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When landlords in Fresno County evict a tenant, they’ll now fill out paperwork intended to make the process safer.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday unveiled a revised “letter of instruction” for landlords to complete before authorities serve notices on tenants losing their homes.
Law enforcement officials discussed the form during an educational luncheon hosted by the California Apartment Association in Fresno and covered by CBS 47 TV.
“Not that we weren’t being as safe as we could before, but we saw where we could improve,” Deputy Doug Richardson told the station.
CAA tapped Fresno attorney Steve Hrdlicka to… Read More
For the first time in 2013, the California Apartment Association has taken official positions on a series of bills, from whether to ban smoking in multifamily complexes to a proposal that would require interest payments on security deposits.
CAA staff is continuing to analyze and debate the merits of hundreds of bills sponsored by the state Legislature.
As the CAA Legislative Steering Committee takes formal positions in the months to come, we’ll report that information in this newsletter, as well as on our blog, caapartments.org.
Here’s a rundown on CAA’s positions thus far:
Oppose: SB 603 (Leno-D) Interest on security… Read More
In California, fewer homes are for sale these days, and finding “for rent” signs can test a would-be tenant’s patience.
The news media are taking notice of these realities — and the impacts they’re having on affordability.
Both Forbes and the Huffington Post today published articles about the high cost of rental housing in California, and last week, the Sacramento Bee reported a steep decline in homes for sale.
According to the Huffington Post piece, the Golden State has the least affordable rental housing on the mainland United States. The Post cites the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual report.… Read More
Rental housing professionals have begun broadening their knowledge of property management via the California Apartment Association’s new webinar series.
The property management courses debuted Tuesday, March 12, with the first of two 90-minute segments on “Preparing the Property & Professional Leasing Skills.” CAA broadcast the second segment Thursday, March 14.
“We had several students from several remote locations, including Ukiah, Merced, Victorville, Ojai and Oxnard,” said Jim Lofgren, executive director of the Rental Housing Association of Sacramento Valley, a chapter of CAA. “This distance-learning option is reaching a new audience.”
Each of the nine courses in the series is divided… Read More
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Debra Carlton, senior vice president of public affairs for CAA, took part in an NPR forum Wednesday morning about a proposed ban on smoking in apartments across California.
Carlton and Assemblyman Marc Levine, the author of the anti-smoking bill, took questions
from “Forum” host Michael Krasny. Several listeners also participated in the show, aired on San Francisco’s NPR affiliate, KQED.
Click here to listen to the interview and read listener comments.
Under Levine’s proposal, California would become the first state in the nation to ban tobacco smoking in apartments. His bill also would apply to condos.
AB 746 focuses on… Read More
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If an ex-tenant at Stanford University gets her way in appellate court, evictions across California could take much longer.
To fend off this scenario, the California Apartment Association has filed a brief in the case of Stanford vs. Christine Marie Ham.
The amicus brief holds that Stanford took sufficient steps to reach Ham in person before posting eviction paperwork — an unlawful detainer summons and complaint — to her front door and mailing them to her rental unit. In addition, Ham’s employer information was outdated, an additional obstacle to handing her the documents in person.
Ham, on the East Coast… Read More
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When landlords in Fresno County evict a tenant, they’ll now fill out paperwork intended to make the process safer. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday unveiled a revised “letter of instruction” for landlords to complete before authorities serve notices on tenants losing their homes. Law enforcement officials discussed the form during an educational luncheon […]
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When landlords in Fresno County evict a tenant, they’ll now fill out paperwork intended to make the process safer. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday unveiled a revised “letter of instruction” for landlords to complete before authorities serve notices on tenants losing their homes. Law enforcement officials discussed the form during an educational luncheon […]
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When landlords in Fresno County evict a tenant, they’ll now fill out paperwork intended to make the process safer. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday unveiled a revised “letter of instruction” for landlords to complete before authorities serve notices on tenants losing their homes. Law enforcement officials discussed the form during an educational luncheon […]
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With California court systems cutting back, both tenants and landlords will face more waiting, longer drives, and no matter how you slice it, more hassle.
The following two articles – one a story in the Los Angeles Times, the other a column by an attorney at Fast Eviction Service – zero in on the impacts on renters and owners, respectively.
Feel free to add your comments, including experiences.
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