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These days, owning and managing rental housing in California is more complicated than ever. Turn to “Managing Rental Housing” for help. This reference book, released this spring in its ninth edition, serves as the cornerstone of the California Apartment Association’s educational product lineup. The book provides step-by-step guidance, sample legal forms and precedent-setting court cases. You’ll want to keep this go-to guide for managing your investment on your office desk or bookshelf. Beneficial for both novices and experienced professionals in property management, “Managing Rental Housing” provides the practical information needed to operate your rental property efficiently, ethically and profitably in… Read More

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Updated June 9, 2015 John Burnard was elected to Riverside’s City Council’s Ward 7 seat in last Tuesday’s mail-in-ballot election. CAA Greater Inland Empire supported Burnard, who received more than 81 percent of the total vote. He’s a business owner who understands the need for multifamily housing downtown and will support the rental housing industry’s effort to provide it for the city. In addition, all three incumbents up for re-election, including Mike Gardner (Ward 1), Mike Soubirous (Ward 3) and Chris Mac Arthur (Ward 5) also won. Gardner, who is supported by CAA, was the only incumbent to face a… Read More

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Question: There was a grease fire in one of our rental units due to a tenant’s lack of knowledge of cooking.  What is my obligation to provide alternate accommodations for this tenant? Am I required to keep her as a renter? Answer: You are not obligated to put the tenant up. You may have a right to evict her based upon waste of the unit, which requires a three-day notice to quit. Question: The tenants living in one of our apartments signed a one-year lease which states that there will be no pets allowed. They now have two cats in… Read More

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A bill that would designate housing as substandard when any amount of mold is visible passed a state Senate committee this week. SB 655 by Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, moved out of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee on Tuesday. Mitchell says the bill is necessary for the health of families and their children. While CAA believes that mold should be cleaned up in housing, SB 655 lacks a workable standard or definition for code enforcement or for property owners who want to stay in compliance with the law. Having any amount of mold or just the smell as… Read More

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Question: Our tenant owes us back rent and is stating that he is probably going to file bankruptcy. We’ve been trying to work with him but are getting nervous now.  Do we lose all the back rent if he files bankruptcy? Answer: It depends. If he files a Chapter 7, there is little hope. If he files a Chapter 13, you may receive all or a portion of the back rent. Question: If a tenant’s rent is due on the first day of the month and there is no grace period, what is the earliest date I can serve a… Read More

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Amid temporary landlord concessions, the vice mayor of Richmond on Tuesday night removed his proposal for short-term emergency rent control from the City Council agenda. Vice Mayor Jael Myrick pulled the proposal after receiving numerous letters from local rental owners who voluntarily offered to hold rent increases on existing residents to no more than 10 percent while the California Apartment Association and the city pursue a permanent solution to the city’s housing issues. In light of local owners’ commitment to limit rent increases, it was obvious that Myrick would lack the necessary six votes to pass the emergency ordinance. Despite… Read More

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ANAHEIM — About 500 rental housing professionals attended the second annual CAA Orange County Charity Gala on Wednesday evening, raising tens of thousands of dollars for a United Way program that fights homelessness. Like last year, Wednesday’s gala is expected to generate upwards of $50,000 for Orange County United Way, which will move 12 families into their own apartments through its “Rapid Rehousing” program. Through Rapid Rehousing, United Way helps families who are either homeless or “housing insecure” return to permanent housing as quickly as possible. Housing insecure denotes families in precarious living situations, such as couch surfing, living doubled-… Read More

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The California Apartment Association this week supported a bill to help landlords stop tenants from cultivating marijuana in rental properties. A common complaint by rental property owners, especially in Northern California, centers on the use and cultivation of marijuana in multifamily housing. The bill, SB 643 by Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, would help address this issue by banning cultivation of medical marijuana in areas zoned residential. The bill includes other provisions, such as: Establishing the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation and requiring the bureau to license and regulate dispending facilities, cultivation sites, transporters and manufacturers of medical marijuana and medical… Read More

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Don’t miss the opportunity to join your colleagues at the CAA Orange County Charity Gala next week. The early bird ticket price is available through Monday, April 20. The CAA Orange County Advisory Board is proud to give back to the local community by partnering with the Orange County United Way to support Rapid Rehousing. The proceeds from this event will help to raise $50,000 to move 12 homeless families into their own apartments. We sincerely hope that you will participate in helping to meet our goal. Read more about the event:  CAA to name Costa Mesa mayor OC Housing… Read More

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By Lynn Dover, Esq.; Shawn Bankson, Esq.; Susie Lein, Esq. Question: I entered my resident’s unit yesterday to check the smoke detectors and found that she is hoarding. I couldn’t even walk into a few of the rooms because there was so much personal property inside. Can I serve her a three-day notice to quit? Answer: No. Hoarding is recognized as a mental disability. Before you can evict, you generally must give the resident an opportunity to bring her unit into a safe and sanitary condition. If the resident refuses to take steps to remedy the condition of the unit… Read More

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