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Thanks to CAA, Riverside County supervisors aren’t about to create a new development impact fee to put new beds in the county jail.
The California Apartment Association’s Inland Empire Division, with assistance from the Riverside Building Industry Association and Inland Empire Commercial Real Estate Development Association, persuaded the Board of Supervisors to postpone a vote whether to approve a new “Criminal Justice Public Facilities” impact fee of $1,200 per unit. The staff-recommended fee hike was on the board’s April 22 agenda.
“We informed the supervisors that county staff didn’t tell us about the proposed amendments to Ordinance 659, and we… Read More
The cities of Redlands and Moreno Valley have recently warned local businesses to be watchful for fraudulent fire inspectors.
Opportunists are always present, but never so much as when the economy is struggling. Fire departments throughout the Inland Empire and the rest of California have indicated an increase of both individuals and fire protection companies posing in official-looking clothing and performing questionable “inspections” in local businesses.
These fraudulent individuals will disguise themselves as fire department representatives and request to perform a fire protection inspection. After these false inspections, businesses typically receive an invoice for services that are allegedly performed. The… Read More
WEST COVINA – The California Apartment Association helped derail a rental inspection program here Tuesday that would have unfairly charged fees to landlords already taking good care of their properties.
The West Covina City Council voted 3-2 to dismiss the proposed inspection program after hearing from several rental property owners, as well as Tim Johnson, executive director of CAA’s Inland Empire division (AAGIE).
“This is a major victory for our members, who would’ve paid a blanket fee and an $18-per-unit fee on an annual basis,” said Johnson, who worked closely with CAA’s Los Angeles division to prevent the charge. “Some… Read More
The Genesis House, a shelter that provides temporary housing in the Inland Empire, has reopened after a major renovation project partly shouldered by the California Apartment Association.
The California Apartment Association’s Greater Inland Empire division, also known as CAA-AAGIE, partnered with HomeAid Inland Empire to overhaul the 60-year-old, uninhabitable eight-unit apartment building.
HomeAid Inland Empire and CAA Inland Empire contributed more than $40,000 in construction money and obtained nearly $60,000 in in-kind donations of labor and materials. This saved Lutheran Social Services more than 40 percent on the cost of the Genesis House renovation project.
The Genesis House, near Van… Read More
More than 140 rental housing professionals heard from Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey late last month during the California Apartment Association’s inaugural Professional Property Managers Forum.
The event, formally known as Lunch Club, attracted representatives from more than 25 property owners and management companies, as well as industry partners.
During his address, the mayor shared his vision for Riverside, centered on the theme “Together We’re Better.”
Bailey also outlined the city’s accomplishments from the past year, such as the University of California, Riverside, becoming California’s first public medical school in four decades.
Additionally, the mayor discussed economic development projects planned for… Read More
In a huge victory for the rental housing industry, lifelong San Bernardino resident Carey Davis on Tuesday won the race for mayor.
Davis, who garnered 55 percent of the vote in the Feb. 4 election, will help protect the city from a “landlord tax” and proposed increases to inspection fees, said Timothy Johnson, executive director of the California Apartment Association’s Inland Empire Division, or CAA-AAGIE.
CAA-AAGIE’s political action committee provided financial support to Davis and co-hosted a reception Jan. 28 for members to meet the mayoral candidate.
Moreover, CAA-AAGIE’s PAC supported incumbent City Councilman Fred Shorett, who won re-election to… Read More
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Every year, laws are adopted that can directly or indirectly increase the costs of doing business.
On Wednesday, Jan. 29, learn about them at the California Apartment Association’s first Professional Property Managers’ Forum. You’ll hear from industry professionals on local and state laws passed in 2013 that will affect the rental housing industry.
The forum is a revamped version of Lunch Club.
In addition, the mayor of Riverside, Rusty Bailey, will provide his vision for the city of Riverside and discuss other issues on the horizon that may affect you.
Lastly, CAA’s Greater Inland Empire Division will present the 2014… Read More
The California Apartment Association has received more time to help fix a rental-inspection program that would cost West Covina landlords exorbitant and unnecessary fees.
The City Council had been scheduled to review the item Tuesday, Jan. 21, but postponed the hearing so that CAA can propose changes that would protect responsible property owners.
As written, the mandatory program would charge a $71 registration fee, $41 base fee, and an $18-per-unit fee annually to have rental properties inspected by the city’s code enforcement agency.
“The proposed ordinance would have increased costs by thousands of dollars annually for CAA members,” said Beverly… Read More
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – The California Apartment Association – Apartment Association Greater Inland Empire proudly supports the re-election of Fred Shorett for San Bernardino City Council, 4th Ward, and Carey Davis for mayor.
Shorett was elected to the San Bernardino Council in 2009. He is a third-generation San Bernardino resident and small-business owner. He brings more than 30 years of local business experience to the City Council. Shorett is a decorated combat veteran who served in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War.
Davis is a lifelong resident of San Bernardino. He now serves as the corporate controller for a U.S.-based… Read More
Tagged: Elections Greater Inland Empire
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