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The Santa Rosa City Council next week will discuss rent control, just cause for eviction — and a possible moratorium on rent increases.
The discussion, scheduled for Tuesday, May 3, at City Hall, comes one month after the Santa Rosa Rent Stabilization Subcommittee voted 2-1 to recommend the measures.
Owners and managers of rental units in Santa Rosa are urged to attend Tuesday’s meeting, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.
If the council follows the subcommittee’s recommendations, the most immediate impact would be an urgency ordinance halting any rent increases for 45 days.
The subcommittee votes for… Read More
Question: We have added a number of clauses to our rules and regulations addendum and wish to have our tenants sign the new form, as well as the CAA addendum about mold. How do I proceed?
Answer: If you are on a month-to-month tenancy, you can unilaterally require they abide by the new terms by properly serving a 30-day notice of change of terms of tenancy and attaching the mold addendum to it. If they are on a fixed-term lease, you must wait until the lease expires for them to renew and sign a new lease with the mold language… Read More
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CAA Orange County held its annual gala this month, giving rental property professionals and industry partners an opportunity to mingle, break bread and network — all for a good cause.
More than 450 people attended the gala, held April 14 at the Hilton Orange County. The event raised $25,000 for the local United Way’s Rapid-Rehousing initiative. Rapid Rehousing helps families with children move into affordable housing, minimizing the time they spend in shelters, in cars or on the street.
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Pro-housing bills backed by the California Apartment Association made healthy strides this week in the Legislature.
On Wednesday alone, four housing bills — either sponsored or co-sponsored by CAA — advanced from their respective committees.
The following proposals advanced from the Assembly Local Government Committee to the Appropriations Committee:
AB 2299 (Bloom) would mandate that local governments allow for the construction of second units on residential lots if those units meet specific standards and are located within one-half mile of public transportation. Sponsored by CAA.
AB 2501 (Bloom) would make it faster, easier and more economical for developers to obtain… Read More
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More than 1,500 rental housing professionals descended upon the Santa Clara Convention Center this spring for CAA Connect, California’s premier multifamily conference and expo.
The California Apartment Association’s April 5 event featured more than 175 booths with exhibitors covering a wide range of services, from roofing to landscaping to employment staffing.
The expo floor was teeming with activity as soon as the doors opened at 9 a.m.
Meanwhile, seminars got underway in nearby ballrooms. By 4 p.m., CAA had offered 15 classes that covered topics from bedbugs to fair housing issues to social media.
Throughout the day, a number of… Read More
A court brief filed by the California Apartment Association has led a plaintiff to give up her argument that Section 8 recipients are a protected class under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act.
In Morris v. Sacramento Manor, the tenancy was terminated when the owner decided to stop participating in the Section 8 program.
The tenant argued that Section 8 recipients should be considered a new protected class under the Unruh Act’s prohibition against any arbitrary discrimination.
On Feb, 23, 2016, CAA filed a brief in the Appellate Division of the Sacramento Superior Court supporting Sacramento Manor’s right to pull out… Read More
San Jose’s long-standing cap on rent increases will soon get tighter.
On a 6-5 vote, the San Jose City Council early Wednesday approved lowering the maximum annual increase on rent-controlled units from 8 percent to 5 percent. This will affect about 43,000 units, or one-third of the city’s rental housing supply. The changes are expected to be ratified later this year and take effect no later than Jan. 1, 2017.
While not as onerous as the housing department’s proposal to tie rent control to inflation, lowering the price ceiling to 5 percent remains a bad policy change.
“The council found… Read More
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Question: I have renters who recently informed me that they are moving. The lease does not end for another six months. Now what happens?
Answer: The tenants are liable for the rent up to the date the lease expires or the date the premises are relet, whichever occurs first. You are under an obligation to attempt to relet the premises, in order to hold the former tenants liable.
Question: What is the first step to take if I want to evict a renter for non-payment of rent?
Answer: You should serve a three-day notice to pay rent or quit for… Read More
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The San Jose City Council on Tuesday is expected to vote on proposed changes to its rent control ordinance that could bring economic instability to renters and property owners while failing to address the underlying causes of rising market rents.
Possibilities include lowering the current 8 percent annual cap on rent increases, a move favored by Mayor Sam Liccardo. On the other hand, the city’s housing department recommends tying allowable rent increases to inflation, using the consumer price index.
The California Apartment Association opposes both options and encourages its members to speak out at next week’s council meeting, scheduled for… Read More
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Once again, the San Mateo City Council has rejected a rent control proposal — this time in the form of an onerous relocation-assistance program.
The City Council’s decision Monday came after three hours of public testimony from local property owners, managers and real estate professionals about the dangers of the proposal.
The relocation-assistance ordinance would have forced rental housing providers to keep rent increases below 10 percent or face paying up to $21,500 for residents to vacate the unit – even after the end of a lease term.
“This proposal takes from one group and gives to another; taking rights… Read More