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CAA is supporting a pair of bills that would offer tax breaks to landlords and other property owners who take certain water-conservation measures.
AB 585 by Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore would offer tax credits for water-efficiency improvements to outdoor landscapes.
The other bill, AB 603 by Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, would permit tax credits for those taking part in a lawn-replacement program.
CAA is supporting these bills as California’s unprecedented drought continues to make headlines, including Gov. Jerry Brown’s announcement of mandatory water restrictions.
Related content:
Drought: Don’t Waste a Drop (CAA’s Apartment Management magazine)
Tagged: Legislation
A hearing on a bill that threatens to undermine a landlord’s right to leave San Francisco’s rental housing business has been postponed by one week.
SB 364 by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, will now go before the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee at 1:30 p.m. April. 14.
It had been scheduled to go before this committee Tuesday, April 7.
The bill takes aim at the Ellis Act, landmark legislation passed in 1985 that bars local governments from making property owners stay in the apartment business.
Before the Ellis Act was passed in 1985, rent-controlled cities — Santa Monica in… Read More
The deadline is 5 p.m. today to register online for Northern California’s largest multifamily conference for rental housing professionals
Already, 1,100 participants and attendees are confirmed for this full-day event at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
Join representatives from California’s leading property management companies, Real Estate Investment Trusts, and independent rental owners.
Features:
160+ exhibitor booths
11 educational seminars featuring nationally recognized speakers – click here to view the seminar schedule
CEO Panel
“How To” Workshops – learn from the pros!
QUAKE COTTAGE – earthquake simulator
Photo Booth
Free popcorn & refreshments
Exciting sponsorship opportunities
SCANVenger Hunt™ – QR code… Read More
Four rental housing leaders will address the economy, apartment trends and other issues next week during CAA Connect — Northern California Rental Housing Conference & Expo.
The multifamily executives will speak during CEO Panel – A Conversation with the Industry’s Leading Executives, scheduled from 1 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. in Ballroom K of the Santa Clara Convention Center.
The panelists include the following:
Mike Bissell, president of multifamily property management at the SARES-REGIS Group.
Thomas Scott, president and co-founder of Cambridge Management Co.
Jeff Bosshard, president of multifamily operations for Woodmont Real Estate Services.
Julie Brawn-Whitesides, executive vice president at… Read More
Tagged: EventsLeadershipTrends
By Lynn Dover, Esq.; Shawn Bankson, Esq.; Susie Lein, Esq.
Question: What is the difference between a companion animal and a service animal?
Answer: There is no difference. In the eyes of the law, they are both types of assistive animals for persons with disabilities.
Question: I have an applicant who uses a wheelchair. She wants me to put a ramp into her unit, widen her doorways and install a roll-in shower for her. Do I have to do this? My property was built in 1972.
Answer: As long as your property is not federally funded, you do not… Read More
Tagged: ColumnsComplianceLegal Q&A
The Santa Rosa City Council on Tuesday postponed its vote to ban smoking in multifamily residences, opting instead to rework parts of the proposal so that it’s more amenable to the apartment industry.
The council had received numerous letters from local property owners, and a few voiced their concerns at Tuesday’s meeting.
For the past few months, the California Apartment Association, including its North Coast Division, has worked closely with the city to develop an ordinance that balances the needs of rental property owners and the health and safety needs of residents.
CAA believes, however, that the ordinance as drafted… Read More
A Senate bill would give homeless people in California the “right to rest” in public places from shopping centers, public transit facilities to parks.
Under SB 608 by state Sen. Carol Liu, D- La Cañada Flintridge, also includes sidewalks. This means a rental property owner couldn’t move a homeless person who was, say, sleeping in front of a leasing office. Moreover, CAA has argued previously that this type of legislation would include a prohibition from eviction.
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Don’t want clotheslines? Right to ban them is in lawmaker’s crosshairs
Nine bills California landlords should care about
Tagged: News
Proposal needs clarity, consistency before adoption
A proposed ban on smoking in Santa Rosa apartment communities contains an unreasonably aggressive timeline and fails to offer landlords clear direction regarding their responsibilities.
The California Apartment Association is calling on the Santa Rosa City Council to revise the draft ordinance, which it will consider at its meeting next week.
CAA also is urging its members to write letters to council members, and if possible, attend the council meeting, which is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at Santa Rosa City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Ave.
Over the past several months, CAA… Read More
Costa Mesa Mayor Steve Mensinger, who spearheaded work to bring more than 2,000 residential units to the city, will receive this year’s OC Housing Champion Award.
Mensinger, whose efforts have helped revitalize blighted areas of Costa Mesa, will receive the honor during the California Apartment Association’s Orange County Charity Gala.
Mensinger and several other elected officials will attend the elegant evening event, set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at the Disneyland Hotel, 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim.
Tickets are $175 and will help CAA meet its goal of raising $50,000 for Orange County United Way to move 12 families into… Read More
By AMY DREW THOMPSON
On the heels of the vampire trends in pop culture, bed bugs are back. And they’re in it for the long haul.
What began as a scourge reinfesting the cities of the Eastern seaboard has moved steadily westward, enjoying human blood meals along the way. The Golden State, the experts say, has not yet seen the worst of it.
“Increased travel, increased use of second-hand items, changes in indoor pest management practices and pesticide resistance within some bed bug populations are potential factors driving their resurgence,” says board-certified entomologist Andrew M. Sutherland, Ph. D, and the… Read More
Tagged: News Pests and Pest Control