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The California Apartment Association is encouraging rental housing managers to participate in a survey to help fight bed bugs in multi-family housing. CAA is collaborating with the University of California on the study, which includes an electronic survey that takes 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Take the survey Click here for the University of California’s Bed Bug Survey website, where property managers can learn more about the project and participate in the study. UC researchers want to assess the impact bed bugs have on California’s housing industry while gathering information about bed bug management practices in the state’s multi-unit… Read More

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Question: My understanding is that unlawful detainer actions remove the tenant from a specific rental unit. My contention is that the tenant is also not allowed anywhere on the common areas of the premises after an eviction.  Frequently, the evicted tenant hangs around the premises and causes additional problems out of spite. What can be done, and what are my legal rights as owner? Answer: If an evicted tenant returns to the common area of the rental property without invitation by any of the current residents, or without your permission or consent, he or she is trespassing. The common area… Read More

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CAA Greater Inland Empire has declared its annual toy and food drive a big success and extends an equally big thank you to all the personnel, residents and members who offered their help and generosity. A sampling of the companies who assisted in the toy and food drive: Burrtec, HD Supply, United Paving, Bluestar Properties, Sares Regis Group (Cape May at Harveston), Western National Property Management (Ridgeview Apartments) and Lincoln Properties (Alvista Portifino Apartments). CAA Greater Inland Empire launched the charitable effort last month, offering members a way to help more than 1,200 children and their families. Donations included items… Read More

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For the second time this fall, a division of the California Apartment Association has formally changed its name to more clearly reflect the region it serves. CAA South Coast is now CAA Orange County. Melinda Graham, chairwoman of the division, announced the official new name during the division’s annual meeting Dec. 5. The announcement came just a few weeks after the association announced that CAA-AAGIE is now CAA Greater Inland Empire. News of this name change came at CAA Greater Inland Empire’s Tapped & Uncorked event. As part of a statewide rebranding initiative, each CAA division reassessed its name. Stay… Read More

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With any live webcast, though, scheduling conflicts and interruptions can make attendance impossible -- or at least difficult to pay attention. That’s why we’re posting some highlights from the Dec. 9 webinar. First, make sure you're logged into our website as a member. Then, open this link and then click on the pdf icon. The YouTube video will then appear. Watch, and in 10 minutes, you’ll get a rundown on how six rental-housing specific laws will affect your business in 2015.

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Question: How long is an eviction kept on credit reports? Does it state the apartment complex or the owner’s name on the credit report? Answer: Credit bureaus delete judgments from a consumer’s credit report after seven years. The apartment complex will appear on the credit report as the plaintiff in the eviction case if the case is filed in court with the apartment complex named as the plaintiff. Question: I have a resident who was just put in a detoxification clinic. Her sister wants me to allow her inside to remove all of her personal possessions and move her out… Read More

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Elite professionals from Los Angeles’ rental housing industry celebrated their collective excellence at the 2014 Signature Awards. Nearly 500 people poured into the Skirball Cultural Center on Nov. 20 for a posh celebration hosted by the California Apartment Association.

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Question: My renter was backing downstairs, carrying a 38-pound bag of clothes and fell and broke her wrist. Can I be sued and a judgment obtained against me? Answer: You would only be liable if you were negligent in the way you maintained the stairs, and your negligence was a proximate cause of the injury. You should notify your insurance carrier as soon as possible. Question: Our window was broken by a golf ball hit by the tenant of a neighboring property. They admitted they owed me for a new window but moved away before I could collect on it.… Read More

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The California Apartment Association on Dec. 1, 2014, published three new rental forms, as well as revisions to more than a dozen existing forms and related instruction sheets. The Compliance Committee made these changes based on member requests and questions. A complete list of changes appears in the Forms Change Chart. All are accessible through our rental forms page. Summaries of the three new forms: Form 5.4 Change of Occupancy: This form allows one or more occupants of a unit to change, without the need for a new rental agreement Form 16.4 Resident’s Request for Maintenance Review: This form offers… Read More

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The top rental housing communities in Los Angeles -- and the companies and individuals behind their excellence -- received prestigious accolades Thursday, Nov. 20, from the California Apartment Association.

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