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CAA North Coast has welcomed its new executive director, Mallori Spilker, who is establishing the North Coast government affairs and political action program in Northern Marin and Sonoma counties. Spilker comes to CAA from the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.), where she served as a Government Relations Field Representative.  At C.A.R., Spilker worked to align the state and local government affairs program and served as C.A.R.’s liaison to 24 local REALTOR® associations in Northern California.  While at C.A.R., she led PAC fundraising efforts, engaged members in C.A.R.’s grassroots lobbying efforts, coordinated campaign activities, and participated in a variety of state… Read More

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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27, in observation of Thanksgiving. Normal operating hours will resume Monday.

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The top rental housing communities in Los Angeles — and the companies and individuals behind their excellence — received prestigious accolades Thursday, Nov. 19, from the California Apartment Association. The CAA Los Angeles division recognized the following during the L.A. Signature Awards event: PROPERTY OF THE YEAR: UP TO 199 UNITS Park West Village, First Pointe Management Group PROPERTY OF THE YEAR: 200-399 UNITS Avalon Marina Bay, AvalonBay Communities PROPERTY OF THE YEAR: 400 UNITS AND UP Eaves Phillips Ranch, AvalonBay Communities BEST NEW CONSTRUCTION: GREATER LOS ANGELES The Brand, Holland Partner Group BEST RESTORATION/REHAB: GREATER LOS ANGELES Met Lofts,… Read More

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The California Apartment Association now has forms and an instruction sheet available to its members for complying with a pesticide-notification law taking effect Jan. 1, 2016. Under the new regulations, landlords and apartment complex employees who apply pesticides on a rental property must first notify their tenants. Click here for the forms. Note, you’ll need to sign in to access this material. Since 1984, California law has required specific notification requirements of pest control companies when they apply pesticides at residential properties. SB 328 by Sen. Ben Hueso, D-Logan Heights, extends these requirements to landlords, their employees and agents when… Read More

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CAA’s Whitney Benzian recently discussed San Diego’s downtown rental market with Smarter San Diego TV. While local folks can watch it at 11 a.m. Sunday on Channel 4 San Diego, everyone can catch the interview now via the YouTube clip below. The roughly nine-minute clip shows Benzian, executive director of CAA’s San Diego division, speaking with Nicole Hazelton, owner of Hazelton and Associates, and Smarter San Diego’s host, Derrick Evens. Among other things, Benzian talks about the beginning of construction on Ballpark Village across from Petco Park. “It’s the next big building downtown in the East Village,” he says, adding… Read More

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HIF is one of San Mateo County’s “Housing Heroes” after being nominated by the California Apartment Association. San Mateo County recognized the Housing Industry Foundation on Oct. 22 during a ceremony at the Redwood Shores Library in Redwood City. “Over the past three years, HIF, through its Emergency Housing Grant program, has served 1,437 families throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties who were homeless or at risk of  homelessness, totaling over one million dollars in grant funding,” says a nomination form submitted by CAA’s Tri-County  Division. HIF also contributed nearly $440,000 in housing-assistance funds and completed $355,000 in special… Read More

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With political issues mounting, and a presidential election on the horizon, individuals may start going door to door in your rental community for political reasons. Some may be campaigning for office, trying to register voters or collecting signatures for a ballot initiative. This begs the question. Are you as a rental property owner or manager required to let folks carry out these specific political activities on your property? Well, the answer depends on the policies you already have in place. If an apartment complex has a blanket no-trespassing or no-soliciting rule, it can be enforced against individuals wanting to deliver… Read More

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The California Apartment Association Greater Inland Empire’s first Moreno Valley town hall reception featured City Councilman Jeff Giba and other city leaders. The event, held at Cannon Management’s Overlook at Rancho Belago property, provided a unique opportunity  for CAA members to meet Giba and key members of city staff, including the assistant fire marshal and economic development director. Giba shared his goals for Moreno Valley and ways the rental housing industry and city can collaborate to improve the quality of life for residents. “This was the first time our members met one-on-one with a Moreno Valley policymaker and staff to… Read More

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With a new law in effect , multifamily housing communities may see an uptick in resident requests for electric vehicle charging stations. Regardless, say experts, it may be time to look at your property’s policies and plan for the future. BY AMY DREW THOMPSON Are you a green thinker? Get ready for a swell of patriotic pride because America is the No. 1 market for electric vehicles and, no surprise here: Californians are among those leading the charge. More than 150,000 plug-in electric vehicles, or PEVs, are on the road in California, with 3,000-5,000 new PEVs sold every month, says… Read More

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Learn how we protected you — our members — throughout the year, thanks to an aggressive government affairs program. Only with your support can we achieve the victories that are highlighted in the annual report. Open the report by clicking on the front cover image below.

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