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Question: One of our residents threw a wild New Year’s Eve party, causing disturbances to other residents. The police were called, but no arrests were made. They have also been consistently late in paying rent so we have decided to terminate their tenancy. What is the best way of doing this?
Answer: If you are on a month-to-month agreement, you can serve the appropriate 30- or 60-day notice (60 if they have been in possession for one year or longer). If not, you would have to prove a breach of the lease or that the disturbances constituted a nuisance which… Read More
Tagged: ColumnsComplianceLegal Q&A
The California Apartment Association’s Ask an Attorney seminar series made its Solano County debut this week with a question-and-answer session in Fairfield.
The seminar, held Thursday, Jan. 9, provided a venue for members to receive expert input about legal issues that owners and managers commonly face.
Rental housing professionals asked about topics such as service animals, medical marijuana, bedbugs and new smoke alarm requirements.
The speaker, attorney Brian Rosales, answered questions to clear any confusion and help property managers operate legally.
Rosales, for example, urged attendees to inquire carefully regarding a tenant’s need for a service animal.
“You cannot ask… Read More
CAA has begun its campaign against a bill that’s back from last year and could help tenants drag out evictions without paying a penny.
Assembly Bill 969 by Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, would make it easier for tenants delay evictions in a number of ways — such as claiming retaliation by a landlord and encouraging disgruntled tenants to pursue jury trials.
Although successfully opposed by CAA in 2013, the legislation was later designated as a two-year bill. This allowed Ammiano to revive it as the second half of the 2013-14 legislative session, which began this week.
Ammiano’s AB 969, amended… Read More
Tagged: LegislationLegislature
In his housing predictions for 2014, Trulia’s chief economist forecasts declining supply and demand for single-family rentals and the opposite for multifamily rentals in urban areas.
“Ironically, economic recovery means that the overall homeownership rate will probably decline, as some young adults form their own households as renters,” writes Jed Kolko on the Trulia blog. “Still, the shift in rental activity from suburban single-family to urban apartments would be yet another sign of housing recovery.”
Tagged: DevelopmentTrends
In a column, California Assemblyman and gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly says threats to Proposition 13 — particularly a split roll tax — would eventually cause rent hikes and hurt tenants.
“There are no “free lunches,” Donnelly writes in his column. “Someone has to pay. The politicians believe they are sticking it to the income property investors – and this may be true for a year or two, but, eventually all costs get passed on to the tenant.”
Now that 2014 is here, it’s important that rental housing professionals are familiar with laws that could affect the way they do business.
Background
In 2013, the California Legislature had 40 freshman lawmakers and a greater number of moderate Democrats – those friendly to business — including 20 in the Assembly and four in the Senate.
In 2013, the California Apartment Association reviewed 10,650 bills and took formal positions on 55 of them.
By the numbers
2,535: Bills introduced in 2013
4.2: Average amendments to each bill
10,650: Bills reviewed by CAA
121: Bills followed by CAA
55: Bills that… Read More
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SACRAMENTO — Thanks to the generosity of California Apartment Association staff, more than a dozen foster children will experience a merrier Christmas this year.
CAA employees from throughout the state donated new gifts to children being served by Sierra Forever Families, an agency that helps place foster kids with permanent families.
The toy drive instantly transformed the CAA Christmas tree. Soon, it was trimmed with paper gingerbread men, each listing the name of a child, his or her age and two or three presents that would brighten the child’s holiday.
Employees plucked the miniature wish lists from the branches, and… Read More
Tagged: CharityPhilanthropy
The California Apartment Association is now accepting applications for its 2014 committees and subcommittees, incoming President Ron Granville has announced.
The association is committed to representing all of its members in the legislative and legal arenas and providing valuable products and services that will contribute to the success of its members’ businesses.
One of the ways CAA better serves its members is by encouraging their participation on association committees, particularly those aligned with their experience, knowledge and skills.
You are invited to read an overview of the 2014 CAA committees and subcommittees; please review the descriptions to determine what involvement… Read More
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CAA-AAGIE and the Upland Fire Department will host a town hall meeting next month to discuss a pilot program allowing landlords to self-inspect their rental units.
Members of AAGIE are encouraged to attend the meeting and to share any questions and concerns. The gathering will run from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Carnegie Library, 450 N. Euclid Ave.
The 12-month pilot program, which began in November, allows building owners and managers to conduct fire safety inspections on their own. The City Council approved the trial inspection program in October.
By taking the burden off of the Fire Department,… Read More
In November, the CAA-AAGIE Advisory Board unanimously approved the incoming leadership for 2014.
Jennifer Bedford from Western National Property Management was appointed as chairwoman, Kelly Vickers from Sares-Regis Group as chairwoman-elect, Mark Yepez from BRE Properties as treasurer, Bob Wilson from Bluestar Properties as secretary, and Melanie Francis from For Rent Media Solutions as immediate past chairwoman.
Bedford joined Western National Property Management in 2001 and is currently a regional manager. She is responsible for communities in the Orange County and Inland Empire submarkets, encompassing approximately 1,600 units, including several lease-up developments. Bedford is a licensed real estate saleswoman in… Read More
Tagged: Leadership Greater Inland Empire