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The Los Angeles City Council this week endorsed a plan to have property owners and tenants split the costs of earthquake retrofitting. On Wednesday, the council tentatively approved the proposal on a unanimous vote. The arrangement calls on owners and tenants to share costs of retrofitting equally, which the city attorney’s office will now spell out in an ordinance subject to public comment and approval by the council. The city this past fall put rules in place to seismically retrofit thousands of buildings throughout the city. “This is a deal that’s been a year in the making. And it’s the… 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. 19, from the California Apartment Association. The CAA Los Angeles division recognized the following during the L.A. Signature Awards event: PROPERTY OF THE YEAR: UP TO 199 UNITS Park West Village, First Pointe Management Group PROPERTY OF THE YEAR: 200-399 UNITS Avalon Marina Bay, AvalonBay Communities PROPERTY OF THE YEAR: 400 UNITS AND UP Eaves Phillips Ranch, AvalonBay Communities BEST NEW CONSTRUCTION: GREATER LOS ANGELES The Brand, Holland Partner Group BEST RESTORATION/REHAB: GREATER LOS ANGELES Met Lofts,… Read More

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  Once all the awards are given out, attendees at the L.A. Signature Awards will saunter across the red carpet, pose for some glamorous pictures and then cross the threshold into a virtual nightclub. Running the show? None other than DJ CoryLive. We’re talking about energy and entertainment personified. His resume includes work as the current warm-up host and DJ for the following hit shows: Dancing with the Stars   The Voice   So You Think You Can Dance   America’s Got Talent   American Idol   That’s just some of the cool work he’s done. Learn more about DJ CoryLive on his website.… Read More

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A bill intended to give renters the right to hang clotheslines outside their apartments is now far less onerous, thanks to amendments requested by the California Apartment Association. The revised AB 1448 by Assemblywoman Patty Lopez, D-San Fernando, advanced Tuesday from the Assembly Judiciary Committee by a 6 to 3 vote. It heads to the Committee on Housing and Community Development on May 13. Under revisions to the bill, the placement of clotheslines outside apartments is subject to landlord approval. The landlord, for example, could reject a tenant’s request to place a clothesline in an area that causes an eyesore.

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Enjoying an Old World Wines theme, more than 150 attendees of this year’s CORK & SAND event got to sip wine from Italy, France and Spain while gazing at the Pacific Ocean on a beautiful evening in Santa Monica. It all happened April 16 at the Annenberg Beach House, where the California Apartment Association held  its annual fundraiser for CAA LA’s Political Action Committee. The committee helps CAA elect business-friendly officials who understand the importance of the rental housing industry to L.A.’s economy. The fundraiser also provides CAA the financial capacity to defend the apartment business against unnecessary and onerous… Read More

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Legislation that would curtail a landlord’s ability to check a prospective tenant’s criminal background before signing a lease gained momentum this week in the California Assembly. AB 369 by Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles, now heads to the Appropriations Committee after passing the Committee of Housing and Community Development on Wednesday by a 4-to-2 vote. The author has cited four goals with AB 396: To reduce recidivism rates by providing stable housing. To keep families together. To prevent homelessness. To prohibit unfair discrimination that is based upon reasons that have no bearing on the success of a tenancy. The bill… Read More

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Landlords could lose the right to restrict tenants from using clotheslines to dry their shirts, socks and other attire under a proposed bill. Assemblywoman Patty Lopez, D-San Fernando, argues that clotheslines use solar power and offer an energy-saving alternative to electricity- or gas-driven machine dryers. The California Apartment Association has taken an oppose position to Lopez’s bill, AB 1448. Most rental property owners have strict regulations about an accumulation of possessions on balconies. This legislation would interfere with an owner’s house rules and the aesthetics of the rental property. Property owners should maintain their right to decide whether clotheslines are… Read More

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Enjoy an evening of fine wines, gourmet food and exceptional networking – all while supporting the California Apartment Association’s government affairs efforts in Los Angeles. Cork & Sand is the annual fundraiser in L.A. benefitting CAA’s Political Action Committee. CAAPAC, along with CAA Los Angeles, works to create a positive business climate for the rental housing industry in the region. CAAPAC  also supplements CAA’s government affairs program by making contributions to state and local candidates who recognize the importance of the continued growth of the rental housing industry and its positive influence on L.A.’s economy. This year’s Cork & Sand… 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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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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