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The city of Sacramento is rushing to get the procedures, information and staffing in place before its newly approved rent control ordinance takes effect Sept. 12. The new ordinance, officially the Tenant Protections and Relief Act, passed as an urgency measure on Aug. 13, giving city staff only 30 days to put together the program.
Because the ordinance was unveiled and passed with short notice, rental owners and property managers have many unanswered questions with less than two weeks before they must comply with the new restrictions on rent increases and evictions.
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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Question: I am considering selling a duplex I own. Both sides are rented under one-year leases. A potential buyer said he would need to move into one side of the unit and could not wait for the lease to expire. If there is a sale, doesn’t that terminate any lease I have with the tenants?
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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 debate over a West Hollywood’s one-year lease policy will continue into the fall.
This past Monday, the West Hollywood City Council was scheduled to memorialize a zoning amendment that effectively bans leases of less than one year for new tenants in post-2001 housing.
The council, however, was unable to agree on details of the amendment and will take up the issue again on Oct. 21.
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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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Lawmakers will decide next week whether a statewide rent control and “just cause” eviction bill will move forward this year.
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday, Aug. 30, will elect to either move Assembly Bill 1482 to the Senate Floor or leave it on suspense file for the remainder of 2019.
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The California Apartment Association is pleased to announce the honorees from this month’s 16th annual Greater East Bay GEMM Awards.
On Aug. 15, more than 500 multifamily professionals gathered at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville to recognize those who have demonstrated exemplary professionalism, leadership, expertise and community impact within the rental housing industry.
CAA, along with RHA Serving Southern Alameda County, presented GEMM awards in 15 categories. And the winners are:
Category: Rising StarHonoree: Elyse Jacquez, First Point Management Group
Category: Leasing Professional of the Year Honoree: Jeankaylyn Ebreo, Greystar
Category: Maintenance Service Member of the Year Honoree: Edwin Lopez,… Read More