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Over the objections of CAA and its members, the Santa Cruz City Council on Tuesday imposed interim emergency rent control and just-cause eviction ordinances, effective immediately.
Although most attendees objected during public testimony, the council voted to instate a temporary 2 percent cap on rent increases for all apartment buildings built before 1995, with exemptions for condos, townhouses and single-family homes. The council also approved a temporary just-cause ordinance that applies to all housing, including single-family homes and accessory-dwelling units. The only exemption to the just-cause ordinance is for those who own only one rental unit. Landlords with maintenance costs… Read More
Repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act — and bringing extreme forms of rent control back to California — is no longer a legislative priority for the San Jose City Council.
On a 9-2 vote Tuesday, the council removed overturning Costa-Hawkins from its legislative to-do list.
That decision came after this year’s legislative effort to repeal Costa-Hawkins — Assembly Bill 1506 – died Jan. 11 during its first committee hearing. It was the second straight year that AB 1506 fizzled amid fierce opposition from the California Apartment Association and its allies.
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Rent control activists in the city of Santa Cruz have filed paperwork to place a rent control measure before voters in the November election.
Rent control proponents filed their initiative with the Santa Cruz city clerk on Friday, Jan. 19, beginning the process of qualifying the measure. Within 15 days, the city attorney is expected to review the measure and issue an impartial summary and analysis.
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Members of the California Apartment Association on Tuesday urged the Santa Cruz City Council to steer clear of rent control in its efforts to address the city’s housing crisis.
Rent control was among numerous policy options presented to the council in a staff report called “Santa Cruz Voices on Housing: Fall 2017 Community Engagement Report.”
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The Santa Cruz City Council next week is poised to consider rent control as a possible way to address the city’s housing crisis.
Rent control is included as a policy option in a staff report called “Santa Cruz Voices on Housing: Fall 2017 Community Engagement Report,” and on Tuesday, the council is scheduled to discuss the document.
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After hours of debate, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday rejected a proposal to begin basing its annual rent cap on the rate of inflation.
At the urging of CAA, the council instead voted 6-5 to maintain the city’s current 5 percent limit on annual rent increases.
The California Apartment Association attended Tuesday’s meeting in force, with members speaking against the proposal to base rent control on the Consumer Price Index. The CPI is now about 3.4 percent but fluctuates.
The city’s 5 percent cap, on the other hand, provides a fixed, predictable limit, making it easier for owners… Read More
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Pacifica voters on Tuesday, Nov. 7, overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have enacted both rent control and eviction controls on multifamily housing in the city.
Measure C went down in defeat, with 62.03 percent of the vote cast against the proposal. This marks the third time a rent control ballot measure has been resoundingly defeated in San Mateo County. Last year, voters of San Mateo and Burlingame overwhelmingly rejected rent control.
CAA is pleased that voters have rejected a law that would have been disastrous for the city. If implemented, the program would have cost Pacifica nearly $2… Read More
The San Jose City Council next month will vote whether to lower its annual cap on rent increases for the second time in less than two years.
At its Tuesday, Nov. 14 meeting, the council will consider switching to a rent control formula based on the rate of inflation, or the Consumer Price Index. The CPI is now about 3.4 percent.
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After hearing from dozens of rental housing owners, the Palo Alto City Council on Monday rejected a proposal to bring rent control to the city.
Under an ordinance proposed by three members of the City Council, Palo Alto would institute a cap on rent increases and just-cause eviction policies, while exploring other tools for renters.
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The city of Palo Alto on Monday, Oct. 16, will consider studying the possible adoption of a rent control ordinance.
Council members Lydia Kou, Karen Holman and Tom DuBois issued a proposal to study whether Palo Alto should:
Cap the annual rent increase by a certain percentage
Institute a just-cause eviction ordinance
Study other open-ended renter protections
Palo Alto’s high housing costs can be traced to the city’s inability to meet the demand for housing.