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Gov. Gavin Newsom today said the national eviction moratorium announced this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control will not apply in California because the Golden State already has stronger eviction protections in place.
The CDC is exempting locations with “the same or greater level of public-health protection than the requirements listed in this Order.”
“Our protections are not impacted by those federal rules and regulations,” Newsom said during a press conference today. “Our protections go a little farther than the federal government. There is no income cap as the federal government currently has.
“Again, ours go through Feb. 1 of next year. They don’t expire at the… Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom late Monday signed the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020, legislation that prohibits the eviction of renters with genuine COVID-related hardships but reopens the unlawful-detainer process for tenants who cause problems at the property.
The legislation, AB 3088, was signed into law shortly after passing the Assembly on a vote of 61-8 with 10 abstentions. Earlier Monday, the bill cleared the Senate on a 33-2 vote with five abstentions. The law took effect immediately.
The California Apartment Association engaged in around-the-clock negotiations with the governor’s office and leaders in the Senate and Assembly on the bill, which offers… Read More
Tagged: COVID-19EvictionsLegislation
The California Apartment Association has negotiated a less-burdensome alternative to Assemblyman David Chiu’s AB 1436.
The new bill is AB 3088, dubbed the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020, and will be in print this afternoon.
Over the past week, CAA engaged in around-the-clock negotiations with the governor’s office and leaders in the Senate and Assembly on the new legislation.
The new proposal would allow landlords to evict tenants who cause problems at the property, such as by causing nuisances or threatening their neighbors. It also would allow owners to terminate the tenancies of renters who have the wherewithal to pay rent but refuse to do so. The bill would offer eviction protections… Read More
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The Orange County Reverse Trade Show is going VIRTUAL!
CAA has decided to make our Orange County Reverse Trade Show Virtual! We will be scheduling everyone appointments, and then a few days before the event we will send all the details including the link. This exclusive event is only available to CAA Members and sells out every year. Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in this fast-paced, high-energy trade show.
Instead of vendors exhibiting at the trade show, Management Companies are the exhibitors. The largest management companies in California send their key decision makers to sit behind… Read More
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If Culver City continues on its current path, it could soon have one of the worst rent control ordinances in California.
Despite opposition from the California Apartment Association, the City Council this week advanced onerous regulations for the upcoming ordinance such as:
Tagged: Rent Control Los Angeles
A COVID-19 related bill that would invite tenants to skip rent payments without fear of eviction continues to work its way through the state Senate.
On Wednesday, AB 1436 by Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 6-0 vote with three abstentions.
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When a Santa Rosa tenant repeatedly violates the county’s COVID-19 health order, he or she could face a penalty for the transgression. But thanks to the California Apartment Association, the renter’s landlord will not.
That protection for rental property owners was part of an urgency ordinance adopted by the Santa Rosa City Council Aug. 11. The ordinance enables the city to enforce Sonoma County’s rules for preventing the spread of coronavirus and sets up a system for warnings and fines.
The California Apartment Association this week asked its members for help stopping AB 1436, the “free rent” bill to be heard Tuesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The bill by Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, would make rental property owners defer rent payments for tenants who are either unable — or unwilling — to pay for housing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Assemlyman David Chiu
The legislation allows tenants to skip rent payments without providing any proof that they have been negatively affected by COVID-19. The bill is nothing more than a government-sanctioned rent strike.
Tenants would not be required to… Read More
Tagged: COVID-19Legislation
The Assembly Judiciary Committee this week approved a bill that would create a voluntary tax credit program to help landlords recoup rent that’s gone unpaid during the COVID-19 crisis.
The bill, SB 1410 by Sens. Anna Caballero, D-Salinas, and Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, passed the Judiciary Committee on a 7-3 vote with one abstention. The legislation now heads to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
To qualify for the credits, a rental owner would need to sign an agreement, pledging to defer rent that’s gone unpaid due to the coronavirus and not to evict the tenant for nonpayment. The tenant also would need… Read More
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