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San Francisco will legalize short-term rentals like those offered online by AirBnB, but that greenlight comes with some stipulations – and lingering concerns among both landlord and tenant groups. The Board of Supervisors’ approval of vacation rentals came Tuesday, with a second and final vote expected later this month. “The status quo isn’t working; we have seen an explosion in short-term rentals,” Board President David Chiu said, according to this San Francisco Chronicle article. The story says the ordinance, which lifts the city’s ban on residential rentals shorter than 30 days, is set to take effect in February and will:… Read More

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Question: We have a one-year lease with a tenant that will expire in four months. If we sell the house now, and the buyer wants to move in, would we be able to break the lease? Answer: The buyer “steps into the shoes” of the seller and the lease is binding upon the new owner. Question: I allowed a tenant to move in and pay the security deposit in several payments. They are not able to make the final payment. What can I do? Answer: You can serve a three-day notice to perform conditions or covenants or quit. If the… Read More

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Question: A new tenant signed a six-month lease. Now, he claims he feels unsafe because of an incident at the property and wants to terminate the lease. The tenant claims he has a 72-hour period to rescind the lease after it is executed. Is this true? Answer: There is no 72-hour right of rescission for residential leases. Question: Is there a law on the length of time a resident must reside in an apartment not to be charged for paint or carpet when they move out? What are the guidelines? Answer: No, the tenant can always be charged for painting… Read More

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In the legislative arena, 2014 brought plenty of victories for the California Apartment Association. Over the past year, CAA fought some hard battles to move bills out of the Legislature and onto the governor’s desk. For the most part, Gov. Jerry Brown agreed with CAA in 2014, signing a number of bills that will help further the success of the rental housing industry. Brown also signed a couple of bills that triggered CAA’s opposition. Read on to find out how laws borne out of the 2014 legislative session will affect you and your business.   Signed by the governor AB… Read More

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A California Apartment Association political-action event last month raised nearly $200,000 – critical funds going into the November elections. The contributions received from sponsors and members at CAA Tri-County’s 12 annual Beyond the Vine political-action committee fundraiser nearly doubled last year’s total.  Proceeds from the event will help CAA defend the rental housing industry this November in numerous high-stakes elections throughout the Silicon Valley. CAA held Beyond the Vine on Thursday, Sept. 25, at the Villa Montalvo in Saratoga. “The historic setting was appropriate for a political event as it was the home of California’s first-elected U.S. senator, James Phelan,”… Read More

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Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will likely boost the use of recycled water in apartment communities. Under AB 2282 by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, the state must adopt mandatory building standards for installing recycled water systems. When adopted, these standards will apply to newly constructed commercial and public buildings and single and multifamily homes that are near existing or planned water-recycling facilities. A 2009 study indicates that 51 out of California’s 58 counties recycle municipal waste water, according to a bill analysis. “In several cities, recycled water has been approved for irrigation and other non- potable… Read More

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The California Apartment Association is working to defeat a November ballot measure that would levy unfair and exorbitant taxes that hurt both landlords and renters in Antioch. CAA’s campaign, dubbed “No on Measure O,” includes a coalition of seniors, homeowners and local business owners. However, this tax would not resolve the city’s chronic deficits — and is likely to be used for nothing more than City Hall salaries. Because Measure O was presented as a general tax, the City Council does not have to specify where or how the additional tax revenues will be spent. Besides singling out one segment… Read More

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Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will streamline the approval process for water submeters, which measure water use in individual apartments. Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will streamline the approval process for water submeters, which measure water use in individual apartments. The California Apartment Association and the Utility Management and Conservation Association co-sponsored the legislation, AB 2451, by Assemblyman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim. “As California continues to face a worsening drought, AB 2451 plays an important role by streamlining the state’s water submetering approval process in order to ensure that more submeters are approved for use… Read More

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Steven R. Hrdlicka, an attorney and member of the California Apartment Association’s Fresno board, will discuss laws affecting landlords and tenants on Welcome Home Radio this Saturday morning. Don Scordino, past president of the Fresno Association of Realtors, will host the show, which airs from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on ESPN 940 AM. It can be heard from Bakersfield to Sacramento and the Sierras to the Central Coast. Hrdlicka will cover topics such as how to evict a delinquent tenant, and how a tenant can get a landlord to make necessary repairs in a timely manner. Listeners can call… Read More

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One of the longest delays in processing evictions occurs when not all occupants are served personally (hand-to-hand) with the unlawful-detainer summons and complaint. More often than not, the occupants know they must be legally served for the court to award a judgment for possession of the subject property. If they are sophisticated, they know that they can delay the time for the eviction by two to three weeks if they successfully avoid the process server. If the unlawful detainer is not served in person, it can be served on another person who resides at the property or on the person… Read More

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