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Time has run out for signature gatherers to qualify a rent control initiative for the November 2018 ballot in the city of Sacramento. However, the Housing 4 Sacramento coalition, which includes the Alliance for Californians for Community Engagement and Service Employees International Union, continues to collect signatures with hopes of meeting the Sept. 4 deadline to qualify the charter amendment for the next general election, which comes in 2020. “We suspect they just were unable to collect the required number of signatures by the deadline,” said CAA Senior Vice President Jim Lofgren. “Now let’s hope we can shift our focus… Read More

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An initiative that would bring rent control to National City, a municipality in San Diego County, has qualified for November’s ballot. The San Diego County Registrar of Voters confirmed this week that the National City Rent Control and Community Stabilization Ordinance (accessible here) will be officially slated for November’s ballot.  The push for rent control in National City is being driven by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment. The California Apartment Association is fully engaged in a campaign to defeat the measure and has retained a campaign consultant with expertise specific to National City. “Along with coalition partners, ranging… Read More

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San Jose has opened a petition period for landlords hoping to offset losses after discontinuing the use of Ratio Utility Billing Systems. The petition period opened today, July 5, and runs until Oct. 31. Any petition received after Oct. 31 will not be considered. If granted an offset, landlords with existing tenants who are paying a RUBS charge can petition for a portion of that charge to be added to the tenant’s monthly base rent. This spring, the City Council voted to ban the use of RUBS in the city’s rent controlled housing, defined as buildings constructed before 1979 with… Read More

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Tenant activists in the city of Santa Rosa have filed signatures in hopes of qualifying what would become the city’s second rent control measure in less than two years. Last week, the North Bay Organizing Project submitted  11,565 signatures on their petition to qualify a rent control and “just cause” eviction measure for the city’s Nov. 6 ballot. That submission kicked off a 30-day review period for the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters to verify at least 8,985 of the signatures are valid to qualify the initiative. The California Apartment Association and North Bay Association of Realtors are committed to… Read More

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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Normal operating hours will resume Thursday, July 5.

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Question: What kinds of changes to the rental agreement require the “change of terms” notice? Answer: Any material change to a month-to-month tenancy requires a written 30-Day Notice of Change 0f Terms of Tenancy. It may be served personally, by post and mail, or substituted service and mail. Question: How long do I have to mail the tenant the itemized security deposit? Answer: You need to send an accounting for the use of the security deposit within 21 days from the date you took back possession. If you do not have all of the amounts or receipts in time, you… Read More

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The California Apartment Association is pleased that the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California has joined efforts to defeat Proposition 10, which would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and bring extreme forms of rent control back to California. The CAA-sponsored campaign committee to defeat Prop. 10, Californians For Responsible Housing, issued a press release today announcing that the Building Trades Council, one of the most powerful labor groups in the state, has joined several other important statewide organizations in voicing opposition to the Costa-Hawkins repeal measure. Prop. 10 would create a major disincentive for investors to build… Read More

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The California Apartment Association is mobilizing members to help stop a temporary rent control ordinance planned for unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Hilda L. Solis are trying to cap rent increases at 3 percent. If the board greenlights their proposal Tuesday, July 31, county staff will return in 60 days with the rent moratorium ordinance for board consideration. If the 3 percent rent cap is ultimately adopted, it would apply for six months but could be extended by the board. County officials have not discussed this proposal with the rental housing industry… Read More

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Multifamily properties in unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County are smoke-free as of Sunday, July 1. In March, the county Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the Contra Costa County Secondhand Smoke Ordinance, which prohibits smoking inside multifamily properties with two or more units. Although the ordinance takes effect July 1, property owners and operators have until July 1, 2019, to amend house rules and make the necessary transition to smoke-free housing before fines can be imposed. CAA Contra Costa does not oppose the efforts of local jurisdictions to promote smoke-free housing and protect residents from secondhand smoke. CAA Contra Costa… Read More

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Question: What happens if we rent to someone who is under 18 and is not an emancipated minor? Answer: The lease is voidable because the tenant did not have legal capacity to legally enter into the agreement. Question: Where do I get the lead paint pamphlets? Answer: The California Apartment Association or one of its local affiliates, the office of HUD, or the Environmental Protection Services (EPA) has pamphlets available. Question: What is a prejudgment claim? When should it be used? Answer: A prejudgment claim is a document that can be filed along with the summons and complaint for unlawful… Read More

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