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At CAA’s Northern California Expo next month, attendees will have a bevvy of educational offerings to choose from.
CAA Connect – Northern California Rental Housing Conference & Expo will offer classes in everything from the fair housing law to dealing with diffuclt tenants to properly handling the eviction process.
The event comes to the Santa Clara Convention Center on Wednesday, April 8.
Peruse the courses CAA will offer by clicking the “Learn More” button below. Details include the course schedule, summaries of each class and names of the instructors.
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The California Apartment Association has identified nine top-priority bills for the rental housing industry in the 2015 legislative session.
This coming Tuesday, attendees of CAA’s Legislative Conference will learn more about the proposals below, and in the afternoon, discuss them with lawmakers during a visit to the Capitol.
POSITIVE BILLS
1. Airbnb, short-term vacation rentals; warns tenants of possible lease violation
SB 761 by Sen. Isadore Hall, D-Los Angeles
This bill is sponsored by the California Apartment Association and would require short-term vacation rental websites such as Airbnb to provide disclosures to prospective tenants. The past few years have… Read More
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When tenants sublet their apartments or single-family homes — even for a weekend – they may be violating their rental agreements and could even be evicted for it.
In California, most rental agreements prohibit subletting without the landlord’s permission. Many tenants who engage in the practice, however, are none the wiser.
The California Apartment Association believes that companies like Airbnb, which have helped drive the burgeoning short-term rental business model, could do more to educate tenants.
Legislation sponsored by CAA aims to address that.
On Friday, Feb. 27, state Sen. Isadore Hall, D-Los Angeles, introduced SB 761, which ultimately will… Read More
Since July 2014, San Francisco has seen 33 Ellis Act eviction notices, according to the Rent Board. This marks a steep decline in use of the Ellis Act.
Month
Ellis eviction notices
Jan. 2015
4
Dec. 2014
17
Nov. 2014
8
Oct. 2014
1
Sept. 2014
0
Aug. 2014
1
July 2014
2
Like last year, a bill is threatening to undercut a landlord’s right to leave San Francisco’s over-regulated rental housing business.
The proposal, SB 364 by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, targets the Ellis Act. Before the Ellis Act was passed in 1985, rent-controlled cities — Santa Monica in particular — were forcing landlords to stay in business, even if they were losing money or experiencing other hardships.
In many respects, SB 364 would turn the clock back 30 years in San Francisco. It would force many rental property owners in The City to wait at least five years before removing… Read More
Question: Can I keep a security deposit if the tenant moves out and does not give me a written 30-day notice?
Answer: Not automatically. You can deduct from the security deposit unpaid rent from the time of the move out until thirty days are up, or until the premises are relet, whichever happens first, provided you use due diligence to relet the premises.
Question: I took a $300 deposit from a tenant to hold an apartment pending a credit check. The credit check came in and I declined the application. How long do I have to return the money?
Answer: … Read More
PLEASANT HILL — A panel of experts will offer an economic forecast next week for Contra Costa, Napa and Solano counties and delve into the implications for the rental housing industry.
The California Apartment Association’s 2015 Economic Outlook, set for Wednesday, Feb. 25, will provide an analysis of economic and demographic indicators in the region. Further, the panelists will explore what’s driving those indicators and likely impacts on the apartment business.
CAA’s morning-long program will help landlords and property managers put market trends into perspective. With talk of rent control in some regional cities, it’s vital that multifamily professionals understand… Read More
When he was 13, Brian Govender and his family moved into a San Francisco apartment with rent control.
Naturally, the boy didn’t sign the lease. His parents, being grownups, took care of that.
Fast forward a decade. Govender, now in his mid-20s, still lives in the rent-controlled apartment. His parents do not.
This posed an interesting question regarding when rent control can expire. On one hand, Govender was a young teen when he moved in, so he didn’t sign the rental agreement. Some might say rent control protections for the unit lapsed when his parents moved out. Others would consider… Read More
The California Apartment Association on Dec. 1, 2014, published three new rental forms, as well as revisions to more than a dozen existing forms and related instruction sheets.
The Compliance Committee made these changes based on member requests and questions.
A complete list of changes appears in the Forms Change Chart, and all are accessible through our rental forms page.
Summaries of the three new forms:
Form 5.4 Change of Occupancy: This form allows one or more occupants of a unit to change, without the need for a new rental agreement
Form 16.4 Resident’s Request for Maintenance Review: This form… Read More
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Make sure your company gets the attention it deserves as hundreds of rental housing decision-makers gather for CAA Connect – Northern California Rental Housing Conference & Expo.
This premiere California Apartment Association event returns to the Santa Clara Convention Center on Wednesday, April 8.
Exhibitor booths and sponsorship opportunities are now on sale. Take advantage of this opportunity to put your products in front of the most influential members of the multi-family housing industry.
What you need to know
What: CAA Connect – Northern California Rental Housing Conference & Expo
When: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 8
Where:… Read More