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About 200 property management professionals from throughout California converged on Sacramento on Tuesday, gaining key insights into bills that could affect their businesses.
Brimming with knowledge about the proposals, they then headed to the Capitol to sit down with lawmakers and discuss their concerns.
These grass-roots activities helped define the California Apartment Association’s annual Legislative Conference. The daylong event began at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown, where CAA’s government affairs team explained why landlords should care about some of the most visceral bills introduced this session.
Among the highest profile proposals for CAA are those dealing with short-term vacation rentals,… Read More
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The California Apartment Association has identified nine top-priority bills for the rental housing industry in the 2015 legislative session.
This coming Tuesday, attendees of CAA’s Legislative Conference will learn more about the proposals below, and in the afternoon, discuss them with lawmakers during a visit to the Capitol.
POSITIVE BILLS
1. Airbnb, short-term vacation rentals; warns tenants of possible lease violation
SB 761 by Sen. Isadore Hall, D-Los Angeles
This bill is sponsored by the California Apartment Association and would require short-term vacation rental websites such as Airbnb to provide disclosures to prospective tenants. The past few years have… Read More
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Question: One of our tenant’s dogs is constantly barking and growling at anyone who passes by their apartment. It has scared many of the other residents and they have complained numerous times. I have explained that the lease allows pets. What can I do?
Answer: If the dog is disturbing other residents and is not being properly restrained, it probably is a violation of your lease if it contains a clause requiring tenants to refrain from unreasonable annoyances or disturbances. If this is the case, you could enforce the lease through a notice to perform or quit. It is also… Read More
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When tenants sublet their apartments or single-family homes — even for a weekend – they may be violating their rental agreements and could even be evicted for it.
In California, most rental agreements prohibit subletting without the landlord’s permission. Many tenants who engage in the practice, however, are none the wiser.
The California Apartment Association believes that companies like Airbnb, which have helped drive the burgeoning short-term rental business model, could do more to educate tenants.
Legislation sponsored by CAA aims to address that.
On Friday, Feb. 27, state Sen. Isadore Hall, D-Los Angeles, introduced SB 761, which ultimately will… Read More
Since July 2014, San Francisco has seen 33 Ellis Act eviction notices, according to the Rent Board. This marks a steep decline in use of the Ellis Act.
Month
Ellis eviction notices
Jan. 2015
4
Dec. 2014
17
Nov. 2014
8
Oct. 2014
1
Sept. 2014
0
Aug. 2014
1
July 2014
2
Like last year, a bill is threatening to undercut a landlord’s right to leave San Francisco’s over-regulated rental housing business.
The proposal, SB 364 by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, targets the Ellis Act. Before the Ellis Act was passed in 1985, rent-controlled cities — Santa Monica in particular — were forcing landlords to stay in business, even if they were losing money or experiencing other hardships.
In many respects, SB 364 would turn the clock back 30 years in San Francisco. It would force many rental property owners in The City to wait at least five years before removing… Read More
Question: Can I keep a security deposit if the tenant moves out and does not give me a written 30-day notice?
Answer: Not automatically. You can deduct from the security deposit unpaid rent from the time of the move out until thirty days are up, or until the premises are relet, whichever happens first, provided you use due diligence to relet the premises.
Question: I took a $300 deposit from a tenant to hold an apartment pending a credit check. The credit check came in and I declined the application. How long do I have to return the money?
Answer: … Read More
PLEASANT HILL — A panel of experts will offer an economic forecast next week for Contra Costa, Napa and Solano counties and delve into the implications for the rental housing industry.
The California Apartment Association’s 2015 Economic Outlook, set for Wednesday, Feb. 25, will provide an analysis of economic and demographic indicators in the region. Further, the panelists will explore what’s driving those indicators and likely impacts on the apartment business.
CAA’s morning-long program will help landlords and property managers put market trends into perspective. With talk of rent control in some regional cities, it’s vital that multifamily professionals understand… Read More
Under legislation expected this year, landlords could be forced to sign government contracts through local housing authorities, use their mandated leases, and accept Section 8 certificates.
The California Apartment Association’s Board of Directors heard about this anticipated bill and several other likely proposals on Feb. 12, during its first meeting of 2015.
State lawmakers are also expected to attack the Ellis Act again this year. The Ellis Act is a state law that prohibits cities and counties from forcing landlords to stay in the rental housing business. In 2014, CAA successfully defeated a bill that would have forced San Francisco… Read More
The California Apartment Association has confirmed that Assembly Republican Leader Kristin Olsen will speak at CAA’s Legislative Conference.
Olsen, who represents the 12th Assembly District in the Central Valley, is the first mother of school-aged children to lead either a Republican or Democratic caucus in the California Legislature, according to her website.
The lawmaker, first elected to the Assembly in 2010, became chief Republican whip in her first term. In 2012, the Regional Council of Rural Counties named her Legislator of the Year.
Besides hearing from Olsen, Legislative Conference attendees will join their industry peers, head to the Capitol and… Read More