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Question: I want to rent out our condominium (we are buying a new house), and I need to know how much I can charge for a security deposit. Can I also charge a cleaning, pet and key deposit? Answer: California law limits the amount of a residential security deposit to twice the amount of the monthly rent if unfurnished, or three times the amount of the monthly rent if the property is furnished. The legislature recognizes all deposits as a security notwithstanding how the parties are identifying it. All deposits, taken together, cannot exceed these limits. Question: The lease for… Read More

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Question: I want to serve a three-day notice to pay rent or quit to a tenant who is very late on his rent. The rental amount listed on the lease is $875 plus $25 for parking. The tenant has paid the $900 for the past 24 months. Which amount should be placed on the notice? Answer: It is safer to serve a separate three-day notice to pay rent or quit, as well as a three-day to perform conditions and covenants or quit for the parking charge at the same time. If they do not pay either one, or both, you… Read More

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WEST COVINA – The California Apartment Association helped derail a rental inspection program here Tuesday that would have unfairly charged fees to landlords already taking good care of their properties. The West Covina City Council voted 3-2 to dismiss the proposed inspection program after hearing from several rental property owners, as well as Tim Johnson, executive director of CAA’s Inland Empire division (AAGIE). “This is a major victory for our members, who would’ve paid a blanket fee and an $18-per-unit fee on an annual basis,” said Johnson, who worked closely with CAA’s Los Angeles division to prevent the charge. “Some… Read More

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Expand your rental housing skills this spring, all from the comfort of your home or office.  In just two weeks, the California Apartment Association will launch its springtime property management webinars. You can take individual courses or the series in its entirety and qualify to become a California Certified Property Manager. The CCRM courses run from April 8 through June 26. Classes will be webcast from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This allows property management staff to take the classes in the office and during normal working hours. Each of the series’ nine courses is divided… Read More

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  The California Apartment Association will hold a charity gala this spring to reduce homelessness in Orange County. CAA’s South Coast division will hold the inaugural gala Wednesday, May 21, at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. CAA has partnered with Orange County United Way to both reduce homelessness and ensure that children have permanent, quality places to live. “With our support, Rapid Rehousing will be able to help get kids and their families out of unstable housing situations, from shelters, motels, or living with too many people in an apartment, into their own apartments they can call home,” said Melinda… Read More

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With the following bills scheduled for hearings in coming weeks, the California Apartment Association’s staff is analyzing their potential impacts on rental housing — and CAA subcommittee members are preparing appropriate positions on the legislation: AB 1513 (D-Fox, Palmdale) – Residential Property Trespass: This bill would provide that a person who knowingly holds and occupies any residential property, owned or managed by another, by force or threats of violence, or knowingly enters residential property without the property owner’s express written permission and refuses or fails to leave the property after being requested to leave by the owner or agent of… Read More

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Meth-lab type explosions occur while making pot-based product The rental housing industry is seeing an explosion in marijuana use — literally. Property damage and personal injury reports have been rising as more drug manufacturers use butane to extract and concentrate compounds from marijuana. The end product is a clear, golden brown cannabis derivative known by different names, such as hash oil, dabs, shatter, wax, milk, ear wax, honey, snake tails, or butane hash oil. In the central San Joaquin Valley it is often called “honey oil.” In 2014, there already have been several reported cases of explosions in the Fresno… Read More

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The Genesis House, a shelter that provides temporary housing in the Inland Empire, has reopened after a major renovation project partly shouldered by the California Apartment Association. The California Apartment Association’s Greater Inland Empire division, also known as CAA-AAGIE, partnered with HomeAid Inland Empire to overhaul the 60-year-old, uninhabitable eight-unit apartment building. HomeAid Inland Empire and CAA Inland Empire contributed more than $40,000 in construction money and obtained nearly $60,000 in in-kind donations of labor and materials. This saved Lutheran Social Services more than 40 percent on the cost of the Genesis House renovation project. The Genesis House, near Van… Read More

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Gov. Jerry Brown will return to a CAA podium next month as the keynote speaker at the California Apartment Association’s annual Legislative Conference. Brown will address California’s top rental housing officials Tuesday, April 22, at the Sacramento Convention Center. Shortly after the governor’s morningtime speech, attendees will head to the Capitol to educate lawmakers about the important roles the rental housing industry plays in California. The governor last spoke at CAA’s Legislative Conference in 2012. In 2013, the governor canceled his appearance to attend the funeral of a slain police officer. State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, addressed CAA in his… Read More

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Federal officials are reminding contractors to follow lead-safety rules or possibly face tens of thousands of dollars in fines. Just about everyone who is paid to work on pre-1978 rental housing — where lead paint is presumed to be present — must provide specific disclosure pamphlets to tenants and be trained in lead-safe work practices. The California Apartment Association has teamed up with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to make sure all apartment owners, managers and maintenance personnel are following these federal regulations. The EPA issued the regulations in 2008 as the Renovation, Repair and Painting rule, and it took… Read More

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