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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking information from the multifamily housing industry to develop the first 1-100 score for water efficiency in rental housing.
A simple-to-understand score will help building owners understand how much water their buildings are using.
“We need your help to make this a reality, so we’re asking you to share a few pieces of information about your multifamily property/ies,” the EPA said in an email, adding that ENERGY STAR and WaterSense are working together on the project.
To develop the score, however, the EPA needs data by Friday, Oct. 30. See the blue box for… Read More
Tagged: Water conservation
Question: I am planning to rent to three adult roommates. I know they all have to fill out separate applications. But, how do I handle the security deposit? Do I ask each tenant for one-third?
Answer: You should charge one deposit and not account for it until all tenants vacate. Make this clear in your lease so that if one tenant vacates, it is up to his or her former roommates to get reimbursed.
Question: I have reason to believe that a single tenant has moved out from my rental property and has an arrangement with a third-party couple now… Read More
Tagged: ColumnsComplianceLegal Q&A
With this month’s deadline for Gov. Jerry Brown to sign and veto bills in the proverbial rear-view mirror, CAA has compiled the following summaries of rental housing-related laws set to take effect Jan. 1, 2016:
Affordable Housing
Community Revitalization Authority
Assembly Bill 2 (D-Alejo)
AB 2 allows specified “disadvantaged” areas of California to create a new entity called a Community Revitalization Investment Authority. The purpose of the CRIA is to improve conditions with the intent to increase employment opportunities, reduce high-crime rates, repair deteriorating and inadequate infrastructure, clean up Brownfields and build affordable housing.
Density Bonuses and Parking Spaces
Assembly… Read More
Tagged: LegislationLegislative Summary
Contra Costa County’s registrar of voters Oct. 13 certified CAA’s referendum to repeal rent control and just-cause eviction in Richmond.
This past summer, Richmond became the first city in California to approve rent control in roughly three decades. A CAA-led effort to collect thousands of signatures prevented Richmond’s rent control and just-cause eviction ordinance from taking effect.
Now that Contra Costa County’s registrar has counted and certified the signatures, it’s up to Richmond City Council members to either repeal the ordinance themselves or schedule the issue for a public vote.
CAA San Diego is proud to announce the recipients of the fourth annual Mission Awards, a celebration enjoyed by more than 400 rental housing professionals on the evening of Oct. 15 at Humphrey’s By the Bay.
Forty-five judges had the challenge — and the privledge — of narrowing down 110 outstanding nominees to the following winners:
Property of the Year: 1–250 units
Broadstone Balboa Park, Alliance Residential
Property of the Year: 251-500 units
Sterling Alvarado, The Dinerstein Companies
Property of the Year: 501+units
AVA Pacific Beach, AvalonBay Communities
Property Manager of the Year: 1–250 units
Laura Pinal, Seascape, Irvine Company… Read More
Responding to claims of large rent increases in Alameda, the City Council recently adopted a stronger mediation program to review rises in rent.
A group of local rental property owners and renters spent many hours working with the city of Alameda to develop a program aimed at balancing the needs associated with managing rental property with the needs of renters.
Despite this collaboration and agreement, the calls for rent control in Alameda continue to grow. CAA remains strongly opposed to rent control and is working with local owners, community leaders, and the city to prevent this policy from being introduced… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control Contra Costa
Several cities around the Bay Area this fall are considering the adoption of rent control or making current rent control policies more onerous. Quelling this political movement will take coordination among both California Apartment Association staff and CAA members.
At present, CAA continues its dialogue with elected officials, government staffers and property owners in each of these communities. Among the hottest centers of debate are San Jose, Santa Rosa, San Mateo, Alameda and Mountain View.
CAA continues to educate council members and the public about why rent control fails wherever it’s implemented. At the same time, CAA’s public affairs team… Read More
San Jose’s Rent Control Advisory Committee will meet again Saturday morning to consider a proposal threatening to rental property owners.
Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 17, the committee will discuss a proposal to reduce the current 8 percent maximum allowable rent increase to as low as 2 percent.
CAA Tri-County is asking rental property owners in San Jose to attend this meeting and speak out against this harmful proposal. It is important that the committee know how these recommendations would impact your rental housing businesses, including their ability to provide quality, safe, and affordable housing.
Moreover, it is… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control Tri-County
The Santa Rosa City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 20, is expected to approve a plan to study whether rent control is a viable option to address Santa Rosa’s housing challenges.
CAA North Coast has been working closely with members, allies, and the city to encourage the Santa Rosa City Council to explore other measures.
CAA strongly opposes rent control and is calling on all rental owners to continue letting the City Council know that rent control is a failed policy.
CAA asks members who cannot attend Tuesday’s meeting to email the mayor and council
By clicking on citycouncil@srcity.org, the below… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control North Bay
The Mountain View City Council is considering rent control (aka rent stabilization), as well as a just-cause eviction ordinance — and will discuss both policies Monday, Oct. 19.
CAA Tri-County is calling on its members to attend this study session and make their voices heard.
During this meeting, CAA will make a presentation to the City Council on the dynamics of the rental market and practical ways the city can address the housing crisis without punitive measures like rent control.
Below are some of the reasons why rent control and just-cause evictions are ineffective ways to address Mountain View’s housing… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control Tri-County