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Over the objections of CAA, Los Angeles
County supervisors Tuesday voted unanimously to draft a permanent rent control
ordinance for the county’s unincorporated areas.
The ordinance is expected to limit annual rent increases based on the rate of inflation, which is now about 3%.
Supervisors instructed staff to return with the ordinance by Nov. 12.
The California Legislature this week passed a bill that would make it illegal to reject a prospective tenant solely based on the applicant’s use of a Section 8 federal housing voucher.
The legislation now heads to the governor’s desk.
On Wednesday, the state Senate approved amendments to SB 329 on a 25-12 vote with three abstentions. The day before, it passed off the the Assembly floor on a 46-21 vote with 12 abstentions.
Sen. Holly Mitchell
The author of the bill, Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, has said her bill would simply ban blanket policies against taking Section 8 applicants — including “No… Read More
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A bill that would cap annual rent increases for much of California’s multifamily housing stock now includes significant amendments secured by the California Apartment Association.
The amendments to AB 1482, among other things, would prevent local governments from making the bill’s rent cap any more restrictive. Moreover, the revisions would improve the legislation’s vacancy decontrol and “just cause” for eviction provisions, while shielding new buildings from the cap for five additional years.
The changes follow weeks of around-the-clock negotiations with the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom and Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins and were announced last week after the bill advanced from the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill, AB 1482 by Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco,… Read More
A law that took effect Sunday, Sept. 1, has given tenants in California extra time to respond to most three-day eviction notices.
Under the legislation, weekends and court holidays will no longer count toward the three-day notice period and the five-day period for responding to an unlawful-detainer summons and complaint. For example, under the new law, the deadline to pay rent for a three-day notice served given on a Friday wouldn’t be due until Wednesday— two days later than the current Monday deadline.
Previously, weekends and court holidays could count toward these notice periods, although a notice could not expire… Read More
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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day. Normal operating hours will resume Tuesday, Sept 3.
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Los Angeles County supervisors will vote on Tuesday whether to proceed with a permanent rent control ordinance for the county’s unincorporated areas.
A yes vote on this motion would direct county staff to develop a rent control ordinance that includes:
Rent increases based on the consumer price index
Eviction controls and “just cause” requirements
Relocation assistance in certain circumstances
Creation of a rent registry
County staffers have been reviewing permanent rent control regulations, rental-registry requirements and eviction-control measures since last year.
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The California Apartment Association will hold a seminar next month to help Sacramento property owners comply with the city’s newly approved rent control ordinance. The seminar will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Mack Powell Event Center 2003 Howe Ave., Sacramento. Learn more
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The city of Long Beach released a report this week on a
potential affordable-housing mandate for new developments.
The mandate could come through an inclusionary-housing ordinance. Such ordinances require a portion of units in new developments be priced at below-market levels.
An overflow crowd gathered outside City Hall during last week’s Westminster City Council meeting.
After hearing from the California
Apartment Association, the Westminster City Council decided last week to steer
clear of rent control policies.
The topic of capping rents came up during the city’s Aug. 14 meeting, which included eight hours of testimony from over 100 speakers. The council also received this staff report on rent control, which highlights the legal and administrative risks of the policy for the city of 91,564.
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The clock is ticking for a number of CAA-backed
housing-supply and homelessness bills.
After returning from their summer recess this week, lawmakers placed each of the proposals outlined below on suspense file, meaning the legislation has been set aside so it can be considered for its financial impact on the state and may or may not get another hearing before the year is through.
The California Apartment Association urges lawmakers to quickly move the following bills out of suspense and back on the path toward Gov. Newsom’s desk. The deadline for legislators to approve bills this year is Sept. 12,… Read More
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