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The debate over a West Hollywood’s one-year lease policy will continue into the fall.
This past Monday, the West Hollywood City Council was scheduled to memorialize a zoning amendment that effectively bans leases of less than one year for new tenants in post-2001 housing.
The council, however, was unable to agree on details of the amendment and will take up the issue again on Oct. 21.
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The city of Long Beach released a report this week on a
potential affordable-housing mandate for new developments.
The mandate could come through an inclusionary-housing ordinance. Such ordinances require a portion of units in new developments be priced at below-market levels.
An overflow crowd gathered outside City Hall during last week’s Westminster City Council meeting.
After hearing from the California
Apartment Association, the Westminster City Council decided last week to steer
clear of rent control policies.
The topic of capping rents came up during the city’s Aug. 14 meeting, which included eight hours of testimony from over 100 speakers. The council also received this staff report on rent control, which highlights the legal and administrative risks of the policy for the city of 91,564.
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Over the objections of CAA, the San Jose City
Council this week moved forward with an ordinance that would require landlords
to consider prospective tenants bearing Section 8 housing vouchers.
The measure would prohibit blanket policies
against accepting Section 8 applicants and make it illegal to deny a tenancy
based on the tenant’s possession of a voucher.
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The Santa Rosa City Council this week
postponed voting on an ordinance that would require that landlords consider
applicants with Section 8 housing vouchers.
The measure would prohibit blanket policies against accepting Section 8 applicants and make it illegal to deny a tenancy based on the tenant’s possession of a voucher.
Despite massive turnout in opposition, the
Culver City Council voted this week to impose a 12-month cap on rent increases.
The ordinance,
approved on a 4-1 vote on Monday, took effect immediately. It limits rent
adjustments to 3% and brings both eviction controls and a rent registry to the
city.
Los
Angeles County is expected to begin exploring a potential “electrification”
policy that could ultimately phase out the use of natural gas for heating
apartments and other residential and commercial buildings in unincorporated
parts of the county.
On Tuesday, L.A. County Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Sheila Kuehl will introduce a motion to research “electrification programs either through new construction or renovation [of] existing building stock.”
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The California Apartment Association’s
Tri-County division has announced it will donate $30,000 to help Silicon Valley
families avoid homelessness and to provide quality affordable housing.
Attendees of CAA Tri-County’s Charity Golf Tournament pose for a photo by Daniel Gaines Photography.
CAA Tri-County raised the money through its 30th annual Charity Golf Tournament on June 13 in San Jose. The funds will go to the Housing Industry Foundation, which provides one-time grants to help families at risk of homelessness, renovates affordable-housing units and helps families find affordable housing units in either Santa Clara or San Mateo counties while providing them with… Read More
The California Apartment Association applauds the governor and state Legislature for approving AB 101, a budget trailer bill expected to make headway against both the housing and homelessness crises.
Passed by lawmakers earlier this
summer and signed by the governor last week, the bill will provide dollars for
housing while imposing penalties against cities that refuse to build their fair
share of homes.
When lawmakers return from their summer recess Monday, they’ll have an opportunity to build on the strengths of this “carrot and stick” approach to housing production.
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The California Apartment Association this week published a pair of “Industry Insight” papers to help rental housing owners comply with new relocation-assistance ordinances in the cities of Pasadena and Long Beach.
In Pasadena, a relocation allowance for tenants in good standing took effect July 13.
The ordinance expanded the eligibility of displaced tenants to receive a relocation allowance and moving expenses from the landlord. Moreover, it increased relocation amounts and protections for tenants then the property is sold to a new owner who then increases the rent by more than CPI+5%, serves a termination notice, or evicts the tenant.
For… Read More
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