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Tenant operatives are now attempting to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act through a statewide ballot measure targeted for the November 2018 election.
Signature gathering to qualify the initiative began after the state attorney general issued a title and summary for the measure, which you can find here.
Qualifying the ballot measure for the fall became the focus of tenant groups in January after CAA and its allies defeated AB 1506, a bill that would have overturned Costa-Hawkins and brought extreme forms of rent control back to California.
The bill fell just one vote shy of advancing to the Assembly… Read More
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The Sacramento City Council early this month is expected to approve changes to the annual fire-prevention fee for multifamily properties with three or more units.
If approved, the new annual fees will be $40 to $808, depending upon the number of units at the property.
California Apartment Association staff persuaded city fire officials to reduce some of the increases while securing support for improvements to the overall program.
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The California Apartment Association is asking members in Los Angeles to speak out against excessive fees being imposed on rental housing operators under the city’s waste-hauling program.
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The California Apartment Association was quoted this week in a number of news stories about efforts to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act via statewide initiative.
“Rent control would put a halt on new construction,” Debra Carlton, senior vice president of public affairs for CAA, told Sacramento CBS 13. “It may help an individual at that moment in time, but it will stop construction going forward, and the future of California is in jeopardy.”
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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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The California Department of Housing and Community Development on Thursday released the official list of cities that will have their housing approvals streamlined under SB 35, a bill supported by the California Apartment Association and authored last year by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco.
Tagged: Affordable housing Sacramento Valley
An effort to place rent control and eviction controls before Long Beach voters will soon enter the signature-gathering phase.
On Tuesday, the Long Beach city attorney gave petitioners the green light to begin collecting signatures for a measure titled the Long Beach Rent Control Ordinance.
The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 19, in observance of Presidents Day. Normal operating hours will resume Tuesday.
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As you consider prospective renters in 2018, remember that your applicant screening fee can only cover the expenses you incur in the process.
This includes the actual money spent gathering information, as well as time spent by you or your staff. But no matter how much you pay for tenant screening, your fee to applicants may not exceed $49.12.
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