tell me the law on roommates and the return of security deposits when only one vacates the unit.
Answer: Unless you provide otherwise in your lease, you do not release the deposit until after you regain possession of the unit. It is up to the roommates to figure out who gets what as they are “jointly and severally” liable for the performance of the lease.
Question: I have several tenants who have damaged their units. What can I charge?
Answer: You can charge for the actual out-of-pocket costs, as well as labor. If you do it yourself, you… Read More
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A ballot measure that would provide a greater variety of affordable housing options in Healdsburg is heading to voters this fall.
The City Council on July 18 voted to place the Healdsburg Housing Measure on the November ballot.
At numerous community outreach meetings over the past two years, Healdsburg residents have repeatedly requested changes to the city’s Growth Management Ordinance, or GMO, which was adopted in 2000.
The California Apartment Association supports the Healdsburg Housing Measure, which would help provide the city with a greater variety of housing, such as multi-family rental units, small-lot and higher-density projects. This would boost… Read More
Tagged: Affordable housingElections North Bay
(CAA eNews July 29, 2016)
The 2016 CAA Nominating Committee, chaired by Ron Granville, CPM, (Woodmont Real Estate Services, Belmont) is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for seats on the 2017 CAA Board of Directors. We would like to thank CAA members for their participation.
Voting is scheduled to open to the members of the California Apartment Association on or about Wednesday, September 28, 2016. You will receive detailed information on how to vote at that time.
Congratulations to the slate of candidates for nomination to the 2017 CAA Board of Directors:
Independent Rental Owner Classification:
Bruce Rueppel,… Read More
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More than 200 rental housing industry executives teed off Monday, July 25, for a summer afternoon of golf, networking and fun during the 27th annual CAA Tri-County Charity Golf Tournament.
CAA is still tallying proceeds from the event, which will be donated to the Housing Industry Foundation, furthering its mission to help individuals and families remain in or return to stable housing. HIF also assists with special housing projects and renovations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
In its 27-year history, the golf tournament has raised close to $1 million for the foundation.
The golf tournament was held at… Read More
Tagged: CharityEventsPhilanthropy Tri-County