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When voters rejected Measure C this past June, it put a protracted battle over rent control to rest in Santa Rosa. With the election behind us, it’s time to work together as a community and focus on real solutions that will provide affordable homes for local families in Sonoma County.
Although Measure C was the highest-profile issue in the region this year, important issues for the rental housing industry are ongoing in the region.
Here’s a quick update on several of them:
Rental property owners and managers don’t often get the appreciation they deserve.
An event planned for later this month in San Mateo County, though, will help change that — even if for just one morning.
On Wednesday, Sept. 27, the San Mateo County Property Owners & Managers Appreciation Breakfast returns for its third year. And members of the California Apartment Association in San Mateo County are invited.
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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of Labor Day. Normal operating hours will resume Tuesday, Sept 5.
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It appears that more granny flats are going up in California these days — and that legislation sponsored by CAA last year is helping drive that trend.
In 2016, the California Apartment Association sponsored AB 2299 by Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, a bill aimed at removing local barriers to adding second units on residential lots. AB 2299 and a similar bill in the Senate, SB 1069 by Sen. Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, both won the governor’s signature.
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Question: One of our tenants is complaining about the carpet and says it is California law that the carpeting must be changed every seven years. Have you heard of any law on this subject?
Answer: California law does not require landlord to replace carpeting, unless the condition of the carpet creates a health hazard or risk of injury.
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After a month-long summer recess, California lawmakers are back in Sacramento and working with Gov. Jerry Brown on a package of bills intended to help fix the state’s housing crisis.
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Landlords who didn’t attend Thursday’s meeting about proposed changes to San Jose’s rent control law will get two more chances to speak out.
In addition to yesterday’s meeting, the San Jose Housing Department has scheduled public meetings on rent control for 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, and 5:45 p.m., Sept. 14, in the City Hall Wing Rooms, 200 E. Santa Clara St.
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Members of the California Apartment Association are encouraged to attend a workshop next month focused on boosting affordable housing in Sonoma County.
The informational discovery workshop, scheduled for Sept. 19, comes as the Rent Sonoma County Committee and local rental housing providers explore a partnership to increase the availability of units for low-income renters.
The session is set to run from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Community Development Commission Hearing Room, 1440 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa.
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Question: One of the recent applicants to our apartment community claims he is paid “under the table.” How do I verify his income?
Answer: You really can’t, and because he is committing fraud, you should not consider this a legal source of income. If he fails to otherwise qualify, you can deny his rental application.
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Los Angeles’ new waste-hauling system, which applies to much of the city’s multifamily housing, has generated complaints of dramatically higher prices and spotty service, the Los Angeles Times reported this week.
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